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06
Mar
Avoiding ethical pitfalls in IR – IR Society course
Dato:06/03/2019
Tid:9.00am - 1pm
Sted:Central London
06
Mar
Avoiding ethical pitfalls in IR – IR Society course
Sted: Central London
Agenda
For IROs, as with other professions, operating to the highest ethical standards is essential for both corporate reputation and personal credibility, especially given the complex and highly regulated working environment. This course explores practical approaches to some of the more common ethical issues encountered in investor relations.
Who should attend
This course is aimed at investor relations professionals and others who want to ensure they operate to the highest ethical standards within investor relations.
Course Requirements
Participants should either have completed the IR Regulation & Compliance course or have several years of practical experience in investor relations.
What will I gain?
Participants will be able to:
- Understand the difference between legal/ regulatory vs other ‘softer’ issues
- Explore how internal and external dynamics may affect or generate potential ethical dilemmas
- Identify common situations that arise in Investor Relations which may raise ethical issues
- Help develop a toolkit to approach potential issues and assess their implications
- Understand when to reach out to advisers or other internal department
Course tutor: Lorraine Rees
Lorraine established IR-connect as a new investor relations consultancy in 2015. Prior to that she had been IR Director at Standard Life plc, Head of IR at The Phoenix Group, and an equity analyst at Exane BNP Paribas. She originally trained as a chartered accountant, and has also worked in strategy, corporate finance and banking.
Programme
- Ethical standards in IR and other professions
- The market context: from sustainable investors to integrated reporting
- Practical sessions exploring internal and external pressures in particular situations, potential ways to approach issues, and best practice guidance, including:Consensus management
- Insider information
- Price sensitive information
- Investor equality
Price – IR Society members, AND members of DIRF
- £ 339