To assist member companies to achieve excellence in Investor Relations and to bring out Approach Papers for improving overall standards in Corporate Governance.
Ian Matheson,
Chairman, GIRN
(Global Investor Relations Network)
Investor Relations Society, (www.ir-india.com) India has joined the big league by bagging the prestigious membership of Global Investor Relations Network (GIRN). The US-based National Investor Relations Institute (NIRI), is also a leading member at GIRN.
Welcoming irs India on board, Ian Matheson, Chairman, GIRN & CEO, Australian Investor Relations Association, said “as the investor relations profession becomes more global we are all increasingly having to meet the international aspirations and needs of our own members, and none of us can afford to retain a purely domestic focus. We therefore need to broaden and deepen the relationship between our societies and this was the initial premise of the Network.”
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Product Description
Investor Relations (IR) is probably one of the most exciting professions, seated at the heart of the company, as it is an integral part of the corporate strategy to seek better valuations and gain visibility in the market place. It is indeed a high-profile profession with little margin for error. The book "Investor Relations" provides a valuable perspective of the development of IR profession on the domestic front with the advent of the institutional investors, particularly the FIIs. This book provides useful insights into the IR profession that is catching up. It is expected to be resourceful to the entrepreneurs, the fund managers, the analysts (on both the buy-side and the sell-side), and the IR Professionals (IRPs), for it focuses on the emerging trend and gives a complete picture of the IR activity in companies industry-wise. "Investor Relations" may be considered a unique book in several ways. Firstly, it is written by a person with a diverse background with deep, free hand knowledge of how this emerging industry works. Secondly, it brings to light the survey results conducted confidentially in companies across the industries. Finally, it speaks equally to an informed as well as an uninformed reader, taking very clear positions on important issues that affect the Investor Relations Profession.
About the Author
M S Anand is a Certified Investor Relation Professional from Investor Relations Society, London and an alumni of Indian Institute of Management, Kozhikode. He is currently leading Investor Relations for Karvy Computershare Pvt. Ltd. Prior to this, Anand served as Principal Correspondent for The Economic Times. He also worked for Institute of Chartered Financial Analysts as an Investment Analyst and for Delhi Stock Exchange as a sub-broker.
