There is a reason ‘small cap’ specialists are engaged to invest in small cap stocks - there are some key areas of focus for small stock investing that are often taken for granted in large cap investing.

IR Department senior consultant John Burgess has almost 20 years’ experience as an analyst across a range of sectors and companies. John explores three key focus areas of analysis that differ between small and large cap stocks. If you're a small company, it pays to bear these in mind when undertaking investor relations. 

In this episode of Swings & Roundabouts, Marc Kennis of TMT Analytics and Stuart Roberts of NDF Research explore the wide-sweeping implications of MiFID II, particularly for company research.

Today on Swings and Roundabouts, David Langford, Managing Director and Chief Investment Analyst with Long Lake Research speaks with Jane Lowe about contrarian investing and the need for Australian companies to innovate or get left behind. 

Today on Swings and Roundabouts, Matt Felsman, Client Advisor with APP Securities speaks with Jane Lowe about reporting season.  

IR Department is pleased to announce a new regular digital radio show, Swings and Roundabouts. 

If you're marketing your business to funds, knowing what portfolio managers want to see and hear from you is of great importance.

Interesting piece from Australian Institute of Company Directors today - an interview with David Gonski.  

How do fund managers make decisions about whether or not to buy your company's stock?
 

We've all read about them - scandals and examples of inappropriate conduct where CEOs (or other senior company members) were involved.  The question is, in a situation where the behaviour is inappropriate, but is not illegal, what is the right way to handle it?  And what are the consequences of mismanagement?
 

Tim Eisenhauer, Managing Director of OnMarket BookBuilds recently published this article on LinkedIn which we thought might be of interest to the IR Department audience.

Whether we like it or not, social media has become an area that listed companies need to know about.  The fact is, even if you're not actively participating in social media, if you're a listed company, people are most likely talking about you in the social media space.

In June 2015, we managed to secure an invitation to an exclusive and entertaining investor forum, hosted by Livewire – a room packed with investors gathered to see industry experts engage in lively debate around topical investment themes.

Annual reports are usually long documents – how can you avoid your key points from getting lost in the detail?

A fascinating look into how our every day devices will be used to innovate in medicine and keep us healthier. 

Imagine a future where the whole world has access to electricity 24 / 7?  If we have electricity, we can use it to purify water, to help with food production, power basic fundamentals, and... to learn.