Key findings
Key findings
Investor/analyst-related issues were the most common IR challenges faced in 2019.
Challenges relating to capital markets account for 42 percent of all mentions. Corporate challenges account for 28 percent.
Capital markets challenges were highest in North America, corporate challenges were lowest in Asia.
Smaller companies faced more external challenges and larger companies saw more corporate challenges.
The highest number of 2020 IR objectives have an investor focus.
A third of IR objectives mention dealing with ESG.
ESG goals are most common in Europe, investor goals are most common in Asia.
Investors see ESG as the biggest challenge for IR teams through 2019 and 2020, followed by macroeconomic issues.
European investors give more consideration to ESG and less to macroeconomics than investors from other regions.
The buy side is more concerned with ESG than the sell side, accounting for 40 percent of all buy-side mentions.
There is an increase in ESG mentions for 2020 over 2019.
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