Winning Firms & Top-Ranked Analysts​​​​​​

We have highlighted the winning firms and top-ranked analysts in the 2021 Developed Europe, Emerging EMEA, and UK Small & Mid-Cap Research survey. 

We've also had the pleasure of conducting a short interview with II Research's top-ranked analyst Mark Manduca (previously MD of Equity Research at Citi, and currently CIO at GXO Logistics) to share his advice to someone coming into the industry, and how he measures success. Click here to access the interview.
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Congratulations again to all the winners and thank you to everyone that participated this year! 

Understanding the Key Drivers of Successful Firms 

2021 has seen the Institutional Investor Developed Europe Survey evolve into what closely resembles the methodology of Extel, acquired in 2018. In this article, we take a deeper look at some of the successful firms in our Developed Europe Survey 2021 to understand the key drivers and what they believe underpins their success...

50th year Anniversary of America Research

All-America Research results are launching on 26th of October, a milestone 50 years since Institutional Investor began ranking the top analysts in America’s broking industry, the first research survey to be published at Institutional Investor. II Research now conducts 10 global surveys annually to independently capture evaluations of companies, brokers and executives, to recognise the best-in-class from the sell-side and evaluate corporate leadership. 

2021 Europe & Emerging EMEA Results 

Results Live: 9th September

With nearly 2,000 Investment professionals contributing to the surveys, participation from the buy and sell-side increased by 30% and 13% for the Developed Europe survey and the Emerging EMEA survey respectively. Survey participation and market feedback increased as Corporates ramp up investor engagement to nurture stakeholder relationships in response to market uncertainty, where access to the IR and Executive teams was critical.

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Corporate IR Best Practices & Trends

Feedback on c. 600 corporates in the Europe Executive Team survey show the following market trends for: 

• Investor outreach and investor engagement
• Digitisation
• Executive management team engagement
• Corporate access 
• ESG

The 'G' of ESG: Responsibilities of Boards

Date: 21st October

Following our successful Speaker Series panel back in June, where top Heads of IR across global pharma and healthcare companies came together to share their views on the pandemic and ESG (click here to watch the recorded video), we are pleased to announce the date for our next Speaker Series. Join us on the 21st of October where Michael Clemons (II Research Director, Japan) and Tracey Gopal (Founder and CEO of Third Arrow Strategies) discuss the following topics: 

• 女性取締役の必要性 - Why Women Board Directors are Necessary (issues with not having women on the board)
• 女性取締役の現状 - The current status of women board director around the world
• 世界の法規制・証券取引所規則 - Government regulations and listing regulations
• 投資家と年金基金の動向 - Trends in investors and pensions
• 女性取締役候補者の発掘と活用 - How to identify and maximize female talent