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IR magazine - July 2008

• Imprinting on investors
  • Image campaigns need IR input
  • Corporate advertising plays to customers and investors
  • Cuts come first to branding budgets

  By Ian Williams

• Facing the fireworks
  • Chinese stock value nearly halved since October 2007
  • Government working to shore up investor confidence
  • Market gradually opening up to investors and issuers

  By Clare Harrison

• Discovering hidden gems
  • Mark Kopinski, American Century International Discovery Fund
  • Soft commodities and oil services are favored sectors
  • Aggressive approach has paid off

  By Adrian Holliday

• When the going gets tough

  Tim Human assesses the winners at this year’s IR Magazine Ireland Awards

• Communicating value

  Tim Human’s monthly M&A roundup

• Blue sky thinking

  Ian Williams takes a flying leap

• On your marks...
  • Speed investing hits the Mediterranean for the first time
  • IR officers attempt to impress potential suitors
  • European companies let down by some Italian investors

  By Fay Sanders

• Blink 'n link
  • Stock exchanges hurry to carve out alliances
  • Regular meetings, information sharing and crosslisting promised
  • Trading technology may be the glue for a global market

  By Neil Stewart

• No bed of roses

  Banks and other companies desperate for cash are striking deals that favor new investors over existing shareholders. Terry McWilliams investigates