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The winners of the 2012 Australasian Investor Relations Awards were announced last night at the Annual AIRA Gala Dinner. The Australasian Investor Relations Awards recognise listed entities that have excelled in Investor Relations over the year. Winners are determined based on voting from domestic and international equities analysts and fund managers. Read more...

AIRA releases annual study of Investor Relations Remuneration & Responsibilities 14 August 2012.  The Australasian Investor Relations Association (AIRA) today released its annual study on the remuneration and responsibilities of investor relations practitioners in Australian and New Zealand listed entities. Read more...

Institutional investors are increasingly grilling leading Australian listed entities on environmental, social and governance issues, according to a new survey released today, because of increasing concern about the impact on financial returns of issues such as the carbon tax. Read More...

A poll of ASX200 companies released today by the Australasian Investor Relations Association (AIRA) found that Australia’s economic situation was of major importance to investors – especially exposure to an economic slowdown in China, the two-speed economy, new corporate taxes and increased regulation. Read More...

The appointment of a new AIRA chairman and new directors was announced today 7 February 2012.  The peak body representing investor relations professionals, The Australasian Investor Relations Association (AIRA), has appointed Mr Angus Guthrie as its new chairman and made two new board appointments in Mr Mark Dehring and Ms Kylie Ramsden. Read more...

2011 Australasian Investor Relations Awards Winners announced today 1 December 2011 - The winners of the 2011 Australasian Investor Relations Awards were announced last night at the Annual AIRA Gala Dinner. The Australasian Investor Relations Awards recognise listed entities that have excelled in Investor Relations over the year. Winners are determined based on voting from domestic and international equities analysts and fund managers. AIRA CEO, Ian Matheson said, "These awards are part of AIRA’s programme to advance the awareness of investor relations in Australasia. Read More..

AIRA and Rivel Research Group announced today it will launch the Intelligence Council (IC) in Australia and New Zealand beginning October 2011. Since its inception in 2009, Rivel’s Intelligence Council has been the only program of its kind to involve the perspective of the buy-side in the discussion of what is best-in-class investor relations. While the Intelligence Council was formed with a focus solely on the United States buy-side community, Rivel recently introduced a global perspective to the program by incorporating the buy-sides of Europe, Canada, Asia and Australia, giving its members a more balanced, international view on investor relations best practices. Read more...

The Australasian Investor Relations Association (AIRA) today released its annual report on the remuneration and responsibilities of investor relations practitioners in Australian and New Zealand listed entities. Read more...

To view the AIRA 2011 IR Remuneration Survey report please click here

An overwhelming 89% of respondents to a survey of fund managers and stockbroking analysts said that good or bad investor relations could affect the valuation of companies, a new survey released today has found. Read more...

The Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) and the Australasian Investor Relations Association (AIRA) are hosting a national investor relations education forum in 2011 entitled ‘Critical issues in investor relations: a forum for companies outside the S&P/ASX 200’. The forum is designed to improve understanding of some of the critical investor relations issues facing companies regardless of their size, sector or resources. Read more....

A survey of ASX listed companies released today by the Australasian Investor Relations Association (AIRA) shows that more time and money is likely to be spent in 2011 on communicating with investors compared with last year.  Read more...

27 January 2011 – AIRA today released updated best practice investor relations guidelines to help listed entities comply with tougher new corporate laws, for more click here

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The winners of the 2010 Australasian Investor Relations Awards were announced today at the annual awards luncheon in Sydney. The Australasian Investor Relations Awards recognise listed entities that have excelled in Investor Relations over the year. Winners are determined based on voting from domestic and international equities analysts and fund managers.  Click here  to read more.

Chartered Secretaries Australia (CSA) and the Australasian Investor Relations Association (AIRA) have released new guidelines to aid listed entities develop processes to maximise the protection of confidential, price-sensitive information. Read more.

The Australasian Investor Relations Association (AIRA) reminds investors to check company sources for the accuracy of information they discover in social media or online discussion forums before making an investment based on the information. Read More...

AIRA has published a detailed report on the 2010 Annual IR Remuneration survey results, a valuable tool to assist in benchmarking IR remuneration, identifying factors
important to recruiting IR practitioners and managing IR practitioners and their teams. Read More....

AIRA has today released the results of the 2010 “Retail investors' use of electronic communications and social media” survey. The survey was run with the assistance of the Australian Shareholders’ Association and the New Zealand Shareholders’ Association. Read More .

The Australasian Investor Relations Association (AIRA) has released the results of the 2010 IR Benchmarking Survey, conducted to analyse Investor Relations practices, preferences and trends across Australian and NZ listed entities. Read More.

The Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) and the Australasian Investor Relations Association (AIRA) are launching a national one-day education course entitled ‘Successful Investor Relations Strategies for SMEs’. Read more....

Results of the Australasian Investor Relations Association (AIRA) listed entity IR Intentions Survey released today showed that over 60% of listed entities surveyed intend to allocate more time to Investor Relations (IR) activities in 2010. Read more....

Companies need to ensure they are aware of stockbroking analysts forecasts and inform the ASX whenever they are aware that their internal earnings figures differ materially from the market consensus, the Australasian Investor Relations Association (AIRA) has warned.  Read more....

The Australasian Investor Relations Association (AIRA) is delighted to announce the winners of the twelve awards that were conferred at its annual awards luncheon in Sydney earlier today.

To view the full list of winners, please click here .

The global financial crisis is driving a heightened level of investor communication by ASX listed companies, according to research conducted by the Australasian Investor Relations Association (AIRA).  Read more....

The results of the inaugural Australasian Investor Relations Association East Coles Corporate Reporting Research Report has highlighted the pressing need for a consistent application of International Financial Reporting Standards to improve the quality of financial reporting. Read more...

 The Australasian Investor Relations Association (AIRA) is delighted to announce the winners of the fourteen awards that were conferred at its annual awards and gala dinner held in Sydney last night. Read more...

A new study reveals that independent board members are getting more involved in communication with shareholders because of the changing capital markets landscape. Read more...

The Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia (the Institute), today released a paper entitled Broad Based Business Reporting - Increasing stakeholders understanding of business performance, which calls for a transparent, robust and industry consistent approach to business reporting. Read more...

The Australasian Investor Relations Association (AIRA) is delighted to announce the winners of the thirteen awards that were conferred at its annual awards and gala dinner held in Sydney last night. Read more...

To assist small and medium-sized companies attract and maintain the interest of investors and analysts, the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) in conjunction with the Australasian Investor Relations Association (AIRA) will launch a one-day education course entitled 'Investor Relations for SMEs. Read more...

The latest remuneration survey by the Australasian Investor Relations Association (AIRA), in conjunction with executive recruitment specialists Salt & Shein, shows the median annual remuneration range for investor relations officers is $225,000 to $275,000. Read more...