Investor Relationship Management

INTRODUCTION

Investor Relations (IR) is the management of communication between a company’s corporate management and its investors. An Investor Relations Manager assists in the dissemination of information, the processing of enquiries and meetings, the provision of feedback to management, and the management of crises. Professionals in investor relations concentrate on the company’s financial community rather than its commercial clients or the broader public. To ensure that the holder of this certification has an adequate degree of factual knowledge on the regulatory requirements, as well as the financial and market environment in which the investor relations practitioner performs, in order to assist their organization in increasing Shareholder Wealth.

COURSE METHODOLOGY

This course is designed in the form of workshop which will includes a variety of learning tools to help participants function effectively and efficiently in a multifunctional environment through various methodologies including;

• Short lectures
• Brainstorming
• Case studies
• Group activities
• Role playing

COURSE OBJECTIVES

The attendees of this Certificate Program will be able to:

• Identify and promote excellent practices in investor relations (IR)
• Create and carry out a strategic IR programme.
• Effectively communicate with the investing community
• Increase the importance of IR in corporate governance.
• Manage IR quandaries, crisis management, and regulatory change effectively.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND THIS COURSE?

• CEOs
• CFOs,
• Managing Directors
• Board Members
• Boards of Directors
• Investors/Shareholders
• Board Secretaries
• Corporate Communications professionals
• Corporate, financial and investment personnel from all listed companies on stock exchanges/financial markets

TARGETED SKILLS

• Building trust based relationships
• Influencing others
• Listening
• Interpersonal communication
• Creative thinking and problem solving
• Presenting ideas
• Building convincing business cases
• Thinking win / win
• Influencing others