Citigate Dewe Rogerson launches a new series of briefings for investor relations professionals

Citigate Dewe Rogerson’s investor relations practice is running a new series of briefings called: ‘What behavioural finance tells us about communicating with investors’.

9th August 2010

Links to the first two briefings are available below and further briefings will follow.

How understanding instability in financial markets can make you a better communicator

Financial markets are inherently unstable. This is a statement of the bleeding obvious for investors left recoiling from the most recent financial crisis or hedge fund managers that seek to profit from its volatility, although you are less likely to hear the same words from your pension advisor or bank manager. At the heart of this instability is human behaviour, as recent turmoil in the financial markets attests.

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 Guiding the herd and what household energy consumption tells us about managing consensus

 Managing consensus is a primary responsibility of IROs and, although not immediately apparent, is at risk from the same social biases that drive herd behaviour and result in investment bubbles. A complex interaction between companies, regulators, analysts and investors has generated a debate around how companies should manage consensus. This briefing applies the theories developed in the field of behavioural finance to illuminate the debate and makes a number of recommendations for communicating consensus.

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