Using Professional Service Providers Optimally

May 16, 2022

The modern era has seen an increase in job specialisation across almost every professional field. From an investor relations perspective, an external third party brings an independent lens, benchmarking and global best practice.

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Is It Worth Waiting For A Crisis To Realise Investor Relations` True Value

April 25, 2022

Much has been written about the value of investor relations (IR), with many concluding that the discipline is capable of delivering a competitive advantage and enhancing value through efficient communication, enabling companies to effectively compete for capital.

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Alternative Stock Exchanges, The Catalyst for a K-Shaped Economic Recovery?

November 18, 2021

The rationale for companies listing on any exchange is to raise capital while listing on our alternative exchanges is mainly based on cost and less onerous listing requirements. Companies that opt for secondary listings do so to provide investors with access to additional trading platforms and their related benefits.

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Impact of Social Media on Share price and Liquidity

August 26, 2021

Like many industries disrupted by the internet and social media, the traditional model of investor communication has evolved . Some things have remained the same, such as earnings announcements, trading statements and updates as well as SENS announcements.

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The Rise Of The Digital Retail Investor

Larger groups of risk averse traders are gathering on social media. They may not be trading large amounts individually, and they’re not armed with hugely accurate information, but together they’re able to wield significant clout. They buy and sell with frequency – and hold the potential to wreak havoc on share price volatility.

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Gamestop – When 10m Davids Took Down A Goliath

August 25, 2021

The buying and selling of cryptocurrencies has created an entire generation of social media-era pundits who are less risk-averse, and their agility allows them to manage big swings in the value of their investments.   “Hold the line!”   This phrase became popular among retail investors on Reddit as a […]

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Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (SPAC) and the role of Investor Relations

April 14, 2021

Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (SPACs) have become immensely popular in the US. A SPAC is a company with no commercial operations, formed to raise capital through an Initial Public Offering (IPO) for the purpose of acquiring an existing company.

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ESG in the context of Capital Allocation

Last month Aprio Investor Relations partnered with Six Capitals to discuss ESG in the context of capital allocation, what emerged from a capital allocation survey and why communication matters.

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Always be capital market ready | part 2

November 19, 2020

In July we looked at the broader picture of equity raisings on the JSE, which appeared to have picked up significantly. It was reported that capital raised on the JSE for the first five months of the year (up to May 2020) amounted to R15 billion.

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Aprio IR Project

Implats annual report secures a top 10 position (out of 100) in the annual EY Excellence in Integrated Reporting Awards   Aprio is proud to be associated with JSE-listed PGM producer Implats. Each year, we work with the Implats team to provide strategic and other input into Implats’ Annual Integrated […]

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