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Garnet Roach
Senior reporter

Garnet Roach joined IR Magazine in October 2012, working on both the editorial and research sides of the publication. Prior to entering the world of investor relations, her freelance career covered a broad range of subjects, from technology to politics and consumer finance, and even involved a stint as a reporter and editor in Sana’a, Yemen.
Since graduating from City University in London in 2003, where she studied journalism, Roach has worked as a freelance reporter at titles including GlobalPost.com, PC Advisor and The Big Issue.
Latest articles
Companies across the US, Canada, continental Europe and the UK had something of a respite from shareholder activism this year. The...Read more
Investor demand is pushing forward the adoption of recommendations from the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD...Read more
Corporate boards are committed to increasing diversity: that’s the message from a new study showing that 81 percent of companies...Read more
November 2020
Improved long-term returns and risk mitigation are the key motivators behind ESG integration, with social seen as the most difficult...Read more
Investor demand is pushing forward the adoption of recommendations from the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD...Read more
Companies across the US, Canada, continental Europe and the UK had something of a respite from shareholder activism this year. The...Read more
October 2020
MOL's Mikkel Skougaard likes to joke that the only people who used to read the sustainability report from cover to cover were him and...Read more
Just over half of US companies – 52 percent – say their off-season engagement activities translate into increased support when it...Read more
Corporate boards are committed to increasing diversity: that’s the message from a new study showing that 81 percent of companies...Read more
July 2019
Almost nine in 10 active managers (87 percent) say shareholder activism is a useful force in the market, according to a new study from...Read more
June 2019
Corporate governance has become an increasingly contradictory conversation. A year after the Hong Kong Stock Exchange finally bowed to...Read more
When Adrienne Monley started in the stewardship arm of Vanguard in 2015, as a leader on the US side, there were around a dozen people...Read more
May 2019
The number of Canadian firms publicly targeted by activist investors in the first quarter of 2019 is down 43 percent on the same...Read more
April 2019
Companies wanting to know what to expect this proxy season should take note of the long-term-focused messages coming from some of the...Read more
Vanguard has announced that its externally managed funds will grant full proxy voting privileges to those outside managers, with the...Read more
March 2019
Gender diversity in small-cap boardrooms is lagging behind that found among the S&P 500, Morningstar states ahead of International...Read more
February 2019
More than half (53 percent) of investors say board diversity is top of mind going into this year’s proxy season, according to the 2019...Read more
Nasdaq has filed a proposal with the SEC for a rule change that would allow direct listings without an IPO. The move comes amid...Read more
Some of the world’s largest fund managers are nodding through excessive pay packages, according to research from As You Sow – though...Read more
October 2018
There has been a 10 percentage-point increase in institutional investor support for shareholder proposals focused on environmental and...Read more
April 2018
'I don’t know who put ESG together, but it makes no sense,’ says Mikkel Skougaard, group sustainable development senior expert – and...Read more
Companies in the US have increased face-to-face contact with investors by 26 percent in year-on-year numbers across 2017, according to...Read more
March 2018
Increasing numbers of small-cap companies in the US are considering commissioning research in an effort to offset any negative impact...Read more
Alexandra Higgins has joined proxy solicitation firm Okapi Partners as managing director, with a focus on governance and compensation...Read more
February 2018
The rise of shareholder activism is pushing companies to seek out more information on their shareholder base, according to proxy...Read more
November 2017
Transparency is improving and companies in the FTSE 100 are on target to meet the voluntary goal of 33 percent female board...Read more
August 2017
The top 200 companies in India by market cap are increasingly improving both corporate governance and voluntary disclosure, according...Read more
July 2017
Shareholder activists renewed their appetite for US large caps in the first half of the year, with almost a third of companies...Read more
June 2017
The 2017 proxy season has seen trends such as diversity and gender pay gaps emerging as key themes and calls for non-voting shares to...Read more
April 2017
New research from the EY Center for Board Matters shows progress is being made when it comes to sourcing a diverse range of...Read more
March 2017
The Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA), composed of Canada’s 13 securities regulators, has issued guidance advising companies...Read more
January 2017
With 48 campaigns during 2016 – on both the activist side and the defense – proxy solicitor Okapi Partners topped Activist Insight’s...Read more
September 2016
In an effort to increase its investor access, Jimmy Choo, a footwear and accessory label, hosted a virtual AGM earlier this year. The...Read more
July 2016
A total of 463 companies worldwide were the subject of activist demands in the first half of 2016, according to the half-year review...Read more
June 2016
At a glance What is good governance? From pay ratios to proxy access, the focus on corporate governance has been stronger than ever...Read more
‘Results from the first part of the 2016 proxy season and overall corporate governance trends continue to point to the need for...Read more
‘I think the US is becoming more comfortable with a more open, more transparent and more communications-based relationship with...Read more
May 2016
Consultancy Sodali has acquired Morrow & Co to create Morrow Sodali Global, a global firm with more than 600 clients across 30...Read more
Shareholder activists targeted 349 companies worldwide in the first five months of the year, according to new data from Activist...Read more
April 2016
‘We want to understand what the key factors are that change a company’s [corporate governance] rating within our model from E to A,’...Read more
February 2015
As investor activism campaigns have become more commonplace – and better publicized – an increasing number of companies are running...Read more
October 2013
Citigroup is set to pay a $30 million fine after one of its Taiwan unit analysts improperly shared non-public information with major...Read more
May 2013
Investors seeking to divide the roles of chairman and CEO at JPMorgan – both currently held by Jamie Dimon – will no longer receive...Read more
November 2020
Improved long-term returns and risk mitigation are the key motivators behind ESG integration, with social seen as the most difficult...Read more
Investor demand is pushing forward the adoption of recommendations from the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD...Read more
Companies across the US, Canada, continental Europe and the UK had something of a respite from shareholder activism this year. The...Read more
October 2020
MOL's Mikkel Skougaard likes to joke that the only people who used to read the sustainability report from cover to cover were him and...Read more
Just over half of US companies – 52 percent – say their off-season engagement activities translate into increased support when it...Read more
Corporate boards are committed to increasing diversity: that’s the message from a new study showing that 81 percent of companies...Read more
July 2019
Almost nine in 10 active managers (87 percent) say shareholder activism is a useful force in the market, according to a new study from...Read more
June 2019
Corporate governance has become an increasingly contradictory conversation. A year after the Hong Kong Stock Exchange finally bowed to...Read more
When Adrienne Monley started in the stewardship arm of Vanguard in 2015, as a leader on the US side, there were around a dozen people...Read more
May 2019
The number of Canadian firms publicly targeted by activist investors in the first quarter of 2019 is down 43 percent on the same...Read more
April 2019
Companies wanting to know what to expect this proxy season should take note of the long-term-focused messages coming from some of the...Read more
Vanguard has announced that its externally managed funds will grant full proxy voting privileges to those outside managers, with the...Read more
March 2019
Gender diversity in small-cap boardrooms is lagging behind that found among the S&P 500, Morningstar states ahead of International...Read more
February 2019
More than half (53 percent) of investors say board diversity is top of mind going into this year’s proxy season, according to the 2019...Read more
Nasdaq has filed a proposal with the SEC for a rule change that would allow direct listings without an IPO. The move comes amid...Read more
Some of the world’s largest fund managers are nodding through excessive pay packages, according to research from As You Sow – though...Read more
October 2018
There has been a 10 percentage-point increase in institutional investor support for shareholder proposals focused on environmental and...Read more
April 2018
'I don’t know who put ESG together, but it makes no sense,’ says Mikkel Skougaard, group sustainable development senior expert – and...Read more
Companies in the US have increased face-to-face contact with investors by 26 percent in year-on-year numbers across 2017, according to...Read more
March 2018
Increasing numbers of small-cap companies in the US are considering commissioning research in an effort to offset any negative impact...Read more
Alexandra Higgins has joined proxy solicitation firm Okapi Partners as managing director, with a focus on governance and compensation...Read more
February 2018
The rise of shareholder activism is pushing companies to seek out more information on their shareholder base, according to proxy...Read more
November 2017
Transparency is improving and companies in the FTSE 100 are on target to meet the voluntary goal of 33 percent female board...Read more
August 2017
The top 200 companies in India by market cap are increasingly improving both corporate governance and voluntary disclosure, according...Read more
July 2017
Shareholder activists renewed their appetite for US large caps in the first half of the year, with almost a third of companies...Read more
June 2017
The 2017 proxy season has seen trends such as diversity and gender pay gaps emerging as key themes and calls for non-voting shares to...Read more
April 2017
New research from the EY Center for Board Matters shows progress is being made when it comes to sourcing a diverse range of...Read more
March 2017
The Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA), composed of Canada’s 13 securities regulators, has issued guidance advising companies...Read more
January 2017
With 48 campaigns during 2016 – on both the activist side and the defense – proxy solicitor Okapi Partners topped Activist Insight’s...Read more
September 2016
In an effort to increase its investor access, Jimmy Choo, a footwear and accessory label, hosted a virtual AGM earlier this year. The...Read more
July 2016
A total of 463 companies worldwide were the subject of activist demands in the first half of 2016, according to the half-year review...Read more
June 2016
At a glance What is good governance? From pay ratios to proxy access, the focus on corporate governance has been stronger than ever...Read more
‘Results from the first part of the 2016 proxy season and overall corporate governance trends continue to point to the need for...Read more
‘I think the US is becoming more comfortable with a more open, more transparent and more communications-based relationship with...Read more
May 2016
Consultancy Sodali has acquired Morrow & Co to create Morrow Sodali Global, a global firm with more than 600 clients across 30...Read more
Shareholder activists targeted 349 companies worldwide in the first five months of the year, according to new data from Activist...Read more
April 2016
‘We want to understand what the key factors are that change a company’s [corporate governance] rating within our model from E to A,’...Read more
February 2015
As investor activism campaigns have become more commonplace – and better publicized – an increasing number of companies are running...Read more
October 2013
Citigroup is set to pay a $30 million fine after one of its Taiwan unit analysts improperly shared non-public information with major...Read more
May 2013
Investors seeking to divide the roles of chairman and CEO at JPMorgan – both currently held by Jamie Dimon – will no longer receive...Read more