As the global extent of the Covid-19 outbreak became apparent, M&A deals began to hit the buffers. Xerox pulled its $35 billion...Read more
Tim Human
Editor

Tim Human is an international correspondent for IR magazine based in the UK
Tim has been editor of IR Magazine, the global publication for investor relations professionals, since January 2013. Prior to becoming editor, he held various roles at IR Magazine including web editor and international correspondent.
Tim joined the publication in 2007 after graduating from York University, where he studied English and related literature. He has also written for Corporate Secretary, IR Magazine's sister publication, and CorpComms, the UK-based magazine for corporate communications professionals.
Latest articles
Investors are increasingly creating their own proprietary ESG research and scoring methodologies, although they continue to use...Read more
New survey finds most respondents want corporate purpose aligned with UN sustainability goals Investors expect companies to describe...Read more
Canadian institutional investors plan to maintain their focus on climate change despite the upheaval caused by Covid-19, according to...Read more
September 2020
As the global extent of the Covid-19 outbreak became apparent, M&A deals began to hit the buffers. Xerox pulled its $35 billion...Read more
August 2020
Investors are increasingly creating their own proprietary ESG research and scoring methodologies, although they continue to use...Read more
June 2020
New survey finds most respondents want corporate purpose aligned with UN sustainability goals Investors expect companies to describe...Read more
May 2020
Canadian institutional investors plan to maintain their focus on climate change despite the upheaval caused by Covid-19, according to...Read more
April 2020
The physical risks stemming from climate change are the reason financial markets are increasingly focused on global warming, according...Read more
The high number of companies stepping up to help Covid-19 relief efforts underlines the shift in corporate focus from shareholder to...Read more
Covid-19 is driving a major change in attitudes toward virtual meetings and will have a lasting impact on the corporate access...Read more
March 2020
Almost half of investors do not proactively engage with the management of companies they invest in or follow, creating a ‘...Read more
The world’s biggest equity investor has urged corporate boards to increase their focus on sustainability. Norges Bank Investment...Read more
The new UK Stewardship Code 2020, which came into force at the start of this year, calls for engagement between companies and...Read more
December 2019
US small-cap companies are lagging their larger peers in adding female directors to boards, according to research by the National...Read more
November 2019
With investor attention on ESG issues at an all-time high, IR Magazine and Corporate Secretary recently brought together all sides of...Read more
October 2019
IR Magazine , the sister publication of Corporate Secretary, spoke with Philip Vernardis, vice president of the asset stewardship team...Read more
August 2017
Three coal companies have avoided divestment from Calpers by convincing the Californian pension fund they planned to make significant...Read more
T Rowe Price has become the latest US asset management firm to announce it will absorb the costs of research when the EU’s new Mifid...Read more
May 2017
The Australasian Investor Relations Association (Aira) has proposed a new code of conduct for proxy advisers and listed companies in...Read more
May 2012
The CEO of Aviva has resigned following the rejection of the British insurer’s pay deals at its AGM last week.
Andrew Moss, who...Read more
September 2011
Research In Motion (RIM), the embattled mobile phone company that has seen market share slip away to Apple and Google, has been...Read more
The study, which asks investors and issuers for feedback on governance issues to help ISS in its policy formation process for the...Read more
August 2011
A new corporate governance code is in the works for smaller firms in Dubai .
Dubai SME, a government agency, and Hawkamah, a...Read more
July 2011
Deutsche Börse shareholders have backed the exchange’s planned merger with NYSE Euronext . The German bourse confirmed yesterday that...Read more
June 2011
The chairman of Thailand’s Securities and Exchange Commission resigned today following a row over his alleged involvement with a group...Read more
May 2011
NASDAQ OMX and the IntercontinentalExchange (ICE) have taken their bid for NYSE Euronext direct to the exchange’s shareholders after...Read more
March 2011
Chen Xiao, the chairman of Chinese electronics retailer Gome, has announced his resignation, paving the way for further reconciliation...Read more
Following record trading levels , the Nikkei 225 Index closed down 6.2 percent, with companies involved in nuclear power and exporters...Read more
Investors have padded out their cash piles and cut equity holdings as they contemplate an uncertain economic future, according to a...Read more
August 2010
On Wednesday, the SEC adopted proxy access rules that will allow shareholders to include their own director nominations on company...Read more
December 2009
A frequent refrain from investor relations officers is that their chief executive or CFO doesn’t shine at investor conferences or in...Read more
October 2009
At the end of the summer, the SEC updated its advice on how firms should comply with Regulation FD. Lawyers view the update as a...Read more
February 2009
The 2009 proxy season is shaping up to be a bloody one, with institutions keen to rein in management after a year of bankruptcies and...Read more
January 2009
It sounds like the plot of a science fiction film: intelligent robots wreaking havoc while executives quiver beneath their sheets...Read more
September 2020
As the global extent of the Covid-19 outbreak became apparent, M&A deals began to hit the buffers. Xerox pulled its $35 billion...Read more
August 2020
Investors are increasingly creating their own proprietary ESG research and scoring methodologies, although they continue to use...Read more
June 2020
New survey finds most respondents want corporate purpose aligned with UN sustainability goals Investors expect companies to describe...Read more
May 2020
Canadian institutional investors plan to maintain their focus on climate change despite the upheaval caused by Covid-19, according to...Read more
April 2020
The physical risks stemming from climate change are the reason financial markets are increasingly focused on global warming, according...Read more
The high number of companies stepping up to help Covid-19 relief efforts underlines the shift in corporate focus from shareholder to...Read more
Covid-19 is driving a major change in attitudes toward virtual meetings and will have a lasting impact on the corporate access...Read more
March 2020
Almost half of investors do not proactively engage with the management of companies they invest in or follow, creating a ‘...Read more
The world’s biggest equity investor has urged corporate boards to increase their focus on sustainability. Norges Bank Investment...Read more
The new UK Stewardship Code 2020, which came into force at the start of this year, calls for engagement between companies and...Read more
December 2019
US small-cap companies are lagging their larger peers in adding female directors to boards, according to research by the National...Read more
November 2019
With investor attention on ESG issues at an all-time high, IR Magazine and Corporate Secretary recently brought together all sides of...Read more
October 2019
IR Magazine , the sister publication of Corporate Secretary, spoke with Philip Vernardis, vice president of the asset stewardship team...Read more
August 2017
Three coal companies have avoided divestment from Calpers by convincing the Californian pension fund they planned to make significant...Read more
T Rowe Price has become the latest US asset management firm to announce it will absorb the costs of research when the EU’s new Mifid...Read more
May 2017
The Australasian Investor Relations Association (Aira) has proposed a new code of conduct for proxy advisers and listed companies in...Read more
May 2012
The CEO of Aviva has resigned following the rejection of the British insurer’s pay deals at its AGM last week.
Andrew Moss, who...Read more
September 2011
Research In Motion (RIM), the embattled mobile phone company that has seen market share slip away to Apple and Google, has been...Read more
The study, which asks investors and issuers for feedback on governance issues to help ISS in its policy formation process for the...Read more
August 2011
A new corporate governance code is in the works for smaller firms in Dubai .
Dubai SME, a government agency, and Hawkamah, a...Read more
July 2011
Deutsche Börse shareholders have backed the exchange’s planned merger with NYSE Euronext . The German bourse confirmed yesterday that...Read more
June 2011
The chairman of Thailand’s Securities and Exchange Commission resigned today following a row over his alleged involvement with a group...Read more
May 2011
NASDAQ OMX and the IntercontinentalExchange (ICE) have taken their bid for NYSE Euronext direct to the exchange’s shareholders after...Read more
March 2011
Chen Xiao, the chairman of Chinese electronics retailer Gome, has announced his resignation, paving the way for further reconciliation...Read more
Following record trading levels , the Nikkei 225 Index closed down 6.2 percent, with companies involved in nuclear power and exporters...Read more
Investors have padded out their cash piles and cut equity holdings as they contemplate an uncertain economic future, according to a...Read more
August 2010
On Wednesday, the SEC adopted proxy access rules that will allow shareholders to include their own director nominations on company...Read more
December 2009
A frequent refrain from investor relations officers is that their chief executive or CFO doesn’t shine at investor conferences or in...Read more
October 2009
At the end of the summer, the SEC updated its advice on how firms should comply with Regulation FD. Lawyers view the update as a...Read more
February 2009
The 2009 proxy season is shaping up to be a bloody one, with institutions keen to rein in management after a year of bankruptcies and...Read more
January 2009
It sounds like the plot of a science fiction film: intelligent robots wreaking havoc while executives quiver beneath their sheets...Read more