The Investor Relations Society (IR Society) is the professional body for

investor relations Investor relations (IR) is a strategic management responsibility that is capable of integrating finance, communication, marketing and securities law compliance to enable the most effective two-way communication between a company, the financial com ...

professionals in the

United Kingdom The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Europe, off the north-western coast of the continental mainland. It comprises England, Scotland, Wales and North ...

. Established in 1980, The Investor Relations Society is a non-profit making institute and has almost 600 members drawn primarily from UK listed companies, as well as overseas companies operating in the UK. Its UK members represent two-thirds of companies listed on the FTSE 100 Index. Investor Relations activities in the UK are covered by a number of legal and regulatory requirements including the

Companies Act 2006 The Companies Act 2006 (c 46) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom which forms the primary source of UK company law. The Act was brought into force in stages, with the final provision being commenced on 1 October 2009. It largely ...

Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 The Financial Services and Markets Act 2000c 8 is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that created the Financial Services Authority (FSA) as a regulator for insurance, investment business and banking, and the Financial Ombudsman Serv ...

and The Criminal Justice Act 1993. The

Financial Services Authority The Financial Services Authority (FSA) was a quasi-judicial body accountable for the financial regulation, regulation of the financial services industry in the United Kingdom between 2001 and 2013. It was founded as the Securities and Investmen ...

in the UK also publishes indications of best practice. The Investor Relations Society runs educational programmes to assist with the understanding of the legal and regulatory framework in the UK. The Investor Relations Society has counterparts in many other countries including the United States, Australia and The Netherlands.

References

Ethical Corporation: 19 Apr 2003: UK Investor relations society takes issue with CSR ‘lobbyists’
* ttps://web.archive.org/web/20070830121119/http://aira.org.au/IRM/content/aboutus_related.html Australasian Investor Relations Association (AIRA)br>National Investor Relations Institute, United StatesInternational Investor Relations Federation

External links

* Organizations established in 1980 Business organisations based in the United Kingdom Clubs and societies in the United Kingdom 1980 establishments in the United Kingdom {{UK-org-stub