Laurie Havelock

6 days ago | ir-impact.com | Laurie Havelock

Given the landscape of trade disagreements, global conflict and ongoing political upheaval, communicating with investors requires a flexible and nuanced approach. At the recent IR Impact Awards – US 2025, we spoke to Julie Chariell, head of investor relations at payments company Fiserv, about how to manage investor outreach at a time when the markets are grappling with uncertainty.

6 days ago | ir-impact.com | Laurie Havelock

Sending a regulatory release isn’t just a click — it’s the final moment in a multi-step process, often involving many stakeholders, with compliance, formatting and timing all needing to align. In that final second before pressing send, one question often lingers: Are we sure everything is right? Why regulatory news mattersRegulatory news is about more than just ticking compliance boxes. It’s a cornerstone for market transparency, investor trust, and corporate accountability.

1 week ago | ir-impact.com | Laurie Havelock

Berkshire Hathaway’s charismatic chief executive Warren Buffett, the much-vaunted ‘Oracle of Omaha’, enjoyed two significant career milestones this week. The first was helming his 60th annual meeting for the fund, which shed light on where the trillion-dollar-investment manager will be focusing its attentions in the near future. Almost 20,000 people attended the event, which sees attendees spend hundreds of thousands at concession stands alone.

1 week ago | ir-impact.com | Laurie Havelock

Experienced German IRO Patrick Möller has taken up a new role at Hamburg-based optician group Fielmann as its new director of investor relations. He joins the company after 17 years as vice president of investor relations at New Work, formerly known as Xing, during which time he was nominated for the award for best overall IR – small cap at the IR Magazine Awards – Europe 2016. He left his role at New Work following the company’s delisting from the Frankfurt Stock Exchange earlier this year . . .

1 week ago | ir-impact.com | Laurie Havelock

What exactly goes into putting on an award-winning investor event? At the recent IR Impact Awards – US 2025, we spoke to Rebecca Gardy, chief investor relations officer at Campbell’s, about how exactly they planned last year’s investor day, which she describes as a ‘very experiential event’ for the company’s investment community.