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Investor Relations Industry Report 2012/13
Ask any fund manager how the FTSE 250 has fared over the past year and they will tell you that it has continued to do what it has done over the past decade or so: outperform the FTSE 100. In 2012 the midcap index rose 23% against the FTSE 100’s 10%. VMA Group is proud to work with 70% of FTSE 100 companies across all our practice areas, yet in the Investor Relations practice, our focus in 2012 has been on the FTSE 250 companies and it is from this index that the majority of our investor relations mandates have come.
Professional Development in Internal Communications 2012-13
With a 20% increase over 2011 to 600 participants this year, we are delighted to share with you the results of what has become the most comprehensive annual industry study of the profession. Whilst the research highlights a number of development issues for internal communicators, 71% of those who took part felt that the function would gain more organisational influence over the next five years. It is this upbeat mood which confirms that, despite ever higher expectations and continued corporate change, the profession is rising to the challenge.
Corporate Communications in Asia Pacific 2012
VMA Group has become the leader in contemporary analysis and data for the communications profession. This is our first dedicated study into corporate communications in Asia-Pacific. In doing so we wanted to present a market overview to help candidates and clients better understand the market and effectively benchmark themselves and their organisations. I am confident it will not be our last as the market matures.
Public Affairs Survey 2012
Given the success of last year’s inaugural survey into the public affairs profession, we were eager to once again commission an updated study in 2012. We wanted to not only assess the current year, but also compare last year’s results, to build a narrative, recognise trends, and increase the knowledge of public affairs practitioners, whether plying their trade in-house, agency, charity, NGOs, trade bodies, corporate and, increasingly, the freelance lobbyist.
Professional Development in Internal Communications 2011-12
VMA Group’s Professional Development in Internal Communications benchmarking study is now in its third year, the results of which we are delighted to share with you. The study has gone from strength to strength and in 2011-12 continues to highlight some of the key trends, issues and challenges we face as an industry. And it’s a critical time to take the pulse of the sector, as organisations strive to change and adapt beyond the worst economic crisis in living memory, and internal communicators manage ever higher expectations from senior leaders to provide strategic value to help drive such change.
Financial Services Survey 2012
The UK is the leading global Financial Services centre and the single most internationally focused financial marketplace in the world. Despite a period of sustained uncertainty and unprecedented scrutiny since the 2008 crash, the sector has regained its place as the largest individual contributor to Government finances and remains a sector of vital importance to the British and world economies.
Investor Relations Career & Salary Survey 2010 - 2011
VMA Search, part of VMA Group, regularly surveys our market to see what the definitive positioning, career aspirations and salaries of Investor Relations (IR) professionals are in today’s market. The VMA Search Investor Relations Career & Salary Survey is a follow-up to our industry survey of 2008. Over 200 people were surveyed, including more than 100 Heads and Directors of Investor Relations, making this the UK’s largest ever study of senior Investor Relations careers and salaries.
UK Public Affairs Survey 2011
The UK Public Affairs Survey 2011 is the largest of its kind I can recall. And what a critical time it is to take the pulse of the sector: the first coalition government since 1945 – elected hot on the heels of the expenses scandal; the worst economic crisis in living memory; and the launch of the UK Public Affairs Council to mixed acclaim.