We recently attended a Mexico-focused webinar hosted by INARI and NIRI on The Value of IR in a Virtual World. A panel made up of two highly experienced Mexico IR professionals…
La pandemia de coronavirus sigue impactando de manera directa al mundo de los medios de comunicación mexicanos, sin embargo, también las decisiones y el comportamiento de directivos y actores relevantes inciden en los resultados de sus empresas y en la percepción que los propios periodistas tienen de sus centros y equipos de trabajo.
This week, I want to answer a question we frequently get: where can someone learn about ESG and the right way to think about sustainability?
The first quarter 2021 has ended, results are in and quarterly reports are starting to be written. One of the most important parts of the report is the….
This week, I want to talk about how well understood climate change risks are within Mexican corporates. For starters, only 15 companies (or 26% of
When proposing, establishing, or implementing a Compliance program, many questions arise, such as: which area should the Compliance unit be in within the organization?; who should head the division or program?; or what kind of resources should be allocated to it? All of these are valid questions and should be answered, but first I would like to raise some more general than practical ideas to keep in mind before answering those questions.
We recently attended a NIRI webinar on The 2021 IRO ‘Digital Agenda’ where a panel looked at trends and gave some practical advice for IR and corporate websites.
To mark the end of women’s month in Mexico we are going to look at how Mexican IR teams can effectively communicate their commitment to gender diversity to investors and analysts.
This week, I want to share with all the UN PRI Signatories who are in the middle of the annual reporting season (and potential future
This week in the blog we are going to discuss an issue of concern for the SAT (Mexican Tax Administration Service) and many entrepreneurs, regarding the topic of vulnerable activities (this is a Mexican concept that describes financial activities that present a higher risk for financial crime such as money laundering).
Last week we wrote about the 2021 IR calendar and virtual events. This week, with the Annual General Ordinary Shareholder Meeting deadline approaching, we are going to take a look at AGMs and what these events will look like this year in Mexico.
This week, I want to share with you 4 interesting highlights after analyzing all the publicly available materiality matrices of publicly listed companies in Mexico.
Renuncias, pleitos y despidos han sido la constante durante marzo en los medios de comunicación mexicanos que no terminan de encajar los estragos de la crisis económica que trajo la pandemia en un año clave por las elecciones intermedias. Sin perder el dinamismo que los caracteriza, este mes hemos sido testigos de escándalos y reacomodos cuyas consecuencias seguramente veremos en el corto plazo.
A few weeks ago, we attended an IR Magazine webinar on structuring your IR calendar. Three panelists discussed their views on virtual events and what course they expect events to take over the rest of the year.
This week, to commemorate the International Women’s Day, I want to share an article I co-authored with Damian on gender equality in Mexican boards. Still
This week we bring you a step-by-step process on creating a company factsheet. But before going into detail, let’s define what a company…
En este blog, vamos a comentar un tema obligado esta semana que conmemoramos el día internacional de la mujer, y que nos da que pensar no sólo para este día sino para nuestra forma de vida diaria.
This week, I want to introduce another sustainability organization which is focused on Climate related topics: CDP (or the Carbon Disclosure Project). CDP is a not-for-profit
Today is the reporting deadline for 4Q20 in Mexico, so we are now turning our focus to annual reports, which will be a priority for companies in the upcoming weeks.
This week, we attended a webinar on Responsible Investing organized by the AMAFORE (the association of Mexican pension funds, or AFOREs). There, a group of
Esta semana en el blog vamos a comentar un tema que es parte integral de un programa de Compliance, nos referimos a la línea de denuncia de compliance, otras empresas la denominan línea de denuncia ética o compañías trasnacionales la llaman whistleblowing.
This week, as we are in the full swing of Mexico’s 4Q20 earnings season, I want to address a few questions we often get from
The second month of 2021 comes with a lot of changes in the Mexican media landscape. Some news outlets started the year with the wrong foot, others dissapeared. The start of the year has brought new leaderships and survival strategies.
This week, reflecting on the GameStop saga, we look at the role of social media in retail investment decisions and how these could have an
This week I want to discuss mandatory ESG disclosure. There have been debates globally on whether companies and investors should be forced by regulation to
It is important to refer to the concept of the “Three Lines of Defence” that is widely used when talking about internal controls, risk mitigation, etc. Essential elements in the purpose of a Compliance program.
Everything you need to know to give a “Standout Virtual Presentation” This week we bring you the final edition of our three-part series on successful
As over the past 10 days Larry Fink’s annual letter to CEOs has made many CEOs all over the world rethink their strategy around climate
At the end of 2020, the Senate approved a bill that aims to make changes to the Bank of Mexico Law, the final approval was postponed due to all of the implications that will come as a result.
This week we bring you Part 2 of our three-part series on earnings calls. We follow on from our top tips for earnings calls with the pros
