NIRI Publications for Members
The publications listed below are available to NIRI members at no cost. Join NIRI Now! and receive FREE access to these publications. If you choose not to join, click on the appropriate link to purchase or subscribe.
Investor Relations Update is NIRI's premier monthly publication for members. Each month's issue contains informative and lively articles on the latest developments, trends and best practices in investor relations. Non-members can subscribe here.
IR Weekly brings members all the up-to-date information for NIRI seminars, e-learning forums, member services and the latest “buzz” in the industry. Members will receive IR Weekly every Tuesday in their electronic mailbox.
IR Advisor is published on an as-needed basis. This new communication tool will provide executive briefings to support your understanding of key developing issues. Look to IR Advisor to provide you with a concise yet comprehensive examination of a topic, including background, pro's and con's, potential problems/solutions, case examples and current practices. This publication will also offer insights into implications and suggested steps for IROs through a wealth of reference and resource information.
Executive Alerts offer periodic and timely information on regulatory and compliance issues and provides vital guidance and information.
NIRI's Standards of Practice for Investor Relations. The first Standards revision - Earnings Release Content - under the new standardized development and approval process is now complete, and was approved by the NIRI Board on December 3, 2008. The National Investor Relations Institute’s Working Group on Earnings Release Content and the NIRI Board of Directors recommend that public companies review and consider adopting these voluntary guidelines covering basic content, format and quality of information for quarterly earnings releases. These guidelines are considered "best practice" based on various sources of information, including the SEC's Advisory Committee on Improvements to Financial Reporting (CIFiR), plain English recommendations, SEC rules, articles by practitioners in the field, and feedback from both the media and the investment community. Non-members can purchase a copy here.
Breaking the Short-Term Cycle:
Discussion and Recommendations on How Corporate Leaders, Asset Managers, Investors, and Analysts Can Refocus on Long-Term Value
The CFA Institute and Business Roundtable Institute symposia confirm what academic research suggests: that obsession with short-term results by investors and others can lead to the destruction of long-term value.
Best Practice Guidelines Governing Analyst and Corporate Issuer Relations
On December 1, 2004 the NIRI Board of Directors approved the Best Practice Guidelines Governing Analyst and Corporate Issuer Relations. These Guidelines, developed in conjunction with CFA Institute, address such issues as analyst independence as it applies to analystsÍ relationships with corporate issuers, access to corporate executives, retaliation whether by companies or analysts, pre-publication review of analyst research reports by the corporate issuer, and issuer-paid research. The guidelines are voluntary-but are based on NIRI's Code of Ethics and Standards of Practice. These guidelines are ethical principals aimed at assisting companies in their efforts to support the independence and objectivity of analysts and to advance a mutually beneficial relationship that is in keeping with the best interests of investors.
Investor Relations Quarterly. This quarterly publication is no longer being published. However, all past editions are available to NIRI members.
This publication is no longer being published. However, The IR Mentor offered a comprehensive look at a single topic drawn from the wealth of information presented at NIRI annual conferences, seminars, webinars and other professional presentations as well as real-world case studies. The following issues of The IR Mentor are available in PDF format:
- The Investor Relations Plan: Blueprint for Success
- Measurement and Benchmarking for Ultimate IR Success
- Integrated Communication: A Guide to Best Practices
- Board Communication: Best Practices for IROs
Non-members can purchase The IR Mentor here.
Recommended Reading for New IR Professionals. If you are new to IR, or are interested in learning more about the investor relations profession, use our recommended reading list of related books available via the NIRI bookstore. This list will be updated periodically as new books and articles are published.
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