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The Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) and the Australasian Investor Relations Association (AIRA) are launching a national one-day education course entitled ‘Successful Investor Relations Strategies for SMEs’.
The one-day intensive training course will be run by AIRA and co-hosted and sponsored by ASX. It will be held throughout Australia and address the particular needs of listed companies outside the ASX top 100. It is designed to provide delegates with a thorough understanding of the tools and techniques to establish a successful investor relations program. It will principally target senior executives of SMEs who assume the responsibility for, and/or need a practical understanding of, investor relations.
All ASX-listed companies outside the top 100 will have the opportunity to send one representative to one of these courses for free. Course numbers are restricted to 50 people per event and are being offered on a first-come, first-serve basis.
The course will feature presentations from some of Australia’s most experienced investor relations and capital market professionals. There will also be representatives from ASX to discuss the market structures, mechanisms and regulations in place to support investor relations and the core services of capital raising and price discovery.
Richard Murphy, ASX General Manager, Equity Markets said: “ASX is committed to building its investor relations services for ASX-listed companies. We believe helping improve the awareness among small and mid-cap companies of the importance of investor relations will assist them in attracting and retaining institutional and retail investors. An effective investor relations program is critical to increase liquidity, raise capital and support an efficient, fully-informed market. This as an important initiative designed to educate companies about the investor relations tools and techniques they can employ on a day-to-day basis.”
Ian Matheson, Chief Executive Officer, AIRA said: “We are delighted to be partnering with the ASX in the running of these courses this year. These courses are an integral part of our professional development program and the ASX’s strong support for them should signal to all listed entities that their relationship with the market cannot be taken for granted and needs to be nurtured as the company grows. Indeed, there is growing evidence that the market is prepared to pay a premium for good investor relations and conversely to discount the value of a company that has poor investor relations.”
The ‘Successful Investor Relations Strategies for SMEs’ course is being held on the following dates:- Melbourne – 10 May 2010
- Adelaide – 12 May 2010
Sydney – 13 July 2010 - Brisbane – 15 July 2010
- Telephone: +61 2 9872 9100
- Email: administration@aira.org.au
Further details about the course can be found at: www.aira.org.au and www.asx.com.au/aira.
