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The Qatar Stock Exchange today started a four-day Investor Relations (IR) training program in Doha with the expert input of the UK IR Society, which delivers their program on global basis having a highly qualified and reputable trainer.
Seventeen investor relations officials representing eleven listed companies will participate in the training course, which will be held virtually through the Zoom application and will continue until Wednesday, September 8th. The event is aimed at enhancing the skills needed to manage investor relations in the financial markets in accordance with the international best practices, as well as allowing participants to demonstrate the essential knowledge of the financial and market environment, the regulatory and reporting requirements for listed companies and their sound understating of the principles of IR.
Mr. Abdulaziz Al-Emadi, Director of the Listing Department at the Qatar Stock Exchange, stressed the importance of the role played by investor relations managers in terms of providing immediate information to investors that would help them make their investment decisions.
This training program is of particular importance to the listed companies as it constitutes their readiness to abide by the rules of investor relations adopted by the Qatar Financial Markets Authority, which have been effective since two years, Al-Emadi highlighted.
The training program includes a number of lectures covering various subjects on the IR practices including the principles of IR and why companies need it, the role of regulatory and authorities, the responsibilities of IR managers in the financial market environment, the laws and bylaws regulating IR practices, and the market’s regulatory environment, including malpractices and insider trading, and material information and disclosure principles.
Participants will later be subjected to examination that will allow them to earn the International Certification in Investor Relations, which is an internationally recognized qualifications for the investor relations profession which allows successful candidate to demonstrate the essential knowledge of the financial and market environment, the regulatory and reporting requirements for listed companies and their sound understating of the principles of IR.
