Bahrain Bourse (BHB) with JP Morgan organized on a three day programme on Investor Relations (IR) best practices. Participants from GCC stock exchanges, along with listed companies on BHB attended the Programme.
The Investor Relations Programme was held for the second time, as part of Bahrain Bourse’s plan to develop investor relations and promote best practices among listed companies in the Kingdom of Bahrain and the GCC countries.
The IR programme, which was conducted by a group of specialists, covered a multitude of topics including: IR principles and techniques, communication tools, valuation, corporate governance, financial statements.
Throughout the sessions, the program presented a number of practical IR case studies and explained the importance of IR for listed companies and financial markets. In addition, the program clarified the structure of IR in a company’s organizational chart, the responsibilities, objectives, and the role of Investor Relations serving as an effective communication channel between the company and other related parties to ensure the flow of accurate information in a way that will contribute to providing those parties with information that will enable them to take sound decisions concerning the company.
The program provided over three days a unique opportunity for listed companies to share their experience and various topics related to IR by interacting with each other and the IR specialists.