Past Events

Investing giant Blackrock is a top holder of most stocks and manages $5.7 trillion. Its net income margin of 40% (full-year 2017) is better than Microsoft’s. Along with compatriots Vanguard and State Street, these Big Three passive managers oversee some $14 trillion of global assets and over 70% of all Exchange Traded Funds investment – 75% of which is in the US market. Is your mind boggled by figures?  We must only figure out one thing:  What impact are these…

Yessir yessir, it’s that time of year again! Time to sharpen your IR brain. Time to learn from the best. Time to get ahead of the issues from MiFID II to the emerging important of ESG impacting the IR world. Time to reunite with old friends and make new ones. That’s right, its time for the NIRI SOUTHWEST REGIONAL CONFERENCE! This year, we have panels, seminars, roundtables, and speakers that cannot be beat. See for yourself. But TIME IS RUNNING…

With more activism than ever, it’s important to be able to identify who the activists are and what makes them tick. Join these experts… Charles T. Haag, Partner, Winston Strawn Glen Orr, President, Orr Strategic Communications Jason W. Alexander, Managing Director, Okapi Partners …for an in-depth discussion of who the activists are, what motivates them and what tactics they rely on to wage their engagements.

The President and CEO NIRI National comes to Dallas on April 19th! Gary LaBranche will be here to talk about: Key issues facing IR professionals in today’s constantly changing markets NIRI’s advocacy agenda, including a report on  the successful Leadership Week meetings on shareholder communications and proxy advisory firms A look forward at regulatory and legislative issues anticipated in 2018 Responding to the call for companies to make a positive contribution to society An overview of organizational developments at NIRI…

Come get to know your fellow DFW NIRIans, have a drink or two, and speed network! This will be one fun and fruitful happy hour.

2018 Outlook By Comerica Chief Economist Robert Dye   Please join us for lunch with Robert Dye, the Chief Economist for Comerica, as he gives us his expert forecast for 2018. Robert A. Dye Ph.D. is Senior Vice President and Chief Economist at Comerica Bank. He leads the Comerica Economics Department, which provides research and analysis vital to Comerica and its customers, as well as business leaders and policy makers throughout the country. Dye’s regular publications include the monthly U.S.…