The Investor Relations Society (IR Society) is a membership organisation that exists to develop the investor relations profession in the UK and beyond. It is run by IR professionals for IR professionals.

Established in 1980, the IR Society is Europe’s leading professional body for investor relations practitioners. We have over 820 members, including representatives from most of the FTSE 100 and a growing number of FTSE 250, AIM and smaller companies, as well as IR advisers and service providers. In addition 15% of our membership is overseas.

Mission statement:

The Investor Relations Society’s mission is to promote best practice in investor relations; to support the professional development of its members; to represent their views to regulatory bodies, the investment community and government; and to act as a forum for issuers and the investment community.

Our core beliefs:

•Investor relations should be at the heart of the development of corporate strategy.
•Proactive, universal, prompt and clear investor communications;
•Transparency in securities trading;
•Proportionate regulation that promotes equity and fairness;
•The value of engagement between companies and investors; 
•The need for investor relations professionals to attain an appropriate level of competence and maintain it through continued professional development.

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