Investor relations headcounts grow in age of economic difficulty
13 July 2012
Over two in five (42%) of investor relations (IR) departments have increased their headcount over the past 12 months, according to specialist marketing and communications recruiter EMR.
Fri, 13 Jul 2012
Over two in five (42%) of investor relations (IR) departments have increased their headcount over the past 12 months, according to specialist marketing and communications recruiter EMR.
The survey of 480 IR professionals finds that 50% of financial PR agencies have increased headcount over the last year, while only one in 10 in-house teams have seen a drop in staffing.In addition to this, two in three of those surveyed reporting their most recent bonus as having been higher than the previous year’s, average 28.1% of salary.
Job security is high in the sector, or is at least perceived to be, with 77% of respondents feeling ‘secure’ or ‘very secure’, while other marketing professionals, according to a previous EMR survey, have seen a decline in those feeling very secure from 17% to 11%.
Andrea Abbate, principal consultant at EMR, says that in the current economic climate: “Stakeholder relationships are now more important than ever and effective communicators with good financial knowledge are crucial to PLCs maintaining positive relationships.”
Over two in five (42%) of investor relations (IR) departments have increased their headcount over the past 12 months, according to specialist marketing and communications recruiter EMR.
The survey of 480 IR professionals finds that 50% of financial PR agencies have increased headcount over the last year, while only one in 10 in-house teams have seen a drop in staffing.In addition to this, two in three of those surveyed reporting their most recent bonus as having been higher than the previous year’s, average 28.1% of salary.
Job security is high in the sector, or is at least perceived to be, with 77% of respondents feeling ‘secure’ or ‘very secure’, while other marketing professionals, according to a previous EMR survey, have seen a decline in those feeling very secure from 17% to 11%.
Andrea Abbate, principal consultant at EMR, says that in the current economic climate: “Stakeholder relationships are now more important than ever and effective communicators with good financial knowledge are crucial to PLCs maintaining positive relationships.”
