Our research strengthens the scientific foundation of financial communication
The Center for Research in Financial Communication welcomes Prof. Olaf Streuer as a new member of the academic network of the competence center. Together with the academic partners from different research areas, knowledge building and exchange in the emerging research field of financial communication and investor relations will be supported.
Jeannine Mühlbrecht's master's thesis on roles in the professional field of investor relations has been published as part of the DIRK-Forschungsreihe. The study shows which roles have been assumed by IR officers to date and where there is potential for expansion in order to advance the professionalization of the field.
The annual Corporate Reporting Monitor study was conducted for the second time at the Center for Research in Financial Communication in cooperation with the Center for Corporate Reporting and the University of Applied Sciences St. Pölten. This year's main topic was sustainability reporting.
The Center for Research in Financial Communication now offers a PhD sholarship in the research area of capital market communication. Qualified applicants are invited to apply.
The brief study examines the question: To what extent do DAX and MDAX companies present the Equity Story on their IR websites and what are the formal features and content components used? The study is based on a content analysis of the IR websites of DAX and MDAX companies and shows the potential that is often not yet used.
The study "Online Report Perspectives" analyzes the development of digital reporting by the 50 largest German and Swiss companies. The study has been carried out since 2015 and this year, in cooperation with NeidhartSchön, berichtsmanufaktur, hw.design and KPMG Germany, it has been completely revised and its content has been adapted to current challenges in online reporting.
The research project in cooperation with DIRK, Aurubis, Lufthansa Group, Deutsche Post DHL and Zalando shows how - and also how differently - sustainability communication to the capital market is approached.