All the latest news from the Radar Group
1st February 2012
Radar supports Giant Steps, a Sydney-based charity
This year the team at Radar will be providing corporate support to Giant Steps, a charity which helps educate children and families experiencing autism. Our support kicked off with a breakfast BBQ fundraiser, and many more exciting fundraising events are in the pipeline!
24th January 2012
Rebranding in 2012
The beginning of 2012 marks the rebranding Radar Group. The Group is now comprised of three distinct companies; IRM, Mercury Consulting and Radar Shareholder Engagement. The rebrand, which was a necessary step in our expansion, enables us to further extend and specialise our service offerings.
January 2012
Annual Radar 2012 ASX Calendar Now Available
We have distributed the new 2012 ASX Calendars – the best way to start a New Year!
If you would like to receive a copy please contact us at info@radargroup.com.au.
January 2010
Reporting season Primer Summer 2010
Earlier this week, Radar Group released its Reporting Season Primer Summer 2010. This bi-annual report is based on the findings of a survey of fifteen leading institutional investors. Investors were asked to identify what are the key issues they are focusing on as part of their stock selection process and the report then makes recommendations as to how companies can address these issues when communicating with investors.
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21st December 2010
Annual Radar 2011 ASX Calendar Now Available
The 2011 Radar ASX Calendar is now available. Please contact us at info@radargroup.com.au to request a copy.
7th December
Radar was featured in the Australian in an article titled “Radar signalled collision course"
24th November 2010
Radar Group enhances client offering with acquisition of IRM
Radar Group Pty Ltd is pleased to announce that it has acquired a controlling interest in IRM Pty Ltd, a leading provider of investor focused websites and communication tools for ASX listed companies.
Radar Co-founder and Executive Director, Jonathan Younger welcomed the inclusion of the IRM team into Radar Group.
“IRM’s focus on online communications solutions is highly complementary to Radar’s rapidly growing suite of investor communication and engagement services” said Mr Younger. “We are excited by the increased breadth of solutions we can now offer and are confident that the capabilities we now have within Radar Group will enable us to deliver excellent outcomes for clients” he commented.
IRM Chief Executive, Martin Spry said the move would be a positive one that increased the scope of services for its clients while continuing the IRM tradition of high quality service delivery.
“We’re delighted to be part of this rapidly growing business and look forward to being able to work closely with the Radar team to enhance our respective offerings” he said. “We plan to continue to operate IRM as a stand-alone business, supported by the same experienced team.”
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9th September 2010
Radar Expands its Client Relationship Team
Radar Group is pleased to announce that it has significantly expanded its client relationship team with the appointment of two experienced business development managers, Jeva Centeno and Philip Henderson.
Jeva worked for Thomson Reuters and Orient Capital and has over 7 years experience in Investor Relations and Corporate Communications. Jeva has worked with a large number of ASX 100 companies, assisting with their investor relations strategies, including helping senior management understand their shareholders and effectively communicate their message to the market.
Phillip has extensive experience in the Australian equities market and investor relations. Prior to joining Radar he worked as an investment adviser at Commsec before moving to Macquarie Bank as a client manager in their equity markets division. He has spent several years with Thomson Reuters working in their Corporate Advisory division where he successfully implemented investor relations programs across a suite of ASX-listed companies.
Radar Group Executive Director Euan Prentice said the Company was looking forward to introducing Jeva and Phil to its clients.
“We believe they will make a valuable addition to our team and further strengthen our investor relations and shareholder engagement capabilities,” Mr Prentice said.
For further contact Euan Prentice on 02 8256 3330
24th August 2010
Radar Group Changes its Co-ordinates
Australia's leading shareholder engagement, investor relations advisory and research firm, Radar Group, has moved its headquarters to better accommodate the company and its expansion plans.
The office was designed and constructed by workspace design specialists, The Powerhouse Group, for Radar’s specific needs.
The space, which spans the top two levels of 107 Pitt Street in Sydney’s central business district, includes a new state-of–the-art shareholder contact centre and data processing facilities.
Radar Group founder and Executive Director, Jonathan Younger, said the company was excited about showing its clients and partners around the new headquarters.
“The office has several client meeting rooms with facilities for video conferencing, investor briefings and hot desks for interstate clients.” Mr Younger said.
“For a more relaxed meeting option, the unique outdoor entertaining area has already received very positive comments from clients and staff alike,” he said.
“I forecast it will be heavily booked over the summer months.”
“Detecting Radar would outgrow our previous office, we began looking for new space at the beginning of the year. The new design and layout is just perfect for our growing business.”
August 2010
Radar featured in The Australian
Findings from Radar's August Primer report have been featured in The Australian's business section.
June 2010
Getting prepped for reporting season
Earlier this week, Radar Group released its August 2010 “Reporting Season Primer”. This bi-annual report is based on the findings of a survey of twenty one leading institutional investors. Investors were asked to identify what are the key issues they are focusing on as part of their stock selection process and the report then makes recommendations as to how companies can address these issues when communicating with investors.
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May 2010
Radar Group Expands Asia Pacific Institutional Research Division
Radar Group today announced the acquisition of a specialist Asia/Pacific institution research company, Carter Research Consulting, to strengthen its existing research capabilities.
Carter Research Consulting (CRC), is a specialist provider of institutional perception research and consulting services to exchange-listed companies in Australian and Asia.
Started in 2008 by Julie Carter, CRC has quickly become one of Australasia’s most respected institutional research consultancies boasting as clients some of the largest listed companies in Australia and Asia across a broad range of sectors.
Services now offered as part of the Radar Group include company perception studies, post financial results studies, global market and sector research, roadshow feedback reports and evolving policy issues advice.
Julie Carter will head the expanded Research division, allowing Radar Group to develop its services and play a vital role in helping management and boards of listed companies gain insight into the thinking of key equity investors.
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April 2010
Sourcing Offshore Capital
The jostle for capital between listed Australian companies has more elbows in the fray than ever. As a well developed listed equities market, Australia presents domestic fund managers with a plethora of investment opportunities across a gamut of sectors. The challenge for CEO’s and CFO’s is to convince investors to include the company they represent in their investment portfolios.
However when Australian companies try to source capital from offshore, the tussle can be even more trying. Most offshore fund managers who can invest in Australian equities will operate under international or regional mandates where Australia is only one of many countries in which they can make investments. The wider investment universe which these investors have means that the battle for their capital is even more intense.
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Feb 2010
Green Is Good
As January draws to a close the February ASX reporting season beckons. While legislation covers mandatory disclosure requirements, the informational thirst of institutional and sophisticated investors rarely ends there. This brings us to discretionary disclosure items. For example, during the prior reporting season the focus of investors was largely on the strength of company balance sheets and thus, debt maturity profile information was in high demand. But much has changed in the market over the past nine months. Credit markets have eased, economic data releases have indicated improving conditions and the general mood of investors has shifted to optimism. Evidence of this lies in the All Ordinaries Index which has experienced a “hockey stick” recovery and now sits 57% higher than at the end of March last year.
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Dec 2009
Focus shifts to sovereign risk
The term sovereign risk has seldom been used in association with Australia for many decades. However, in less than a year this situation has changed drastically.
What has happened? In summary there have been two significant Federal Government interventions which have changed the way investors view the regulatory landscape in Australia. It all started last year with the proposed structural separation of Telstra, but has propelled into prominence with the recently announced “Resource Super Profits Tax”.
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