The results of a quantitative survey of investor relations officers on the topic of dialogue between the supervisory board and investors was published in a May issue of the trade magazine “Der Aufsichtsrat”. In German stock corporations, the Executive Board, as the legal representative of the company, is responsible for communications. In the area of capital market communications, it regularly makes use of the company’s investor relations officers. Until a few years ago, the Supervisory Board played only a subordinate role – if any – in this structure. This has changed fundamentally in recent years. This study by Kerstin Hammann makes a valuable contribution to classifying communication between investors and supervisory boards. It not only describes the status quo of the new ways of capital market communication, but also deals with the normative and regulative problem points. The study shows what role investor relations plays or should play in the dialogue between investors and the supervisory board. The article in Der Aufsichtsrat is available here The full study can be downloaded here