As part of the DIRK general meeting on 23 February 2018 in Düsseldorf, Prof. Christian Hoffmann presented the results of the CRiFC study “Strategies in Investor Relations and Financial Communications” – a broad empirical study among companies listed in the Prime Standard. Decision-makers in Investor Relations and Corporate Communications were asked about strategic communication management. The results point to the strategic importance of financial communication – even if there are still gaps in strategic management of the function. Furthermore, three types of investor relations and financial communication strategies at German stock corporations were identified in the available data. The full study is available here. More information on the event is available here.