KERN Global Language Services, one of the leading providers of global language management, is now a listed language service provider for DIRK (the German Investor Relations Association). As a partner of Europe's largest investor relations association, KERN is underlining its commitment to achieving top-of-the-range quality and, of course, close contacts to the world of financial communications.
With its dedicated Centre of Excellence for Finance, KERN offers specialised language services for complex capital market communications. Experienced project managers with industry expertise and certified specialist translators are a guarantee for consistent, accurate adaptation of content into the desired target languages – from the moment of initial consultation right up to the final quality check. The service portfolio includes translations of business and financial reports, ESG-compliant content, foreign-language desktop publishing including print processing, and also professional interpreting for conferences, annual general meetings and all manner of forums. Whether it’s a question of precise financial terminology or stylistically convincing texts, KERN ensures a consistent and exact adaptation into the target language.
What sets KERN apart is its combination of linguistic excellence with financial expertise: IR-experienced project management, a flexible network of certified translators, the specific creation and maintenance of financial terminology databases (e.g. IFRS, ESRS, HGB) and also seamless integration into reporting and disclosure processes. KERN has extensive experience working with all the common file formats and systems, including Workiva, SAP, Firesys and SmartNotes.
In this way, KERN supports companies in positioning their messages clearly and consistently on international markets. Thanks to its comprehensive regulatory expertise and certified quality assurance, KERN meets the high requirements of listed companies and financial service providers.
"Professional language services are an integral part of successful financial communication – whether in regulatory documents, investor updates or multilingual ESG reports," explains Dr Thomas Kern of the KERN Management Board. "With our Centre of Excellence for Finance, we can deliver a specialised solution that is precisely tailored to suit the requirements of financial service providers, issuers and IR departments. Our strength lies in combining specialist translation services that reflect industry expertise and that in all world languages with ISO-certified quality. This is how we ensure that financial content is communicated consistently, compliantly and linguistically accurately worldwide. As a listed language service provider for DIRK, we see it as our mission to support the IR community with reliable, scalable and technologically leading solutions in global language management – aimed at financial communications that build trust, reach international markets and meet the digital requirements of the industry."
KERN looks forward to actively shaping the exchanges within the Association and to contributing its linguistic expertise to future DIRK events, specialist groups and training courses.