Title:
Investor relations for the emerging company
Author:
Rieves, Ralph A.
ISBN:
9780230341968
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Edition:
2nd ed.
Publication Information:
New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2012.
Physical Description:
xii, 232 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
General Note:
Includes index.
Contents:
Machine generated contents note: pt. I THE INVESTOR UNIVERSE -- 1.Pep Talk -- 2.The Growth Challenge -- 3.Modern Investing Theories and Practices -- Risk and Return -- Benchmarks -- Investment Styles -- 4.The Securities Markets -- The Negotiated Market -- Nasdaq Omx -- The Auction Market: Stock Exchanges -- BATS -- Liquidity, Liquidity, Liquidity -- 5.Reaching the Individual Investor -- The Direct Approach Is Not Recommended -- The Brokers -- "Pump-and-Dump" and Other Chicanery -- Targeting the Best Retail Brokers -- Communicating with Brokers -- Retail Research: The Quid Pro Quo -- Conclusion -- 6.Targeting Institutional Investors: The Microcap Funds -- Your Company Must Be Listed -- The Institutional "Sides" -- The Sell Side -- Selected Targeting Within the Buy Side -- Economic News and Market Risk -- The Risks Specific to Owning Your Company's Stock -- The Qualitative Considerations -- M&A Considerations -- Conclusion -- 7.About Consensus Risk --
Contents note continued: The Signaling Model of Investor Behavior -- The Forecasting Game -- Other Players -- Conclusion -- pt. II GOVERNANCE AND DISCLOSURE -- 8.Governance: The Investment Manager's Perspective -- The Board of Directors -- Compensation Practices -- M&A Considerations -- Corporate Finance -- Conclusion -- 9.Governance: Regulation FD -- Materiality -- Regulation FD -- Insider Trading -- Safe Harbor Provisions -- The Proxy Process -- Appendix 9-A Sample Safe Harbor Statements -- Alternative 1 -- Alternative 2 For Oral Statements -- Alternative 3 For Doing Business in Countries Other Than the United States -- 10.Governance: Sarbanes-Oxley and Dodd-Frank -- The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 -- The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform Act (2010) -- Conclusion -- 11.Governance: Shareholder Activists and "Rightful Concerns" -- Labels -- Shareholder Activists and Corporate Governance -- Social Activists and Corporate Governance -- Proxy Access -- Conclusion --
Contents note continued: 12.The SEC and Financial Reporting -- Financial Reporting -- Elements of Effective Financial Reporting -- Appendix 12-A An Audit Committee Charter -- Organization -- Roles -- Responsibilities -- pt. III CORPORATE PRACTICES FOR EFFECTIVE INVESTOR RELATIONS -- 13.Establishing an Investor Relations Program -- The IR Department's Activities -- Qualifications for the Head of an IR Department -- Measuring the Effectiveness of Your IR Program -- Monitoring the Effectiveness of Your IR Activities -- Tracking Your Stock -- 14.Best Practices for News Releases -- Materiality -- Preparation of the News Release -- Distribution of the News Release -- Working with a Wire Service -- Tracking the News -- The Press Kit -- The Next Chapter -- Appendix 14-A Suggested Format for an Executive Summary -- Company Summary -- 15.Best Practices for Conference Calls and Presentations -- The Teleconference (aka the Conference Call) -- Presentations and Road Shows --
Contents note continued: Meetings with Investment Professionals -- Conclusion -- 16.Best Practices for Using the Net: Confronting the Chat Room Pox -- Fanning Flames of Grievance -- What to Do and What Not to Do -- One More Time -- 17.Conclusion.
Abstract:
"Investor relations is an essential facet of any publicly traded company, inevitably affecting its stock price. With the changes in the current economic environment, emerging companies require an authoritative, well-researched, and honest guide to building and maintaining a large shareholder base. Investor Relations for the Emerging Company provides enduring advice, insight, and procedures that will help you communicate, legally and ethically, your commitment to enhancing shareholder value. Divided into three complementary parts-The Investor Universe, Compliance and Disclosure, and Corporate Practices-this comprehensive book guides you through the process of business life after the initial public offering. You'll gain a firm understanding of the organizations, institutions, mechanics, and behavior of capital markets from the authors' discussions about portfolio managers, institutional investors, and regulations. SEC Regulation FD is discussed in several chapters. Investor Relations for the Emerging Company also serves as a procedural guide to the what, how, and when of reporting and disclosure, by focusing on how best to implement compliance. Rounding out this extensively researched and practical guide to investor relations is a detailed description of how to operate an effective investor relations program within your company's budgetary constraints-from setting up an investor relations department to best practices for news releases, conference calls, and presentations"--
"Helps fledgling public company officers and directors prepare for the unique business task of convincing investors of their company's value. New edition updates Sarbanes-Oxley; Frank-Dodd act and new governance regulations"--
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