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9780470642535

Running an Effective Investor Relations Department : A Comprehensive Guide

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    9780470642535

  • ISBN10:

    047064253X

  • Format: eBook
  • Copyright: 2010-07-01
  • Publisher: Wiley
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Summary

The ultimate guide to investor relationsYour one-stop resource for everything pertaining to your company's dealings with the investment community, Running an Effective Investor Relations Department provides investor relations professionals with essential day-to-day information. From creating and properly communicating a company's investment story, to dealing with both the sell side and buy side of the investment community, to providing guidance, and the form and frequency of that guidance, this authoritative resource covers it all. Addresses every possible area of the investor relations profession Includes chapters covering disclosure, forward-looking statements, guidance, event management, and twenty other topics Other titles by Bragg: The Vest Pocket Controller, Accounting Best Practices, Sixth Edition, and Just-in-Time Accounting, Third EditionPractical and thorough, this book offers the world-class guidance you need to effectively manage your investor relations department.

Table of Contents

Preface
Managing Investor Relations
Why Have an Investor Relations Department?
Investor Relations Objectives and Goals
Investor Relations Tools
Investor Relations Budget
Float Management
Managing Bad News
Responding to Rumors
Summary
Investor Relations Officer Position
Key Aspects of the IRO Position
IRO Job Description
Investor Relations Team
IRO as Management Representative
Summary
Creating the Company Story
Creating the Story
Packaging the Story
Strategic Credibility
Clarifying and Mitigating Risk
Company Reputation
Matching the Company to the Story
Duration of the Story
Coordination with Public Relations
Summary
Event Management
Conference Call
Road Show
Non-Deal Road Show
Annual Meeting
Plant Tour
Annual Analyst Meeting
Analyst and Industry Conferences
Podcast Dissemination
Video Dissemination
Blog Dissemination
Event Disclosure Issues
Practicing for Events
Summary
Public Communications
Constructing a Press Release
Dealing with the Media
Dealing with Electronic Message Boards
Investor Relations Advertising
Summary
Publications
Fact Sheet
Annual Report
Product Pipeline Report
Company-Paid Research Reports
Independent Research Reports
Welcome Kit
Videos
Other Publications
Information Tracking Systems for Publications
Legal Liability
Summary
Investor Relations Web Site
Basic Investor Relations Web Site
Intermediate Investor Relations Web Site
Advanced Investor Relations Web Site
Web Site Layout
Hyperlink Liability
Sample Web Sites
Summary
Management Discussion and Analysis Section
MD&A Reporting Requirements
SEC Guidance
Examples of Enhanced MD&A Disclosure
Summary
Disclosure
Form 8-K
Disclosure of Non-GAAP Information
Regulation FD
Disclosure Policy
Disclosure Procedure
Ensuring Compliance with Disclosure Rules
Disclosure During an Initial Public Offering
Summary
Forward-Looking Statements
Basis for Class Action Lawsuits
Private Securities Litigation Reform Act
Forward-Looking Statements
Summary
Providing Guidance
Whether to Provide Guidance
Form of Guidance Issued
Frequency and Timing of Guidance
Aggressiveness of Guidance
Guidance Policy
Summary
Dealing with the Sell Side
Analyst's Perspective
Finding the Right Analyst
Dealing with Analysts
Negative Analyst Report
Dealing with Brokers
Pump and Dump
Dealing with Investment Bankers
Dealing with Sell Side Specialists
Summary
Dealing with the Buy Side
Types of Investors
Dealing with Institutional Investors
Travel Requirements for Meetings with Institutional Investors
Dealing with Individual Investors
Dealing with Investment Clubs
Dealing with Foreign Investors
Investor Presentation
Managing a Private Investment in Public Equity
Accredited Investor
Dividend Reinvestment
Direct Stock Purchase Plans
Summary
Dealing with Credit Rating Agencies
Credit Rating Agency Relationship
Summary
Dealing with Short Sellers and Activist Investors
How Short Sellers Operate
How to Handle Short Sellers
Monitoring Short Sellers
Dealing with Activist Investors
Summary
Dealing with the Board of Directors
IRO and the Board of Directors
Investor Relations Board Packet
Summary
Major Stock Exchanges
Listing Process
American Stock Exchange
Overview of the NASDAQ
NASDAQ Capital Market
NASDAQ Global Market
New York Stock Exchange
Comparing the Stock Exchanges
Summary
Monitoring the Market
Monitoring through Internet Services
Monitoring through Individuals
Surveying Investors
Locating Investors
Monitoring through a Stock Surveillance Service
Monitoring through a Stock Transfer Agent
Bloomberg Terminals
Electronic Message Boards
Activity Caused by Trading Strategies
Summary
Blue Sky Laws
Blue Sky Law Requirements and Implications
Blue Sky Advice for the IRO
Proxy Solicitations
Proxy Solicitation Concepts
On-line Proxy Voting
Proxy Distribution Process
NYSE Rule 452
Summary
Dividends and Stock Buy-Backs
Transition to a Dividend
Dividend Policy
Stock Buy-Back Alternative
Disclosure of a Stock Buy-Back Program
Odd-Lot Shareholdings
Summary
Outsourcing Investor Relations
Skill Set of an Investor Relations Consultant
Managing the Consultant Relationship
National Investor Relations Institute
Summary
Investor Relations Metrics
Internal and Financial Metrics
Peer Metrics
Company-Specific Metrics
Metrics Consistency
Explaining Results
Summary
About the Author
Index
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