The first book to offer a global look at the state-of-the-art thinking and practice in investor relations and financial communication Featuring contributions from leading scholars and practitioners in financial communication and related fields—including public relations, corporate communications, finance, and accounting— this volume in the critically acclaimed “Handbooks in Communication and Media” seriesprovides readers with a comprehensive, up-to-date picture of investor relations and financial communications as they are practiced in North America and around the world. The Handbook of Financial Communication and Investor Relations provides an overview of the past, present, and future of investor relations and financial communications as a profession. It identifies the central issues of contemporary investor relations and financial communications practice, including financial information versus non-financial information, intangibles, risk, value, and growth. Authors address key topics of concern to contemporary practitioners, such as socially responsible investing, corporate governance, shareholder activism, ethics, and professionalism. In addition, the book arms readers with metrics and proven techniques for reliably measuring and evaluating the effectiveness of investor relations and financial communications. Bringing together the most up-to-date research on investor relations and financial communication and the insights and expertise of an all-star team of practitioners, The Handbook of Financial Communication and Investor Relations: Explores how the profession is practiced in various regions of the globe, including North America, South America, Europe, the Middle East, India, Australia, and other areas Provides a unique look at financial communication as it is practiced beyond the corporate world, including in families, the medical profession, government, and the not-for-profit sector Addresses “big-picture” strategies as well as specific tactics for financial communication during crises, the use of social media, dealing with shareholder activism, integrated reporting and CSR, and more This book makes an ideal reference resource for undergrads and graduate students, scholars, and practitioners studying or researching investor relations and financial communication across schools of communication, journalism, business, and management. It also offers professionals an up-to-date, uniquely holistic look at best practices in financial communication investor relations worldwide.

Written by leading authorities, the Second Edition of A Practical Guide to SEC Proxy and Compensation Rules provides expert analysis and valuable tips and pointers on everything you need to know to master the proxy process and ensure compliance with the SEC's rules. You get comprehensive guidance on such essential issues as: Preparing the executive compensation tables and compensation committee report -- plus examples and the full text reports of seven companies -- Explanations of the FASB rules on accounting for stock options -- Discussions on the requirements necessary to ensure the tax deductibility of executive compensation under IRC Section 162(m) -- Descriptions of the disclosure requirements for a company seeking shareholder approval of certain employee benefit plans -- Analysis of institutional activism under the proxy rules -- And much more. Insightful analysis throughout this guide of how companies have responded to the SEC regulations and on the positions taken by the SEC will help you prepare day-to-day disclosures as well as long-range plans. Valuable appendixes contain SEC and DOL releases, rules and regulations.

Hedge Fund Activism begins with a brief outline of the research literature and describes datasets on hedge fund activism.