Investor Relations and Financial Communication

<p><b>Equips students and professionals with the fundamental skills and knowledge&nbsp;</b><b>needed to&nbsp;succeed&nbsp;in investor relations&nbsp;and financial communication</b>&nbsp;</p> <p><i>Investor Relations and Financial Communication</i>&nbsp;is&nbsp;a&nbsp;comprehensive, up-to-date&nbsp;introduction to&nbsp;the&nbsp;investor relations and financial communication profession. Written by a leading educator and professional consultant, this authoritative textbook provides&nbsp;the&nbsp;well-rounded&nbsp;foundation&nbsp;necessary&nbsp;for anyone&nbsp;wanting&nbsp;to&nbsp;begin&nbsp;a career as an&nbsp;Investor&nbsp;Relations&nbsp;Officer&nbsp;(IRO). Detailed yet accessible chapters describe all essential aspects of the field, including&nbsp;communication&nbsp;skills,&nbsp;basic financial knowledge, legal and regulatory guidelines, professional standards and practices, and more.&nbsp;</p> <p>Organized in five sections, the book&nbsp;first&nbsp;identifies and&nbsp;defines&nbsp;the&nbsp;jobs available in investor relations and financial communication,&nbsp;detailing&nbsp;the&nbsp;responsibilities,&nbsp;titles, salaries, and key players in the&nbsp;industry.&nbsp;After thoroughly&nbsp;explaining&nbsp;the&nbsp;disclosure of&nbsp;financial and non-financial information, the author describes&nbsp;the regulatory environment in which&nbsp;professionals&nbsp;operate&nbsp;and&nbsp;offers&nbsp;expert insight into&nbsp;issues of corporate governance, environmental sustainability, social responsibility, shareholder&nbsp;activism, and crisis management.&nbsp;Subsequent sections highlight&nbsp;the&nbsp;day-to-day activities of investor relations and financial communication professionals&nbsp;and discuss the&nbsp;future of the&nbsp;field.&nbsp;This invaluable textbook&nbsp;also:&nbsp;</p> <ul> <li>Describes&nbsp;the&nbsp;responsibilities of the Investor Relations Officer&nbsp;throughout&nbsp;initial public offering,&nbsp;periodic reporting,&nbsp;and&nbsp;performance evaluation&nbsp;&nbsp;</li> <li>Discusses the&nbsp;role of&nbsp;investor relations professionals&nbsp;in&nbsp;disclosing&nbsp;financial&nbsp;information and educating the investment community&nbsp;</li> <li>Emphasizes the&nbsp;various skills that IROs must possess in order to do their jobs successfully, such as&nbsp;marketing and securities law compliance&nbsp;&nbsp;</li> <li>Includes end-of-chapter review questions, activities, and lists of key&nbsp;terms&nbsp;</li> </ul> <p><i>Investor Relations and Financial Communication: Creating Value Through Trust and Understanding</i>&nbsp;is&nbsp;the perfect textbook for both&nbsp;professional development training&nbsp;programs and undergraduate and graduate courses in investor relations, and is&nbsp;required reading for all those working in investor&nbsp;relations, particularly early-career professionals.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>