Alexander V. Laskin - Investor Relations and Financial Communication

Alexander V. Laskin,

Quinnipiac University Hamden, Connecticut

This edition first published 2022

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Names: Laskin, Alexander V., author.

Title: Investor relations and financial communication : creating value through trust and understanding / Alexander V. Laskin.

Description: Hoboken, NJ : John Wiley & Sons, 2022. | Includes bibliographical references and index.

Identifiers: LCCN 2021024481 (print) | LCCN 2021024482 (ebook) | ISBN 9781119780458 (paperback) | ISBN 9781119780489 (pdf) | ISBN 9781119780472 (epub) | ISBN 9781119780496 (obook)

Subjects: LCSH: Corporations--Investor relations. | Financial services industry--Communication systems. | C orporations--Finance.

Classification: LCC HD2744 .L267 2022 (print) | LCC HD2744 (ebook) | DDC 659.2/85--dc23

LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2021024481LC ebook record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2021024482

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1 Cover

2 Title page Investor Relations and Financial Communication Creating Value Through Trust and Understanding Alexander V. Laskin, Quinnipiac University Hamden, Connecticut

3 Copyright

4 Part I Profession 1 Introduction to Investor Relations and Financial Communication 2 Investor Relations and Financial Communication Industry 3 Stockholders and Stakeholders

5 Part II Disclosure 4 Communicating Financial Information 5 Communicating Nonfinancial Information

6 Part III Context 6 Legal and Regulatory Environment of Investor Relations and Financial Communication 7 Corporate Governance, Environmental Sustainability, and Social Responsibility 8 Shareholder Activism and Crisis Management

7 Part IV Work 9 Main Activities and Publications in Investor Relations and Financial Communication 10 Going Public and Going Private 11 Measurement and Evaluation of Investor Relations and Financial Communication

8 Part V Transformation 12 Globalization of the Financial Markets and Regional Distinctions 13 The Future of Investor Relations and Financial Communication

9 Bibliography

10 Index

11 End User License Agreement

1 Chapter 1Figure 1.1 The oldest share: Stora Kopparberg original share, June 16, 1288...

2 Chapter 2Figure 2.1 Monetary policy report. Source : Board of Governors of the Federal...

3 Chapter 3Figure 3.1 EDGAR home page managed by the United States Securities...

4 Chapter 4Figure 4.1 DuPont formula.

5 Chapter 7Figure 7.1 Compensation to the Coca-Cola Board of Directors...Figure 7.2 Coca-Cola 2020 Annual general meeting agenda....

6 Chapter 8Figure 8.1 Reddit’s 2021 Superbowl ad.

7 Chapter 9Figure 9.1 Apple 2021 Annual meeting of shareholders...

8 Chapter 10Figure 10.1 Facebook Form S-1 . Source :...

9 Chapter 11Figure 11.1 Levels of Evaluation model.

10 Chapter 13Figure 13.1 SEC press release suspending trading in multiple...

1 Chapter 4Table 4.1 Microsoft 2020 income statement.Table 4.2 Microsoft 2020 balance sheets.Table 4.3 Microsoft 2020 cash flows statements.Table 4.4 Microsoft 2020 stockholders’ equity statements.

2 Chapter 5Table 5.1 The structure of Form 10-K, annual report.Table 5.2 Classifications of intangibles and nonfinancials.

3 Chapter 6Table 6.1 Dodd–Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act.

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2 Title page

3 Copyright

4 Table of Contents

5 Begin Reading

6 Bibliography

7 Index

8 End User License Agreement

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