Investor relations and ESG reporting in a regulatory perspective a practical guide for financial market participants /

Investor Relations and ESG Reporting in a Regulatory Perspective is a comprehensive and detailed practical guide for financial market participants, focusing on the stock market, written for practitioners by practitioners. The main themes of the book include the challenging integration of investor re...

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Main Author: Lykkesfeldt, Poul.
Other Authors: Kjaergaard, Laurits Louis., SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language: English
Published: Cham : Palgrave Macmillan, 2022.
Physical Description: 1 online resource (xxx, 346 pages) : illustrations.
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Table of Contents:
  • Part I. The financial markets : an overview. The benefits and drawbacks of a stock market listing
  • The formation of stock prices
  • Ethics in the financial markets : why a solid IR framework is key
  • Understanding valuation methodology of the financial markets
  • Integrating ESG in equity research
  • Valuation methodology from the perspective of different investor types
  • Part II. The participants of the financial markets. Understanding the financial markets' stakeholders and their motivation
  • Understanding the role of institutional investors
  • How to communicate with retail investors
  • The sell-side/equity analysts, brokers and corporate access
  • Corporate finance advisers
  • Considering the role of non-financial markets stakeholders
  • Part III. Major legislation themes related to the European financial markets. How is legislation implemented on the European financial markets ?
  • Learning from the impact on financial markets of recent legislation
  • How to optimise IR within the existing legal framework
  • The new wave of ESG regulatory framework
  • Part IV. Achieving a fair valuation of the company through best-practice IR. The IR function
  • Deciding on IR ambitions and its success factors
  • IR within the organisation
  • IR's responsibilities of implementing policies and planning ahead
  • IR tools to engage a company's stakeholders
  • Managing the expectations of the financial community
  • Embracing the digital world of IR activities
  • Part V. IR in special situations. Preparation of difference types of IR-related contingencies
  • Developing a takeover response manual
  • Valuation in a takeover situation and strategic alternatives
  • Shareholder engagement and monitoring market activity
  • Investor activism
  • The company - before, during and after an IPO
  • Part VI. Embracing non-financial/ESG reporting. The origin of ESG
  • Stakeholder capitalism and sustainable leadership
  • Institutional investors are embracing ESG strategies
  • Consideration sustainable finance disclosure regulation (SFDR)
  • Part VII. The framework of best-in-class non-financial reporting. Implementing taxonomy
  • Implementing non-financial reporting standards
  • Part VIII. Preparing the company's first ESG report. For the first non-financial report : a checklist to get into gear
  • The importance of mobilising ESG with incentives
  • Part IX. Aiming for best-in-class ESG reporting. Taking already implemented non-financial reports a step further
  • Encompassing ESG rating agencies
  • Part X. Future trends of financial and non-financial reporting. Best-practice IR is about being at the forefront
  • Is the next decade scary or exciting?
  • Postscript
  • Summary of facts and best practice
  • Overview of Nasdaq's ESG reporting guidelines
  • Correction to: The formation of stock prices.