Communicating with institutional investors

Article Abstract:

The finance and communications departments of publicly listed companies are implementing investor relations (IR) programs as a venue to keep institutional investors informed about their firms in order to manage the perception of their firms by the capital markets in order to keep the cost of raising equity capital to a minimum. To be successful, IR programs must: ensure that financial analysts and market players value the firm's stock correctly; ensure that the stock owners are diversified and not dominated by opportunists; and identify the factors that have an effect on investor demand. When preparing annual reports, IR specialists must research markets long before the report is designed and written by identifying their stock owners and potential stock owners, determining their potential needs, and emphasizing those variables that will create a perception that the firm meets those needs.

Management, Institutional investments

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What Advantages Now for the Corporate Lessor

Article Abstract:

Leasing is inspected as a method of diversification for a corporation with tax liabilities due to taxable profits. Leasing has all of the characteristics of lending: credit risk, exposure, term margin and repayment. There is a simple principle described that builds a case for leasing as a viable form of diversification because it is an acceptable way to the government and Inland Revenue of deferring taxes. Nine advantages of leasing are discussed. Methods of minimizing disadvantages and maximizing profitability are included. It is emphasized that this decision to act as lessor can be revoked; the present portfolio can simply run out. It is pointed out that leasing does not avoid tax, but simply defers it.

Contracts, Corporations, Diversification in industry, Industrial diversification

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Corporate finance's information arm

Article Abstract:

The UK financial public relations industry has begun expanding into the area of investor relations (IR), focusing mainly on a company's institutional shareholders. IR has achieved only minor market penetration so far, with billings of just 3 million pounds sterling. One of the important new IR services is proxy solicitation, although US regulations make such work easier to accomplish than in the UK. One of the aftereffects of the October 1987 stock market crash seems to be increased prospects for smaller financial public relations consultancies.

Public relations services, United Kingdom, Financial services industry, Financial services, Public relations, Public relations firms, Public relations agencies, Great Britain

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