Poul Lykkesfeldt, Laurits Louis Kjaergaard

Investor Relations and ESG Reporting in a Regulatory Perspective (eBook, PDF)

A Practical Guide for Financial Market Participants

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Produktbeschreibung

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 relations (IR) and the non-financial reporting of environmental, social and governance (ESG). Further, the book provides a comprehensive overview of the complex regulatory framework of the European Union (EU) related to the financial markets, including the expected global trends in this area.

Extracted Praise from Testimonials - Full Endorsements Featured in Frontmatter

"..... This book provides an excellent and competent overview of the challenges that senior management and boards are facing today relating to new ESG reporting requirements ..... I offer this book my highest recommendations as relevant and newsworthy reading regarding companies' and institutions' continued journey in pursuing the ESG agenda and meeting the increasing demands of investors regarding high-quality ESG reporting."

-Lise Kingo, Independent Board Director in Sanofi SA, Covestro AG and Aker Horizons ASA; Former CEO and Executive Director of the United Nations Global Compact; and prior to this, Executive Vice President and member of Novo Nordisk's Executive Management

"I doubt that a more insightful and practically-oriented handbook has been written, or may be written over the next decade, on the subject of investor relations, not only providing an essential overview but also illustrating how IR is executed in a best practice manner. This book integrates IR and ESG reporting, which is essential for global investors today ....."

-Carsten Borring, Associated Vice President Global Listing, Nasdaq; Member of The Federation of European Securities Exchanges (FESE) Listing Expert Group; Former board member of the Danish Centre for ESG Research and the Danish Government's Panel for Entrepreneurs

" ..... I take pleasure recommending this book to any stakeholder with an interest in the EU regulatory framework related to the financial and capital markets, including to companies and investors outside the EU who wish a competent EU regulatory overview."

- David Moalem, Partner, Ph.D., Bech-Bruun law firm, Capital Markets & Financial Institutions Team; Former Partner and National Head of Legal Services at Deloitte

"The authors provide unique and incredibly insightful practical information and recommendations for IROs and Executive Management teams in listed companies regarding organising and executing best practice IR. The combination of simple and straightforward information, and its many layers of solid theoretical understanding and real-life examples, makes this book invaluable for both the experienced and the newly started IRO ...... This book is, in every manner, highly recommended."

-Michael Bjergby, Senior Vice President, Head of Group Finance, ISS A/S; Former Head of Investor Relations at ISS, Pandora and GN Group

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Springer Nature Switzerland
• Seitenzahl: 346
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. August 2022
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9783031058004
• Artikelnr.: 65246189

Autorenporträt

Poul Lykkesfeldt is managing partner, senior adviser and founder of Reliance A/S, a leading Danish financial PR and communications firm with an international client base. Poul has over 35 years of experience in the fields of investor relations, financial transactional PR, investor activism, corporate/ESG communication and media relations related to listed and private companies, and private equity firms. Poul has previously served as head of IR, and deputy head of corporate communications, of Novo Nordisk; as a top-rated senior equity analyst with ABN AMRO; and as an investment banker and corporate finance adviser in London (UBS) and Copenhagen (KPMG Corporate Finance). Today, Poul advises international and domestic clients within financial PR/IR in connection with transactions, annual reports and ESG reports, as well as crises communications and media relations/training. Finally, Poul is a trusted adviser for company boards and the C-suite. Poul holds a M.Sc. (Econ.) from the Copenhagen Business School, Denmark, and a PED from IMD, Switzerland.

Laurits Louis Kjaergaard is strategy and business development manager at I&T, one of Denmark's most prominent independent asset managers. Having lived in six countries, Laurits has held finance and consulting positions at leading buy-side, sell-side, and regulatory advisory firms, including ABG Sundal Collier, PwC, Interogo (Inter IKEA Holding) and Danske Bank. During his career, Laurits has both worked with and prepared traditional company equity research, as well as ESG research reports, on listed companies in his earlier capacity as an equity research analyst. Prior to this, he advised companies on the implementation of selected EU legislation. Laurits holds a M.Sc. (Finance) from the University of Liechtenstein, a B.Sc. Business and Sociology from the Copenhagen Business School, Denmark, and a finance certification from the London School of Economics.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction.- Section 1: The financial markets: An overview.- Chapter 1.1: The benefits and drawbacks of a stock market listing.- Chapter 1.2: The formation of stock prices.- Chapter 1.3: Ethics in the financial markets - why a solid IR framework is key.- Chapter 1.4: Understanding valuation methodology of the financial markets.- Chapter 1.5: Integrating ESG in equity research.- Chapter 1.6: Valuation methodology from the perspective of different investor types.- Section 2: The participants of the financial markets.- Chapter 2.1: Understanding the financial markets' stakeholders and their motivation.- Chapter 2.2: Understanding the role of institutional investors.- Chapter 2.3: How to communicate with retail investors.- Chapter 2.4: The sell-side/equity analysts, brokers and corporate access.- Chapter 2.5: Corporate finance advisers.- Chapter 2.6: Considering the role of non-financial markets stakeholders.- Section 3: Major legislation themes related to the European financial markets.- Chapter 3.1: How is legislation implemented on the European financial markets?.- Chapter 3.2: Learning from the impact on financial markets of recent legislation.- Chapter 3.3: How to optimise IR within the existing legal framework.- Chapter 3.4: The new wave of ESG regulatory framework.- Section 4: Achieving a fair valuation of the company through best-practice IR.- Chapter 4.1: The IR function.- Chapter 4.2: Deciding on IR ambitions and its success factors.- Chapter 4.3: IR within the organisation.- Chapter 4.4: IR's responsibilities of implementing policies and planning ahead.- Chapter 4.5: IR tools to engage a company's stakeholders.- Chapter 4.6: Managing the expectation of the financial community.- Chapter 4.7: Embracing the digital world of IR activities.- Section 5: IR in special situations.- Chapter 5.1: Preparation of difference types of IR-related contingencies.- Chapter 5.2: Developing a take-over response manual.- Chapter 5.3: Valuation in a takeover situation and strategic alternatives.- Chapter 5.4: Shareholder engagement and monitoring market activity.- Chapter 5.5: Investor activism.- Chapter 5.6: The company - before, during and after an IPO.- Section 6 Embracing non-financial/ESG reporting.- Chapter 6.1: The origin of ESG.- Chapter 6.2 Stakeholder capitalism and sustainable leadership.- Chapter 6.3 Institutional investors are embracing ESG strategies.- Chapter 6.4 Consideration sustainable finance disclosure regulation (SFDR).- Section 7 The framework of best-in-class non-financial reporting.- Chapter 7.1. Implementing taxonomy.- Chapter 7.2. Implementing non-financial reporting standards.- Section 8 Preparing the company's first ESG report.- Chapter 8.1. For the first non-financial report: a checklist to get into gear.- Chapter 8.2. The importance of mobilising ESG with incentives.- Section 9 Aiming for best-in-class ESG reporting.- Chapter 9.1: Taking already implemented non-financial reports a step further.- Chapter 9.2: Encompassing ESG rating agencies.- Section 10 Future trends of financial and non-financial reporting.- Chapter 10.1: Best-practice IR is about being at the forefront.- Chapter 10.2: Is the next decade scary or exciting?.- Postscript.- Summary of facts and best practice.- Overview of Nasdaq's ESG reporting guidelines.

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