Financial Communication and Investor Relations

Objectives

  1. To identify the central issues of contemporary Investor Relations and Financial Communications, including financial information versus non-financial information, risk, value, socially responsible investing, corporate governance, shareholder activism;
  2. To learn proven techniques for measuring and evaluating the effectiveness of Investor Relations and Financial Communications.

General characterization

Code

02107711

Credits

10.0

Responsible teacher

Alda Maria de Magalhães Teles

Hours

Weekly - 3

Total - 280

Teaching language

Portuguese

Prerequisites

Available soon

Bibliography

  • Dinçer, H. & Yüksel, S. (2019). Handbook of Research on Global Issues in Financial Communication and Investment Decision Making. IGI Global;
  • Guimard, A. (2008). Investor Relations: Principles and International Best Practices of Financial Communications. Palgrave Macmillan;
  • Halff, G. & Joo N.W. (2014). Introduction to Financial Communication. Taylor & Francis Group;
  • Laskin, A. (Ed.) (2017). The Handbook of Financial Communication and Investor Relations. Wiley Blackwell;
  • Wang, S. (2015). Financial Communications: Information Processing, Media Integration, and Ethical Considerations. Palgrave Macmillan.

Teaching method

Theoretical and practical approaches.

Teaching based in several methods (lecturing, questioning, classroom action).

Evaluation method

Continuous Assessment - Classroom participation will also be evaluated(20%), One research work, with written and oral evaluation(80%)

Subject matter

  • Investor Relations and Financial Communication - Definitions;
  • Companies, Financial Communication and Stakeholders;
  • Crisis Communication: implications for Investor Relations;
  • Types of shareholders and investment philosophies in contemporary economies;
  • Financial analysts and their role in Financial Communication and Investor Relations;
  • Measurement and evaluation of Investor Relations and Financial Communication activities;
  • Shareholder Activism and the new role of Investor Relations.

Programs

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