Questions and debate surround institutional investor preferences regarding the Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) profiles of their portfolio firms. To address these issues, we examine changes in their portfolios and find that preferences for corporate ESG depend critically on investor...

In some circles, transparency has become a buzzword as organizations face increasing pressure from institutional shareholders and regulators, banks and other stakeholders needing to monitor financial conditions and managerial decisions more closely to protect their interests. The call for...

Investor Relations has become a good reason to keep a Home Page in the Web. Several companies with shares in the stock market already divulge their quarterly and annual reports online. To investigate how companies are using the Internet to communicate with investors, this article studies the...

Intro -- The Handbook of Financial Communication and Investor Relations -- Contents -- Notes on Contributors -- Part I The Foundations of Financial Communication and Investor Relations -- 1 Investor Relations and Financial Communication -- Definitions -- Return on Expectations -- Efficient...