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Shareholders are demanding that their rights as owners of the company be recognized. Corporate boards are under ever increasing scrutiny and pressure to justify themselves. The cost of capital is high for those companies who do not pay attention to their investor base on an ongoing and consistent basis.
One single business model for a capital market or corporate governance strategy and structure cannot be applied to companies across the board. Each organization is unique and requires its own tailored plan for interacting with investors, for raising money, and for its board structure and practices.
While many companies choose to use their internal resources for an array of capital market and governance strategies, many corporations are choosing to outsource to an external partner. There are many reasons to justify this decision:
- Resources are not available internally
- Outsourcing reduces operating costs
- Companies can gain access to specific and focused expertise and internal resources can be used for other purposes, increasing organizational efficiency
Nvestcom is a trusted partner, providing strategic counsel to companies of all sizes, across all industries. Services include investor relations, corporate board advisory services, and capital raising strategies. Tailored solutions and effective messages are conceived and implemented to bring companies the competencies and solutions needed to meet the demanding needs of today’s capital markets. |
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Published and copyrighted content: July 21, 2010 by  As the quarterly earnings season for the second quarter of 2010 gets underway, investors, analysts and the media will be watching to see how well public companies are emerging from the economic downturn, and what that might mean for the stock market. With unemployment rates still high and federal measures of economic growth shaky, observers are hoping for earnings numbers that reaffirm signs of a recovery.
"Last year, every earnings announcement was a record loss. People understood that because it was a really bad time. Companies wouldn't necessarily want to come out with a record loss this year because people are expecting to see some improvement and expectations will be ratcheting up somewhat," says Wharton accounting professor Brian Bushee. "But earnings are always about the target; it's not as much what did you do in the same quarter last year, as what are analysts and investors expecting this quarter and did you meet that number."
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In today’s volatile markets it is essential, more than ever, to keep the communication line open with the investment community. Many companies are overwhelmed with everyday challenges and some feel like it just isn’t worth the effort. This oversight carries a heavy cost for the company and the valuation of its stock price.
It is in difficult times that investors need to hear a company’s strategy and outlook. They need to understand how management is dealing with the current economic challenges and how the company will manage its growth as markets regain stability.
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According to the WSJ  , it looks like shareholders will finally get their wish to hold company directors more accountable or replace them. The SEC votes on the Proxy Access rule on August 25 and chances are good it will pass. Proxy Access will allow shareholders holding at least 3% of the company’s equity for more than two years to put their own nominees for board seats alongside the company’s nominees. This is not necessarily a bad thing. After all, if a shareholder holds a significant level of a company’s equity, shouldn’t there be some buy-in and control of how the company operates? Shareholders are the owners of the company and the board does have to account to someone.
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Corporate governance is longer an activity taking place behind closed doors in the revered boardroom. It has become a top priority for companies, their boards, their investors, and inadvertently, their investor relations professionals.
In mid December of 2009, the Securities and Exchange Commission adopted new disclosure regulations that apply to the 2010 annual report and proxy statement season. Like the MD&A in a company’s 10K, the SEC is now requiring companies to furnish full disclosure on a range of practices including its compensation policies and practices, the experience, skills and background of its directors, and how the nominating committee of the board considers diversity in director nominations
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The Matrix Reloaded
