Investor Relations

Indexaccounting standards, 35, 57, 65, 105, 125, 128acquisition, 4, 49, 73, 81, 107, see also mergers &acquisitions (M&A)activist, 85, 89, 154, see also shareholderadd, see recommendationadvertising, 4, 9, 13, 55, 69, 131advisor, 7, 10, 38, 47, 62, 112, 149, 156aftermarket, 8, 10, 14, 16, 23agency, 49, 50, 63, 64, 80, 126, 131, see alsoadvisor; press; public relations; ratingagencies; service provideralert, 45, 123, 155analyst, 36, 44, 48, 51, 82, 87, 112, 125, 135,141, 173, 177, see also analyst day;buy-side; consensus; coverage; creditanalyst; financial analyst; sell-sideanalyst day, 141–4, 152, 173, see alsocalendar; financial calendar;investor dayannual general meeting, 8, 31, 55, 66–7, 81,148–50, see also individual shareholder;retailannual report, 8, 16, 43, 49, 55–6, 68, 125,127–30, 153, 166anticipating, 26, 155appointment, 72, 116arbitrage, 87archives, 45, 122, 124, 131assets, 37, 59, 72, 86, 87, 101, 154audience, 10, 13, 35–9, 79, 81, 91, 122, 132, seealso target; targetingaudit, 114, 146audit committee, 34audit firm, 49statutory audit, 108audited, 4, 8, 66, 128auditors, 69, 93, 109, 114, 128awards, 61, 123, 166awareness, 29, 31, 34, 70, 92, 101, 140back-up, 14, 134balance sheet, 3, 65, 68, 74, 120, 128ballot cards, 81bank, 4, 15, 38, 53, 67, 71, 83, 118, 137, see alsocustodian bank; depositary bank; investmentbank; retail, retail bankbenchmark, 20, 52, 126, 165benefits, 84bid, 5, 68, 80, 116, 124, 154black-out periods, 98blog, 126board of directors, 19, 31, 33, 39, 52, 89, 169boiler plate, 120bond, 3, 37, 38, 51, 68, 73, 78, 85, 182, see alsobondholder; debt; rating agencies;roadshowbondholder, 35, 126brand, 4, 71, 101, 118, 128, 154, 160broker, 8, 9, 36, 67, 82, 98, 137, 140, 178, seealso investment bank; investment bank;sell-side; stock; stock brokerbudget, 11, 25, 30, 45, 55–6, 66, 119, 137, 160,see also identificationbusiness model, 5, 19, 71, 86, 90, 105–11, 144,170, 175business segment, 174buy, see recommendationbuyback, 69, 73, 114buy-side, 14, 35, 36, 82, 87, 135, 177, 178, seealso financial analystbylaws, 66, 80, 126, 155calendar, 46, 125, 142, see also financial calendarcapital, 1, 3, 6, 19, 20, 52, 60, 69, 71, 78, 84,101, 106, 118, 141, 171, see also capitalmarkets; capital market day; cost of capital;equity; return on capital employed; share,share capital; venture capitalcapital expenditure, 72, 106, 182183