institutional investors

Meme Stock Phenomenon Presents Opportunities for CFOs
Turnarounds

Meme Stock Phenomenon Presents Opportunities for CFOs

What starts out as a “cultish response to a flagging brand” can result in favorable outcomes for the formerly distressed issuer.
By Vincent Ryan | August 19, 2021
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SPACs Require Best-in-Class Communications From the Get-Go
Mergers & Acquisitions

SPACs Require Best-in-Class Communications From the Get-Go

Messaging delivered in an IPO or transaction of any type sets the tone for the long term and must be carefully crafted.
By Moira Conlon | December 17, 2020
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SEC Proposal Protects Executives, Hamstrings Investors
Risk & Compliance

SEC Proposal Protects Executives, Hamstrings Investors

Proposed rule changes would pressure proxy advisory firms to take a more management-friendly stance in their reports and vote recommendations.
By David McCann | November 6, 2019
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Passive & ESG Investing Shake Up Investor Relations
Investor Relations

Passive & ESG Investing Shake Up Investor Relations

No longer content to be silent bystanders, these growing categories of investors are demanding more outreach from IR pros and CFOs.
By Moira Conlon | May 16, 2019
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Institutional Investors Put Private CFOs in the Public Eye
Investor Relations

Institutional Investors Put Private CFOs in the Public Eye

The rise of "crossover investors" — institutional investors that fund private start-ups — blurs the line between public and private companies.
By Jeff Majtyka and Willa McManmon | September 21, 2018
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Accelerated Share Repurchases Help Execs, Not Investors
Risk & Compliance

Accelerated Share Repurchases Help Execs, Not Investors

The increasingly popular method of buying back shares creates an immediate EPS boost that serves to help managers secure bonuses, study suggests.
By Ahmet Kurt | August 7, 2018
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When Are Execs Most Likely to Inflate Earnings?
Risk & Compliance

When Are Execs Most Likely to Inflate Earnings?

Earnings management tends to occur not when a company is getting little or a lot of attention, but rather when it's in the middle of those extremes.
By David McCann | June 6, 2018
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Activist Shareholders: Bane or Boon?
Investor Relations

Activist Shareholders: Bane or Boon?

Corporate executives and activist shareholders rarely see eye to eye, but an attorney for the latter says activists can help improve company performance.
By David McCann | May 2, 2018
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Capital Gets a Reset
Strategy

Capital Gets a Reset

Among a number of capital-raising experiments, some companies are seeking investors for specific projects.
By Andrew Schwedel, James Root, and James Allen | October 2, 2017
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Are There Good Banks and Bad Banks?
Risk & Compliance

Are There Good Banks and Bad Banks?

No, there are simply big banks that get federal subsidies and small banks and nonbanks that don't, thanks to regulatory favoritism: Opinion.
By Christopher Whalen | May 10, 2017
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Big Leap Forward for Human Capital Disclosure
Talent Management

Big Leap Forward for Human Capital Disclosure

Institutional investors lean on retailers to disclose people metrics and plan to take on other industries. But how useful will the information prove to be?
By David McCann | May 20, 2016
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Venture Capital Has Best Quarter in 10 Years
IPOs

Venture Capital Has Best Quarter in 10 Years

VC firms raised $12 billion during the first quarter, suggesting investors are confident the IPO market will rebound.
By Katie Kuehner-Hebert | April 11, 2016
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GE’s Divestitures Will Shrink Commercial Paper Market
Equipment Financing

GE’s Divestitures Will Shrink Commercial Paper Market

By year's end, treasurers and other investors will have a smaller supply of highly rated commercial paper and short-duration corporate debt to invest in.
By Vincent Ryan | May 5, 2015
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OnDeck Capital Lets Institutional Investors Buy SMB Loans
Growth Companies

OnDeck Capital Lets Institutional Investors Buy SMB Loans

The online lending platform will now be open to assets managers and hedge funds that want exposure to "Main Street" borrowers.
By Katie Kuehner-Hebert | January 23, 2015
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Pension Advisers Talk Like CFOs
Risk Management

Pension Advisers Talk Like CFOs

Institutional investment services providers are ditching their jargon and talking about the influence of investment risk on financial measures like free cash flow and earnings per share.
By David McCann | July 10, 2013
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