Activists won proxy wars with companies about 75% of the time in 2014.
Though fewer IR officers have corporate finance experience compared with five years ago, a good portion aim to be finance chief one day.
Activist investors are turning up the heat at public companies. It’s up to CFOs to stay cool — and communicative.
The outmoded U.S. proxy voting system imposes barriers that make it more difficult for companies to engage directly with their equity investors.
Is providing quarterly earnings guidance worth the effort? Many companies say no.
CFO looks at 50 corporate Web sites to assess how well they keep investors informed.
