IR Magazine in association with Nasdaq Corporate Solutions, January 19, 2016 webinar: "IR Magazine Webinar ‒ The activist fire drill" [Stock exchange and opportunistic activist offer consulting services for investor relations response to activists]

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November 2015, NASDAQ sponsored content published by IR Magazine: "Responding to activism: A blueprint for IR | A guide for investor relations teams that want to understand how activists think and prepare their company for engagement" (8 pages, 511 K, in PDF format) [Stock exchange jumps on bandwagon to offer consulting services exploiting fears of activist attacks]

Source: IR Magazine in association with Nasdaq Corporate Solutions, January 19, 2016 webinar

IR Magazine Webinar ‒ The activist fire drill

January 19, 2016 | By staff writers

A guide for investor relations teams that want to understand how activists think and prepare their company for engagement.

Join IR Magazine and Nasdaq Corporate Solutions for a complimentary webinar that discusses a special report on activism that acts as a resource for investor relations teams that want to track activist activity, understand how activists think and prepare their company for engagement.

The webinar focuses on the following areas:

· 2015 – an overview

· Thinking like an activist – is your company vulnerable?

· Preparing your company for engagement

· What happens when an activist joins the board?

· New activist tactics for 2016 and beyond

In association with Nasdaq Corporate Solutions

The presentation slides are available here.

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