Financial public relations is a branch of PR that specializes in corporate disclosure, shareholder relations, and relations with professional investors. It ensures compliance with securities regulations and addresses disclosure requirements. Financial PR practitioners include lawyers, stock analysts, and investment experts knowledgeable in areas like mergers and acquisitions, public offerings, and insider trading. Financial PR agencies provide strategic consulting, financial communications, crisis management, and media relations services focused on issues important to the financial sector like mergers and acquisitions, investor meetings, stock listings, and regulatory changes.