Politics

Financial communication, the power of words between markets, businesses and reputation

In the book «Beyond numbers», Ivan Dompé talks about how financial communication influences market trust and the reputation of companies, including great cases of Italian capitalism, crisis, artificial intelligence and new ESG challenges

The role of financial communication in market confidence and in the reputation of companies is at the center of «Beyond the numbers. Inside financial communication: rules, strategies and company life”, the book by Ivan Dompé, on newsstands from 5 November and in bookstores from 6 November 2026. The volume, with a preface by Paolo Boccardelli, rector of the Luiss Guido Carli University, intertwines regulatory analysis, operational tools and business cases.

From extraordinary operations to crises and changes in governance, Dompé retraces the events of Italian capitalism, including the Pirelli, Prysmian, Del Vecchio-Generali and Telecom Italia cases. The book delves into the management of privileged information, the Consob Regulation and the Market Abuse Regulation, the construction of communication plans and the measurement of results. There will also be space for the challenges of artificial intelligence and deepfakes and ESG issues, with attention to the risks of greenwashing.

Chief Communication Officer of Acea and Adjunct Professor of the Luiss Business School, Dompé has held positions in communications at Telecom Italia/Tim, Terna, Luxottica, Edison and Pirelli and was spokesperson for Leonardo Del Vecchio. The volume is aimed at communications professionals, those preparing to enter the sector and readers interested in current economic events.