2005 IR Magazine UK Awards to be presented June 14 by Jimmy Carr.LONDON -- Investors Select UK's Top Corporate Communicators at IR Industry's Premier Event The UK's top shareholder communicators will be announced on June 14 at the investor relations Investor relations The process by which the corporation communicates with its investors. industry's premier event, the IR Magazine UK Awards 2005. Presentations will be made by TV personality, Jimmy Carr
Effective shareholder communication is an indispensable part of any corporate strategy. The current climate, largely encouraged by recent legislative changes, calls for increased corporate transparency For other definitions of transparency, see . Corporate transparency is a form of radical transparency : The construct removing all barriers to - and facilitating of - free and easy public access to corporate, political and personal information and the laws, rules, social and good governance The terms governance and good governance are increasingly being used in development literature. Governance describes the process of decision-making and the process by which decisions are implemented (or not implemented). . Wise companies know this means giving access to senior management during good times and bad. Results from the survey indicate that fully 50 percent of investors polled believe unequivocally that good corporate governance Corporate Governance The relationship between all the stakeholders in a company. This includes the shareholders, directors, and management of a company, as defined by the corporate charter, bylaws, formal policy, and rule of law. improves a company's share price in the long term. For the past 15 years, Cross-Border Publishing, publishers of IR magazine, has commissioned an annual independent survey of the investment community to identify those companies considered to be leading exponents of investor relations in the UK. The research, conducted this year by Mary Maude Research, also encapsulates industry changes, reviews investors' requirements and investigates contemporary developments affecting the IR profession. Differing from many studies, the intent of this research is to reflect the needs of the entire investment universe: buy-side portfolio managers and analysts, sell-side analysts Sell-side analyst A financial analyst who works for a brokerage firm and whose recommendations are passed on to the brokerage firm's customers. Also called Wall Street analyst. and individual investors. The independent survey of 648 sell-side and buy-side analysts Buy-side analyst A financial analyst employed by a nonbrokerage firm, typically one of the larger money management firms that purchases securities on its own account. , portfolio managers and retail investors Retail Investor Individual investors who buy and sell securities for their personal account, and not for another company or organization. Notes: Retail investors buy in much smaller quantities than larger institutional investors. culminates in a black-tie awards evening, this year taking place at Old Billingsgate, London on June 14, 2005, and hosted by IR magazine, the publication for the investor relations professional. In addition, in what is considered one of the most in-depth surveys of the UK investment community on IR, 200 respondents also shared their views on the impact of corporate governance, readiness of international financial reporting standards International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) are standards and interpretations adopted by the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB). Many of the standards forming part of IFRS are known by the older name of International Accounting Standards (IAS). (IFRS IFRS International Financial Reporting Standard(s) IFRS Inter Frame Relay Service IFRS Indiana Facilities Registry System ), communication with executive and non-executive directors and the necessity of non-executive financial specialists. The survey results are published in Investor Perception Study, UK 2005: Winning companies, winning IR strategies. Adrienne Baker, editor-in-chief of IR magazine, says, 'Survey results have always served as a benchmark of best practice IR. It's important to remember and underscore The underscore character (_) is often used to make file, field and variable names more readable when blank spaces are not allowed. For example, NOVEL_1A.DOC, FIRST_NAME and Start_Routine. (character) underscore - _, ASCII 95. that the majority of companies do carry out transparent shareholder communications and our awards are a way of singling out those individuals and companies that have truly distinguished themselves through their IR performance.' The 15th annual awards for the UK market is a much-anticipated event in the industry; last year's awards ceremony drew 1,000 individuals comprising IROs, CFOs, CEOs and service providers. Among the 24 awards categories are grand prix Grand Prix n. pl. Grand Prix Any of several competitive international road races for sports cars of specific engine size over an exacting, usually risky course. for best overall investor relations, grand prix for best investor relations from a FTSE FTSE A company that specializes in index calculation. Although not part of a stock exchange, co-owners include the London Stock Exchange and the Financial Times. Notes: The FTSE is similar to Standard & Poor's in the United States. 250 company, best board communications, best corporate governance and most progress in investor relations. For a full list of awards categories, go to http://www.ironthenet.com/static/uksite/Home.html. A list of short-listed companies in each award category is also attached. About IR magazine and the IR Magazine Awards Published in New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of and London by Cross-Border Publishing, IR magazine is the only global publication focused on the interface between companies and their investors. IR magazine has hosted annual awards ceremonies in the US, the UK, continental Europe Continental Europe, also referred to as mainland Europe or simply the Continent, is the continent of Europe, explicitly excluding European islands and, at times, peninsulas. and Canada since 1991, with a combined attendance of more than 6,000 investor relations professionals. For more information, go to www.irawards.com. Notes for journalists: Business Wire is sponsoring the Media Center. Details of the winners will be sent over the newswire and made available on www.businesswire.com after the event. For general PR/Media enquiries and an embargoed copy of the investor perception study contact: Claire Hunte Communications director Cross-Border Publishing +44 (0)20 7612 0793 claire@irmag.com IR Magazine UK Awards 2005 14 June 2005, Old Billingsgate, London EC3 Shortlisted companies (in company alphabetical order) Grand prix for best overall investor relations Barclays BP RBS Grand prix for best investor relations from a FTSE 250 company Aggregate Industries ARM Holdings Hammerson Grand prix for best smaller company investor relations Acambis Biocompatibles International Hyder Consulting Rok Property Solutions Best investor relations officer FTSE 100 Peter Hall & Fergus MacLeod - BP Fay Dodds & Stuart Ford - GUS Richard O'Connor - RBS Non-FTSE 100 John Denning - Carillion Peregrine Riviere - The Carphone Warehouse Group Chris Smith - Hammerson Mark Boyle - WH Smith Most progress in investor relations FTSE 100 Land Securities Group RBS Royal Dutch/Shell Group Non-FTSE 100 Cairn Energy Matalan United Business Media Best use of the internet AstraZeneca BP RBS Reuters Best North American company investor relations in the UK market Colgate-Palmolive First Calgary Petroleums The Procter & Gamble Company Best results meetings and analyst briefings Barclays BHP Billiton BP Best investor relations to the retail shareholder BP BT RBS Best investor relations during a takeover Aggregate Industries BHP Billiton Xstrata Best annual report FTSE 100 BP The British Land Company HSBC Holdings Land Securities Group Non-FTSE 100 ARM Holdings Hammerson Pilkington Tomkins Best board communications Barclays BG Group BHP Billiton GUS RBS Best communication of shareholder value Barclays BP O2 Best investor relations for a new issue Halfords Group Premier Foods Virgin Mobile Holdings (UK) Best investor relations by an AIM company ASOS Majestic Wine Medal Entertainment & Media Sportingbet Best crisis management AstraZeneca Premier Foods Royal Dutch/Shell Group Best UK company investor relations in the US market BP GlaxoSmithKline Vodafone Group Best investor relations web site FTSE 100 BHP Billiton BP GUS Non-FTSE 100 Cairn Energy GKN Hammerson Best CSR practice BP Rio Tinto Standard Chartered Best disclosure practice Aviva BP HSBC Holdings Best use of virtual conferencing BHP Billiton Reuters Unilever Best corporate governance BP HSBC Holdings Standard Chartered Best financial media relations BP HBOS |
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