220 Entries Already Received from 35 Countries for 2005 Investor Relations Global Rankings and Awards.BROOKFIELD, Conn. -- MZ Consult LLC, a leading investor relations and financial services consulting firm, jointly with JPMorgan, KPMG, and Linklaters, today announced that 2005 Annual IR Global Rankings and Awards already received 220 entries from 35 countries. This is the most comprehensive ranking of IR websites and online annual reports based on extensive proprietary research, supported by the input of audit, corporate governance, and legal experts. All public companies worldwide can register on the website www.irglobalrankings.com until November 1. The top winners of the 2004 IR Global Rankings (262 registrants, 33 countries) include Bayer (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :BAY), Reuters (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :RTRSY), SCA (OTC OTC See: Over-the-counter. OTC See over-the-counter market (OTC). :SVCBY), E.ON (NYSE:EON), Stora Enso (NYSE:SEO), adidas-Salomon (OTC:ADDDY), and BPI in Europe; GE (NYSE:GE), Verizon (NYSE:VZ), FedEx (NYSE:FDX), Cisco (NASDAQ:CSCO), Bank of Montreal “BMO” redirects here. For the mathematics competition, see British Mathematical Olympiad. Bank of Montreal/Banque de Montréal (TSX: BMO, NYSE: BMO) is Canada's fourth largest bank[1], and is classified as a Domestic Chartered Bank (Schedule I). (NYSE:BMO), and McDonald's (NYSE:MCD) in North America; Petrobras (NYSE:PBR), Unibanco (NYSE:UBB), Itau (NYSE:ITU), Bradesco (NYSE:BBD BBD In currencies, this is the abbreviation for the Barbados Dollar. Notes: The currency market, also known as the Foreign Exchange market, is the largest financial market in the world, with a daily average volume of over US $1 trillion. ), and Elektra (NYSE:EKT) in Latin America; and Kookmin Bank (NYSE:KB), James Hardie (NYSE:JHX), Posco (NYSE:PKX), Sony (NYSE:SNE), KT (NYSE:KTC), and Durban Roodepoort in Asia/Pacific/Africa. Companies that have already registered for the 2005 IR Global Rankings include: --Argentina: Telecom Argentina --Australia: BlueScope, Coca-Cola Amatil, Interoil --Austria: AT&S, Bank Austria Creditanstalt, Erste Bank --Brazil: ALL, Aracruz, Banco do Brasil Banco do Brasil S.A. is a major Brazilian bank headquartered in Brasília. The bank was founded in 1808 and is the oldest surviving bank in Brazil — one of the oldest of Latin America. , Bradesco, Cataguazes, Company, CSN, Embratel, Gerdau, Itau, Itausa, Lojas Americanas, Natura, Nossa Caxia, Perdigao, Petroflex, Randon, Suzano, Ultrapar, Unibanco, Usiminas, VCP, VIVO --Canada: Bank of Montreal, CAE (1) (Computer-Aided Engineering) Software that analyzes designs which have been created in the computer or that have been created elsewhere and entered into the computer. , Cognos, Manulife, MIGENIX, Nexen, Petro-Canada, PotashCorp, TELUS --Chile: CCU CCU abbr. 1. coronary care unit 2. critical care unit CCU critical care unit. CCU Critical care unit, see there , CTC, Endesa, Enersis --China: Datang Power, Tom Online --Croatia: PLIVA --Denmark: CHR. Hansen, Danisco, Danske Bank, Lundbeck, TDC, The East Asiatic Company The East Asiatic Company (EAC) (Danish: Det Østasiatiske Kompagni (ØK)) was founded by Hans Niels Andersen in Copenhagen in 1897. Service which would eventually include both passenger and freight lines between the Danish capital, Bangkok and the far east was the --Finland: Fortum, Metso, Stora Enso, TietoEnator --France: Havas, Renault --Germany: adidas-Salomon, BASF, Bayer, BMW, Comdirect Bank, DAB Bank, Deutsche Bank, Deutsche Beteiligungs, Deutsche EuroShop, Deutsche Telekom, E.ON, Evotec, Fresenius, Fresenius Medical Care Fresenius Medical Care is a German company specializing in the production of medical supplies, primarily to facilitate or aid renal dialysis. It is 37%-owned by the health care company Fresenius SE. , GfK, Hochtief, Pfeiffer Vacuum, SAP, Schwarz Pharma, Software, Volkswagen --Greece: Coca-Cola HBC --Hong Kong: PCCW, TOM Group --Israel: ECI Telecom --Italy: Banca Fideuram, Benetton, Campari, ERG, Mediaset, Saes Getters, Tiscali, Unipol Assicurazioni --Japan: Anritsu, ORIX --Luxembourg: Thiel Logistik --Mexico: Cemex, Desc, Elektra, Pemex, TV Azteca, Vitro --Netherlands: DSM, EADS, Royal Vopak --Norway: Norsk Hydro, Yara --Peru: Credicorp, Buenaventura --Poland: PKN Orlen, Telekomunikacja --Portugal: BPI, BES, EDP, PT --Russia: Centertelecom, OJSC Rostelecom, OMZ, Pharmacy Chain, Southern Telecommunications, Unified Energy --South Africa: Altron, Anglo Platinum, Barloworld, Durban Roodepoort, Harmony, Imapla, Investec, Naspers, Nedcor, Remgro, Telkom, Venfin --South Korea: KT --Spain: Altadis, Amadeus, Azkar, Endesa, Ferrovial, Iberia, INDRA, Sacyr Vallehermoso, Telefonica, Telefonica Moviles --Sweden: Atlas Copco, Sandvik, SEB, SCA --Switzerland: ABB, Conzzeta, Credit Suisse, Geberit, Holcim, Kuoni Travel, Julius Baer, Leica Geosystems, Novartis, Rieter, Sulzer, SwissLife, Syngenta, Synthes, UBS, Zurich Financial --Taiwan: D-Link, Yuanta Core Pacific --Turkey: Anadolu Efes --United Kingdom: British American Tobacco British American Tobacco Plc (LSE: BATS, AMEX: BTI, KLSE: BAT) is the second largest listed tobacco company in the world. It is based in London, England and is a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index with a market capitalisation of over £29 billion as of June 2005. , Xansa, Rabobank --U.S.: 7-Eleven, Activision, ADC, Anthem, Alcoa, Allergan, ALLTEL, Amerada Hess, American Financial Realty Trust, Ashland, Assurant, Beckman Coulter, Best Buy, Bruker BioSciences, Cisco, DRS, DSP, E*TRADE, Gateway, GE, Genentech, Guidant, Harley-Davidson, Hecla, Infosys, Keane, Kellogg, Lucent, Medco, MTC, Motive, NetManage, P&G, Sabre Holdings, Serena, Sprint, Swift Energy, Symantec, The Royal Dutch/Shell, Time Warner, Unisys, Unocal, Vasogen, Verizon, Wachovia, Wendy's, Grainger, Wilson Greatbatch, Yum! Brands, ZEVEX, Zimmer --Venezuela: CANTV Additional information: Rodolfo Zabisky, MZ Consult, e-mail: mz@mz-ir.com, www.irglobalrankings.com. |
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