Cross Border Ltd.: Short-listed Nominees Announced For 2006 Canadian Investor Relations Awards.TORONTO -- Canadian investors have made their choice for the country's top corporate communicators. Cross Border, event producer, publisher of IR magazine and host of the IR Magazine Canada Awards, today announces those companies short-listed for awards in 20 categories as voted for by investors and analysts. The winner in each category will be announced at a black-tie event on January 26, 2006 at the Fairmont Royal York The Fairmont Royal York, formerly known as the Royal York Hotel, is a large and historic hotel in downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada at 100 Front Street West. in Toronto. The IR Magazine Canada Awards are the latest in the ongoing annual series of surveys and awards conducted around the world by Cross Border. Winners of the investor relations Investor relations The process by which the corporation communicates with its investors. awards are selected through independent surveys of investment professionals and retail investors. These investor perception studies together make up the world's largest survey of its kind, canvassing over 8,000 portfolio managers, buy-side and sell-side analysts and retail investors in more than 14 countries or regions. Survey respondents nominate companies in specific categories and offer their opinions on specific IR-related topics and trends. Cross Border launched the IR Magazine Canada Awards in 1998. This year Mary Maude Research interviewed 250 buy-side and sell-side analysts and portfolio managers who nominated companies in 18 categories (see attached for a full list of nominees). Thomson Financial Thomson Financial A major provider of information, analytical tools, and consulting services to the financial community. The firm, a division of Thomson Corporation, is best known to investors for its First Call segment, which publishes consensus earnings supplied the contact details for the respondents. In addition, PrecisionIR from WILink surveyed over 200 retail investors, with average investment portfolios of $500,000 and with three quarters having over ten years' experience investing in stocks and bonds. Erdos & Morgan conducted research in the US market for the award for best Canadian IR in the US market. The research also encapsulates industry changes, reviews investors' requirements and investigates contemporary developments affecting the IR profession, such as the most important attributes of an investor relations officer, the role of the IRO IRO abbr. International Refugee Organization IRO n abbr (= International Refugee Organization) → O.I.R. f (= Organizzazione Internazionale per i Rifugiati) in relation to the board, earnings guidance, the importance of 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. and recommended improvements in corporate IR. Detailed results are compiled in the publication Investor Perception Study, Canada 2006: Winning companies, winning strategies. Among the short-listed companies, CN, EnCana, Rogers Communications Rogers Communications Inc. (TSX: RCI.A, TSX: RCI.B, NYSE: RCI) is one of Canada's largest communications companies, particularly in the field of wireless communications and cable television, with additional telecommunications and mass media assets. Edward S. and Suncor Energy are competing for the 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 in the over $10 bn market cap category. ATI Technologies “ATI” redirects here. For other uses, see Ati. ATI Technologies U.L.C. ATI is a major Canadian designer and supplier of graphics processing units, motherboard chipsets, and video display cards. , Canadian Tire Canadian Tire (TSX: CTC, CTC.A) is one of Canada's 35 largest publicly traded companies and operates an inter-related network of businesses engaged in retailing (hardgoods, apparel and petroleum) and services (financial and automotive). , Dofasco and SNC-Lavalin vie for the grand prix in the $1 bn to $10 bn market cap group. Other short-listed nominees are CN's Bob Noorigian, Inco's Sandra Scott, Rogers Communications' Bruce Mann
Bruce H. Mann is the Carl F. Schipper, Jr. Professor of Law at Harvard Law School and a legal historian whose research focuses on the relationship among legal, social, and economic change , Royal Bank of Canada's Nabanita Merchant and Suncor Energy's John Rogers John Rogers may refer to: Europeans
CEOs short-listed in the best investor relations by a CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. category are Hunter Harrison of CN, EnCana's Gwyn Morgan Gwyn Morgan, P.Eng. is a director of several large corporations in Canada, including EnCana Corporation and SNC-Lavalin. He is also on the board of trustees of the Fraser Institute and a Director for The Manning Centre for Building Democracy. and Manulife Financial's Dominic D'Alessandro. A comprehensive list of all the nominated companies in every category is attached. The awards are sponsored by ADP (1) (Automatic Data Processing) Synonymous with data processing (DP), electronic data processing (EDP) and information processing. (2) (Automatic Data Processing, Inc., Roseland, NJ, www.adp. Investor Communications, AVW-Telav Audio Visual Solutions, BarnesMcInerney, Bell, CNW Group CNW Group (CNW) is a commercial news release service established in 1960 and jointly owned by PR Newswire and The Press Association. CNW distributes media materials on behalf of a variety of customers such as companies, governments, non-profit agencies and other establishments. , Canadian Investor Relations Institute, CCNMatthews, Christensen, Georgeson Shareholder (a Computershare company), InterCall Canada, Nasdaq, the New York Stock Exchange New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) World's largest marketplace for securities. The exchange began as an informal meeting of 24 men in 1792 on what is now Wall Street in New York City. , PrecisionIR, the Globe and Mail, Thomson, Toronto Stock Exchange Toronto Stock Exchange (TSE) Canada's largest stock exchange, trading approximately 1,200 company stocks and 33 options. and TSX Venture Exchange TSX Venture Exchange Originally called the Canadian Venture Exchange (CDNX), this was a result of the merger of the Vancouver and Alberta stock exchanges. The goal of TSX Venture Exchange is to provide venture companies with effective access to capital while protecting investors. . For more details about the research in the Investor Perception Study, Canada 2006: Winning companies, winning strategies, contact at +44 20 7251 7520 or e-mail: claire.hunte@thecrossbordergroup.com. To order a copy of the report, contact David Barrett David Barrett may refer to:
Note to editors: Cross Border Ltd (formerly Cross-Border Publishing) was founded in the UK in 1993 and is the publisher 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 of IR magazine, the only global publication focused on the interface between companies and their investors. IR magazine hosts 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. , Canada, the Nordic region, Asia, Brazil, South Africa, Ireland and Australia with a combined annual attendance of around 8,000 investor relations professionals. An IR conference will be launched in India in February 2006. Cross Border also publishes Corporate Secretary in North America and CorpComms in the UK. The Cross Border contract division offers publishing and event management to the financial and corporate communications sectors in Europe and the Americas.
IR Magazine Canada Awards 2006
Nominee list
The Ciri grand prix for best Best investor relations
overall investor relations - officer - large cap
mega-cap Janet Craig - ATI
CN Technologies
EnCana Bob Tait - Canadian Tire
Rogers Communications John Lawlor - Cognos
Suncor StTphane Roy - SNC-Lavalin
The Ciri grand prix for best Best investor relations officer -
overall investor relations - small to mid-cap
large cap Kim Nelson - AnorMed
ATI Technologies Pat Marshall - Cineplex
Canadian Tire Galaxy Income Fund
Dofasco Flora Wood - Harris Steel
SNC-Lavalin Group
Eric Phaneuf - Mega Bloks
The Ciri grand prix for best Eugene Hodgson - Sea
overall investor relations - Breeze Power Corp
mid-cap Mike McGinn - Zarlink
Axcan Pharma Semiconductor
Cineplex Galaxy Income Fund
Transat AT Best investor relations by a
CEO
The Ciri grand prix for best Hunter Harrison - CN
overall investor relations - Gwyn Morgan - EnCana
small cap Dominic D'Alessandro -
AnorMed Manulife Financial
Dalsa Corporation
Groupe LaperriFre & Verreault Best investor relations web
Tir Systems site
Tundra Semiconductor Corp EnCana
Royal Bank of Canada
Best investor relations Suncor Energy
officer - mega-cap TD Bank Financial Group
Bob Noorigian - CN
Sandra Scott - Inco Best investment community
Bruce Mann - Rogers meetings - mega-cap
Communications BCE
Nabanita Merchant - Royal CN
Bank of Canada Enbridge
John Rogers - Suncor Energy EnCana
Best use of conferencing Best financial media relations
ATI Technologies Inco EnCana
Manulife Financial Rogers Communications
Telus Royal Bank of Canada
Best senior management Best IR by a TSX Venture-
communications - small to listed company
mid-cap Coastal Contacts
Cineplex Galaxy Income Fund Lakota Resources
Kereco Energy Vaaldiam Resources
Transat AT WebTech Wireless
Best senior management Best investor relations for
communications - large cap an IPO
Angiotech Pharmaceuticals Aeroplan Income Fund
Arc Energy Trust Atrium Biotechnologies
Finning International March Networks
SNC-Lavalin
Best M&A investor relations
Best use of technology Goldcorp
ATI Technologies Inco
Royal Bank of Canada Rogers Communications
TD Bank Financial Group
Telus
Best investor relations in
the US market
Best annual report BMO Financial Group
CN Canadian Natural Resources
PotashCorp EnCana
Telus Inco
Placer Dome
Best disclosure policy
BMO Financial Group Best corporate governance
Royal Bank of Canada Royal Bank of Canada
Scotiabank SNC-Lavalin
Telus TD Bank Financial Group
Best retail investor Most improved investor
communications relations
Canadian Tire Brascan Corporation
EnCana Canadian Natural Resources
Scotiabank Gildan Activewear
Rogers Communications
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