IR magazine awards around the world

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IR magazine awards around the world

• Ian Richman
• Publisher
• IR magazine
• October 27, 2005

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Where do we hold awards?

• Australia
• Brazil
• Canada
• Europe
• Hong Kong
• Ireland
• Russia
• Shanghai
• Singapore
• UK
• USA
• Scandinavia
• South Africa

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Who do we interview?

• Buy-side portfolio managers
• Buy-side analysts
• Sell-side analysts
• Retail investors
• Annual total Over 7,000 worldwide

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What does the research tell us?

• Our Investor Perception Studies tell us not only
  who the award winners are BUT
• How the investment community views the state of
  IR in each domestic market

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Facts and figures

• Half of those interviewed feel that the quality
  IR is improving, the greatest area of improvement
  being in financial reporting
• Broker reports are viewed with suspicion, with
  financial media being the preferred option over
  brokers. 60 of buy-side respondents in the US
  say articles in business and financial media are
  their primary information source
• In the US, 40 of sell-side analysts felt shut
  out after downgrading a companys stock

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Which companies lead the way in good quality IR

• Allied Irish Bank Cisco Perdigao
• Applebees Colgate-Palmolive Petrobras
• ATI CVRD Jurys Doyle Hotel Group
• Banco Itau Encana Royal Bank of Canada
• Bank of China Ericsson Samsung
• BHP Billiton GE SingTel
• BP Manulife Financial Stora Enso
• Braskem Natura The Limited
• BT Nokia

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