Reasons for Public Companies to Enter the 2006 Investor Relations Global Rankings
10/28/2005 9:43:44 AM
NEW YORK, Oct 28, 2005 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX/ -- MZ Consult NY LLC (www.mz-ir.com), the coordinator of the most comprehensive investor relations ranking system, a leading investor relations and financial communications consulting firm, has seven compelling reasons why it is important to join the 2006 IR Global Rankings ("IRGR"). To register online access www.irglobalrankings.com until October 31. 1) External audit. IRGR highlights best practices and trends in its ranking categories; 2) Expanded ranking categories. Additionally to IR websites, the 2006 edition will have two new rankings: (i) earnings releases and disclosure process (content, guidance, conference calls); and (ii) corporate governance; 3) Independent assessment of results. Following MZ's evaluation, an independent technical committee (KPMG Independent Auditors, Linklaters and Real IR Magazine) oversees and reviews MZ's findings and final rankings; 4) Private discussion with participants. IRGR provides an individual report presenting MZ Consult suggestions for improvement in all three ranking categories. Also, MZ analysts will be available to review their comments on private conference calls; 5) Improved media coverage. Real IR magazine (www.realir.net) will cover the award events/seminars and the winners; 6) The IR Global Rankings philosophy does not allow unsolicited reviews. Only companies registered on www.irglobalrankings.com (deadline is October 31) are evaluated and ranked accordingly; 7) Focus on quality instead of quantity. IRGR has become an incentive for public companies to enhance their overall communication. Companies already registered for 2006 IR Global Rankings include: adidas- Salomon, ALL, Allergan (AGN), Altana (AAA), Amcor (AMCR), Aracruz (ARA), Arcelor, Avaya (AV), BASF (BF), Bayer (BAY), BBVA (BBV), BMO Financial Group (BMO), Bradesco (BBD), Braskem (BAK), CBD (CBD), Clariant, Cognos (COGN), CPFL Energia (CPL), Credit Suisse Group (CSR), CSN (SID), Deutsche Telekom (DT), Diageo (DEO), E*TRADE (ET), Edison International (EIX), Embratel (EMT), Endesa (ELE), Endesa Chile (EOC), Enersis (ENI), Ericsson (ERICY), Esprinet, Fedex (FDX), France Telecom (FTE), General Electric (GE), Gerdau (GGB), Global Sources (GSOL), GOL (GOL), Grasim, Grupo Radio Centro (RC), Hannover Re, Harmony Gold (HMY), Heidelberger, Homex (HXM), Implats, Infosys (INFY), INVESTools (IED), Kellogg (K), Leggett & Platt (LEG), Liberty Group, Localiza, Lundbeck, Mapfre, Naspers (NPSN), Net Servicos (NETC), O2, OMV, Orascom Construction, Pearl Asian Mining, Perdigao (PDA), Petrobras (PBR), PotashCorp (POT), Reunert, Royal Bank of Scotland, RWE, Sandvik, Sappi (SPP), Southwestern Energy (SWN), Symantec (SYMC), TDC (TLD), TELUS (TU), Telvent (TLVT), TV Azteca, UBS (UBS), Ultrapar (UGP), Unibanco (UBB), VCP (VCP), Veolia Environnement (VE), VimpelCom (VIP), Vitro (VTO) and Yum! Brands (YUM). All companies affiliated with one of the supporting institutes are entitled to a discount of the registration fee to US$495 as opposed to US$695 regular fee (all three rankings included). Supporting entities include: CIRA (Austria), ANIMEC (Brazil), BIRA (Bulgaria), CIRI (Canada), AMERI (Mexico), AERI (Spain) and SIRV (Switzerland). Public companies may register on www.irglobalrankings.com until October 31, 2005. SOURCE MZ Consult NY LLC Rodolfo Zabisky, MZ Consult, phone: (212) 813-2975, e-mail: rodolfo.zabisky@mz-ir.com http://www.prnewswire.com