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Global study finds majority of S&P/TSX 60 companies' IR websites trail the world, failing to address needs of investors and analysts

Toronto, December 02, 2005:

  • 65% of the S&P/TSX 60 scored below the global average of 500 international IR websites
  • Some sites were found with broken links and content that had not been reviewed in over 18 months
  • Most Canadian companies are not effectively addressing the information and usability needs of their investors or analysts on their IR websites
  • Canadians should be concerned about their poor performance in the face of increasing internationalization of investment markets

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90% of S&P Global 100 companies fail annual report usability standards (September 7, 2005)

North American firms trail Europeans for quality of investor relations websites, study finds (September 6, 2004)

Study finds online annual reports in bad shape (January 19, 2004)

Companies fail to heed SEC's deadline for insider trading disclosure (July 1, 2003)

Study finds big gaps in online governance disclosure (April 24, 2003)

Global companies improve online annual report usability in wake of Enron (February 4, 2003)



 

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