March 21, 2006
IR Web Report, the world's
leading investor relations website evaluation
service, today announced the World's Best IR
Websites™ in the global Financials sector.
Out of the 75 large-cap companies evaluated,
only 14 companies achieved a score worthy of
the World's Best IR Websites™ designation.
In order of their ranking, they are:
- Danske Bank
- 3I Group
- UBS AG
- Freddie Mac
- Allianz AG
- Nordea Bank
- BMO Financial Group
- Prudential Plc.
- Old Mutual
- Nomura Holdings
- ABN AMRO
- Aviva PLC
- ING Groep NV
- Banco Itau
Companies recognized as having World's
Best IR Websites™ have achieved a high
ranking after a detailed evaluation in IR
Web Report's survey of online investor relations
communication practices. Achieving the standard
is a strong indicator of a company's commitment
to effective online communication with investors.
World's Best IR Websites™ companies
provide broad and deep financial, corporate
governance, shareholder services and securities
trading information on their investor relations
websites. Their sites are designed around the
needs of investors, uphold good privacy practices
and are actively managed and up to date.
How we choose the
sites
IR Web Report inspects more than 500
investor relations websites every six months.
Companies in the survey are mostly international
large-cap companies in North America, Europe
and Asia.
Each company's investor relations website is
inspected against 133 criteria. The criteria
cover financial and corporate governance information,
shareholder services, securities trading, news
and events, and the ease of use of the site.
From the 133 criteria, we calculate a total
score for each company that measures the overall
effectiveness and credibility of the site and
its information. The formula has four inputs:
- Completeness of the site's content in terms
of depth, breadth and timeliness.
- Transparency of the site in terms of how
information is presented.
- Service attitude of the site in terms of
resources and services offered to shareholders.
- Ease of use of the site including navigation,
information design and technical formatting.
We are confident that the companies chosen
through this process are serious about communicating
effectively with shareholders and investors
in a democratic fashion on the Web.
Why World's Best
IR Websites™?
By recognizing companies with the best IR websites,
IR Web Report aims to encourage more
companies to use the Web effectively and responsibly.
This can benefit all investors because the Internet
has the ability to democratize access to corporate
information to give all investors an equal chance
to make informed decisions.
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