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IR Website Review Services
Get practical, independent advice to improve your investor relations website.


bulletpoint IR Website Reviews
We recommend that every company commission a comprehensive vendor-neutral IR Website Review every two years to ensure that their online investor communication practices are competitive with global, industry, and peer standards. These in-depth communication and usability audits average about 100 pages. Investor relations website reviewsThe review includes comprehensive global benchmarking of all major areas of your site, dozens of best practice examples, and prioritized improvement recommendations. An IR Web Review is equivalent to all of our section-specific reviews (see below) rolled into one comprehensive and cost effective service.


bulletpoint Annual Reporting Reviews
In the era of default electronic delivery of shareholder materials, such as the SEC's notice-and-access or e-proxy process, online annual reporting has taken on new significance. In this review, we identify opportunities for your company is present itself more effectively to shareholders on the web before, during and after its annual meeting. The review includes comprehensive evaluations of your company's online annual report, proxy statement and shareholder meeting.


bulletpoint Quarterly Reporting Reviews
Driven by new regulatory guidance and interactive data, online quarterly reporting practices are becoming more sophisticated and complex even while company practices come under intense market scrutiny. This focused review benchmarks your company's online quarterly reporting practices and offers practical advice and examples drawn from the world's leading online quarterly reporters.


bulletpoint Corporate Governance Website Reviewsinvestor relations website reviewer
Move your online corporate governance information beyond a policy-laded library to a destination that demonstrates the board's credibility and accountability to shareholders and other stakeholders. This unique service benchmarks your company's web-based governance disclosure to the practices of global industry leaders, providing practical recommendations and examples. Special emphasis is placed on evaluating the potential of new technologies to bring boards closer to the stakeholders they represent.


bulletpoint Usability Reviews
With regulators increasingly relying on IR websites as recognized disclosure channels, good usability is critical to ensuring that investors will actually use your website. Usability reviews help you identify barriers and learn about improvements to increase investors' willingness to use your IR website. And they can help you to strengthen investors' understanding of your company's investment proposition.

 

 

Why Use IR Web Report?

   
 
  1. We specialize in researching and evaluating online investor relations communications. We understand the many constraints and obligations specific to this area of the Web.
  2. In an industry dominated by a small group of vendors and near-monopolies, we are 100% independent. That means we provide unbiased advice free of allegiances to any vendor or technology platform. You get the full story from us.
  3. We have a global perspective and conduct the longest-running study of global IR website practices in the world. This is extremely important in a world of growing cross-border investment and converging international standards.
  4. We provide practical advice based on real world examples drawn from continuous reviews of more than 525 industry-leading companies. We can tell you what your competitors are doing and which companies have the best practices in specific areas.
  5. We have an unique combination of expertise, merging investor relations domain knowledge with a thorough understanding of web technology. The ability to provide advice on both the substance and form of your disclosures ensures that you get the full picture on your site's effectiveness.
  6. Our reviewers are senior-level IR communication professionals who each have a minimum of 10 years experience. They are recognized thought leaders in online investor relations communications and are willing to challenge conventional thinking to put forward new ideas. Our recommendations have informed several national awards programs and our principals are widely quoted sources on the topic of online investor relations communications.
  7. We are guided by honesty and integrity and a steadfast belief that effective online IR communications revolves around the needs of investors.
   
 
What others say:
"The best no-axe-to-grind, no-feet-to-kiss assessor of corporate reporting on the Internet."
Investors Chronicle, part of the Financial Times group.
 
"The review is very accurate and comprehensive, the recommendations make perfect sense — and it is good value for the money."
Roman Mezzasalma, UBS AG, Switzerland.
 
"I am extremely pleased with the thoroughness and detail the Scorecard provides. Not only is it helpful in determining the weak points of a site, but the direct remarks and the many examples also provide detailed insight on how to improve those weak points. It is truly an excellent tool."
Maria Lao, Freddie Mac, USA.
 
Let Us Help You
Our consultants are available by the hour or on retainer for special research projects or to consult on your current website projects. We are independent of the site building process and are able to work with any vendors. To request more information, please contact:

Pam Agnew, ABC
Tel: +1 416 693 5437
or
Dominic Jones
Tel: +1 425 296 0806

 

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