Don't Miss Out! The Registration Period for the 2010 IR Global Rankings Ends TOMORROW!
Over 400 companies have already registered! Has yours?
NEW YORK, Oct. 29 /PRNewswire/ -- MZ Consult NY (www.mz-ir.com), a leading
global investor relations and financial communications firm, announces that
the registration period for the 12th annual edition of the IR Global Rankings
and Awards ("IRGR") ends tomorrow, Friday, October 30, 2009. The 2010 IRGR,
supported by KPMG, Arnold & Porter, The Bank of New York Mellon, Corporate
Asia Network and Bloomberg is a unique and independent external review of any
company's communication process with the capital markets.
TO PARTICIPATE, COMPANIES ARE REQUIRED TO REGISTER. Please visit the
website www.irglobalrankings.com, or type IRGR < GO > into the Bloomberg
terminal. On the website homepage companies can review the 2010 IRGR
Information Package with all the details on free and paid rankings. The three
main ranking categories are: (i) IR websites, (ii) corporate governance
practices and (iii) financial disclosure procedures.
More than 400 companies from over 35 countries have already registered for
the 2010 IR Global Rankings, among them (in alphabetical order): A8 Digital
Music Holdings (HKSE: 0800); Abbott ( ABT); ABNote (BMF&BOVESPA: ABNB3);
Acer Inc. (TWSE: 2353); Acucar Guarani (BMF&BOVESPA: ACGU3); Adecco (SIX:
ADEN); adidas (FSE: ADS); Aditya Birla Nuvo (NSE: ABIRLANUVO); Advanced
Semiconductor Engineering ( ASX); Advantech Co. (TWSE: 2395); AECOM
( ACM); Aegon (EURONEXT: AGN.AS); AES Gener (SSE: GENER); Air France-KLM
(EURONEXT: AFLYY); Air Products ( APD); Airmedia Group Inc (
AMCN); Akamai Technologies ( AKAM); AkzoNobel (EURONEXT: AKZA);
Alibaba.com Limited (HKSE: 1688); ALL - America Latina Logistica (BMF&BOVESPA:
ALLL1); Alpha Networks Inc. (TWSE: 3380); AmBev ( ABV); American Water
Works Company ( AWK); Amerigroup Corp. ( AGP); Amil Participacoes
(BMF&BOVESPA: AMIL3); AMP (ASX: AMP.AX); AMR ( AMR); Anadolu Efes
Biracilik ve Malt San (ISE: AEFES); ANZ (ASX: ANZ); Applied Materials (
AMAT); ARC Energy Trust (TSX: AET.UN); Arcadis (EURONEXT: ARCAD); Ardentec
Corporation (TWSE: 3264); ARM Holdings (LSE: ARM); AsiaInfo Holdings (
ASIA); Asustek Computer (TWSE: 2357); athenahealth ( ATHN); AU
Optronics Corp (TWSE: 2409); Aurobindo Pharma (NSE: AUROPHARMA); Austrian Post
(VSE: POST); Autodesk ( ADSK); AVerMedia Technologies Inc. (TWSE:
2417); Baidu Inc. ( BIDU); Banca MPS (FTSE: BMPS.MI); Banco BPI
(EURONEXT: BBPI.LS); Banco Cruzeiro do Sul (BMF&BOVESPA: CZRS4); Banco
Daycoval (BMF&BOVESPA: DAYC4); Banco Indusval (BMF&BOVESPA: IDVL4); Banco
Panamericano (BMF&BOVESPA: BPNM4); Bank of Communications (HKSE: 03328); Bank
of Montreal ( BMO); BASF (XETRA: BAS.DE); Baxter ( BAX); Bayer
(XETRA: BAYN GY); BBVA ( BBV); Bekaert (EURONEXT: BEKB); Bematech
(BMF&BOVESPA: BEMA3); Bezeq (TASE: BEZQ); BlueScope Steel (ASX: BSL); BP (LSE:
BP); Brasil Brokers (BMF&BOVESPA: BBRK3); BrasilAgro (BMF&BOVESPA: AGRO3);
Braskem (BMF&BOVESPA: BRKM5); BRF Brasil Foods (BMF&BOVESPA: PRGA3);
Brightpoint, Inc ( CELL); Britvic PLC (LSE: BVIC); Brookfield
Incorporacoes (BMF&BOVESPA: BISA3); Bursa Malaysia Berhad (MYX: BJURSA MK);
Cameco Corporation ( CCJ); Canadian Natural Resources Limited (
CNQ); Caterpillar ( CAT); Cathay Financial Holding (TWSE: 2882); CCR
(BMF&BOVESPA: CCRO3); Celanese Corporation ( CE); Celesio AG (FSE: CLS1);
Central European Media Enterprises (PSE: CETV); Cephas Holding (OTCBB: CEHC);
Chang Hwa Commercial Bank (TWSE: 2801); Changyou.com Limited ( CYOU);
Chesapeake Energy ( CHK); Cheung Kong Holdings (HKSE: 0001.hk); Chi Mei
Optoelectronics (TWSE: 3009); China Agri-Industries (HKSE: 0606); China
Airlines Ltd. (TWSE: 2610); China Automotive Systems ( CAAS); China BAK
Battery ( CBAK); China Communications Services Corporation (HKSE:
0552); China Development Financial Holding (TWSE: 2883); China Green
Agriculture ( CGA); China GrenTech Corporation Limited ( GRRF);
China Medical Technologies ( CMED); China Motor Corporation (TWSE:
2204); China Nepstar Chain Drugstore ( NPD); China Shenhua Energy (HKSE:
1088); China Steel Corporation (TWSE: 2002); China Telecom ( CHA); China
Unicom (HKSE: 0762.HK); China XD Plastics Company (OTCBB: CXDC); Chinatrust
Financial Holding Company (TWSE: 2891); Chroma Ate (TWSE: 2360); Chunghwa
Picture Tubes (TWSE: 2475); Chunghwa Telecom ( CHT); CipherLab Co. (TWSE:
6160); Cisco Systems ( CSCO); CNinsure Inc ( CISG); CNOOC
Limited ( CEO); Coca-Cola Hellenic Bottling Company (ATHEX: EEEK.GA);
Cognizant ( CTSH); Colgate-Palmolive ( CL); Collective Brands
( PSS); Commerzbank AG (FSE: CBK.F); Compal Electronics (TWSE: 2324);
Companhia de Gas de Sao Paulo - Comgas (BMF&BOVESPA: CGAS5); Compania de Minas
Buenaventura ( BVN); Construtora Tenda (BMF&BOVESPA: TEND3); Copasa
(BMF&BOVESPA: CSMG3); Corporacion GEO (MXK: GEOB); Cosan (BMF&BOVESPA: CSAN3);
COSCO Pacific Limited (HKSE: 1199); Credit Suisse (SWX: CSGN); Cremer
(BMF&BOVESPA: CREM3); Crucell ( CRXL); Danske Bank (OMX: DDANSKE.CO);
DASA (BMF&BOVESPA: DASA3); Datang International Power Generation Company
(HKSE: 0991); Deere & Company (John Deere) ( DE); Del Monte Foods Company
( DLM); Delta Electronics (TWSE: 2308); Deutsche Telekom AG ( DT);
D-Link (TWSE: 2332); Dowa (Tokyo: DOWA); DSP Group Inc. ( DSPG); Duff &
Phelps ( DUF); Ecopetrol ( EC); EDP - Energias de Portugal (PSI:
EDP.PL); eFuture Information Technology ( EFUT); Egyptian Transport &
Commercial Services (CASE: ETRS.CA); E-House (China) Holdings ( EJ);
Embraer ( ERJ); Enagas (MSE: ENAG.MC); Energisa S.A. (BMF&BOVESPA: ENGI);
Enersis ( ENI-US); Equatorial Energia (BMF&BOVESPA: EQTL3); Erste Group
Bank (VSE: EBS); Eternit (BMF&BOVESPA: ETER3); Eucatex (BMF&BOVESPA: EUCA4);
ev3 Inc. ( EVVV); Even Construtora e Incorporadora (BMF&BOVESPA:
EVEN3); EVN ( EVN); Evraz Group (LSE: EVR); EZTEC Empreendimentos e
Participacoes (BMF&BOVESPA: EZTC3); F. Hoffmann - La Roche (SIX: ROG VX); Far
Eastern New Century Corporation (TWSE: 1402); Far EasTone Telecommunications
(TWSE: 4904); Fedex ( FDX); FelCor Lodging Trust ( FCH);
Fertilizantes Heringer (BMF&BOVESPA: FHER3); Fibria (BMF&BOVESPA: VCPA3);
First Financial Holding (TWSE: 2892); Flytech Technology Co. (TWSE: 6206);
Focus Media Holding ( FMCN); Formosa Taffeta (TWSE: 1434); Fosun
International (HKSE: 00656); Fraport (FSE: FRA GR); Fresenius Medical Care
(FSE: FME); Fubon Financial Holding (TWSE: 2881); Fushi Copperweld (
FSIN); Fuwei Films ( FFHL); Gafisa ( GFA); Galp Energia (EURONEXT:
GALP PL); Garanti Bank (ISE: GARAN); Gartner, Inc. ( IT); Gazprom Neft
(MSE: SIBN); General Electric Company ( GE); Georg Fischer (SIX: FI-N);
Gerresheimer (FSE: GXI XE); GigOptix (OTC: GGOX); Gilead Sciences (
GILD); Global Bio-chem Technology Group (HKSE: 0809); Global Sources (
GSOL); Global Sweeteners Holdings (HKSE: 03889); Global Unichip Corp (TWSE:
3443); GlobalTrans (LSE: GLTR); GOL Linhas Aereas Inteligentes ( GOL);
Grontmij (EURONEXT: GRONT); Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste ( ASR); Grupo
de Inversiones Suramericana (BVC: GIVSY); Grupo Santander (IBEX 35: SAN); GVT
(BMF&BOVESPA: GVTT3); Halliburton ( HAL); Hansen Transmissions
International (LSE: HSN); Hercules Technology Growth Capital ( HTGC);
Hochtief (FSE: HOT); Homex (OTC: DHMXF.PK); Hospira ( HSP); Houston Wire
& Cable ( HWCC); HSBC Holdings (LSE: HSBA); HTC Corporation (TWSE:
2498); Hurray! Holding Co ( HRAY); Hypermarcas (BMF&BOVESPA: HYPE3);
Hysan Development Company (HKSE: HYSNY.PK); IAMGOLD Corporation ( IAG);
Iguatemi Empresa de Shopping Centers (BMF&BOVESPA: IGTA3); Indesit Company
(MIL: IND.MI); Indra (IBEX 35: IDR.MC); Industrial and Commercial Bank of
China (HKSE: 1398); Infosys Technologies ( INFY); Innolux Display Corp.
(TWSE: 3481); Integrys Energy Group ( TEG); Intel ( INTC);
Internet Initiative ( IIJI); Ipsen (PAR: IPN.PA); JBS (BMF&BOVESPA:
JBSS3); JSC Sitronics (LSE: SITR); KB Financial Group (KSE: 105560); KBC Group
NV (EURONEXT: KBC); KGI Securities (TWSE: 6008); Kimberly-Clark de Mexico
(BMV: KIMBERA); Kingsoft Corporation (HKSE: 03888); Koc Holding (ISE:
KCHOL.IS); Konecranes (OTC: KNCRF.PK); KongZhong Corporation ( KONG);
Kotak Mahindra Bank (BSE: 500247); LAN Airlines ( LFL); Life Technologies
( LIFE); Life Time Fitness ( LTM); Linktone Ltd. ( LTON);
Localiza Rent a Car (BMF&BOVESPA: RENT3); Logica (LSE: LOG); Longtop Financial
Technologies ( LFT); Lonza (SIX: LONN); Lukoil (LSE: LKOD); Lupatech
(BMF&BOVESPA: LUPA3); Manulife Financial ( MFC); Marisa (BMF&BOVESPA:
MARI3); Maywufa Co (TWSE: 1731); Medco Health Solutions ( MHS); Metalfrio
(BMF&BOVESPA: FRIO3); METRO (FSE: MEO); Microsoft ( MSFT); Millennium
(EURONEXT: MBC.LS); Mindray Medical International ( MR); Mobinil (CASE:
EMOB); Moody's ( MCO); MorphoSys (FSE: MOR); MRV Engenharia e
Participacoes (BMF&BOVESPA: MRVE3); Nacional Financiera (MXK: NAFTRAC02);
Nanya Technology Corporation (TWSE: 2408); National Bank Financial Group (TSX:
NA); Natural Beauty Bio-Technology (HKSE: 0157); Nedbank Group (JSE: NED);
Neste Oil (OTC: NTOIF.PK); Net Servicos (BMF&BOVESPA: NETC4); New World
Resources (LSE: NWR LN); Newmont Mining Corporation ( NEM); Nexen (
NXY); NKT Holding (CSE: DK 0010287663); Noah Education Holdings Ltd. (
NED); Novartis (VIRT-X: NOVN.VX ); NRG Energy ( NRG); Nucleus Software
Exports (NSE: NUCLEUS); NWS Holdings Limited (HKSE: 0659); OC Oerlikon (SIX:
OERL); Oce N.V. (OTC: OCENF.PK); OctoPlus ( OCTO.AS); OHL Brasil
(BMF&BOVESPA: OHLB3); Outokumpu ( OUT1V.HE); Overseas Shipholding Group
( OSG); Pampa Energia (BCBA: PAMP); Parana Banco (BMF&BOVESPA: PRBC4);
Partner Communications ( PTNR); PDG Realty (BMF&BOVESPA: PDGR3);
Perfect World Co. ( PWRD); Perrigo ( PRGO); Petrobras - Petroleo
Brasileiro ( PBR); PetroChina ( PTR); PhytoHealth Corporation (TWSE:
4108); Positivo Informatica (BMF&BOVESPA: POSI3); PotashCorp ( POT);
Powerchip Semiconductor (TWSE: 5346); PPG Industries ( PPG); Procter &
Gamble ( PG); Profarma (BMF&BOVESPA: PFRM3); PT Excelcomindo Pratama
(JAK: EXCL); PT Semen Gresik (Persero) (IDX: SMGR); PT Telekomunikasi
Indonesia (IDX: TLKM); PT. Indocement Tunggal Prakarsa (IDX: INTP); Randstad
Holding (EURONEXT: RAND); Reliance Industries (NSE: RELIANCE.NS); ReneSola Ltd.
( SOL); Renova Energia (None: None); Republic Services ( RSG);
Resverlogix Corp. (TSX: RVX); Richtek Technology Corp. (TWSE: 6286); Rieter
Group (SIX: RIEN); Rossi Residencial (BMF&BOVESPA: RSID3); Royal Dutch Shell
(LSE: RDSA); Royal Philips Electronics ( PHG); RusHydro (LSE: HYDR);
Ryder System ( R); Sa Sa International Holdings (HKSE: 0178); Sampo Plc
( SAMAS); SanDisk Corporation ( SNDK); Sanofi-Aventis (EURONEXT:
SAN); Santos Brasil (BMF&BOVESPA: STBP11); Sao Martinho (BMF&BOVESPA: SMTO3);
Sappi (JSE: SAP); Shenzhen Expressway Company (HKSE: 0548); Shin Kong
Financial Holding (TWSE: 2888); Shinsei Bank (TSE: 8303); Shire
Pharmaceuticals Group (LSE: SHP.L); Shun Tak Holdings (HKSE: 242); Siliconware
Precision Industries (TWSE: 2325); Sinovac Biotech Ltd. (ASE: SVA); Sistema
Educacional Brasileiro (BMF&BOVESPA: SEBB11); SmarTone Telecommunications
(HKSE: 0315); SMIC ( SMI); SNC-Lavalin (TSX: SNC); Sohu.com (
SOHU); Solomon Systech Limited (HKSE: 2878); SouthPeak Interactive Corp. (OTC:
SOPK); Southwestern Energy ( SWN); Springs Global (BMF&BOVESPA: SGPS3);
SRE Group (HKSE: 1207); St. Jude Medical ( STJ); STMicroelectronics
( STM); Stora Enso (OMX: STERV); Strabag (WBAG: STR); Sul America
(BMF&BOVESPA: SULA11); Sun Pharmaceutical Industries (NSE: SUNPHARMA); Swiss
Life (SIX: SLHN); Syngenta International (SMI: SYNN VX); Taiwan Mobile Co.
(TWSE: 3045); Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TWSE: 2330); Tata
Motors ( TTM); TD Bank Financial Group ( TD); Teck Resources (
TCK); TECO Electric & Machinery Co. (TWSE: 1504); Telecom Egypt (EGX:
ETEL.CA); Telefonica O2 Czech Republic (PSE: SPTT.PR); Telekom Austria (VSE:
TKA); Telkom (JSE: TKG); Tellabs ( TLAB); Telvent Git ( TLVT);
Temenos (SIX: TEMN); Tempur-Pedic International ( TPX); Tenaris (
TS); The Cooper Companies ( COO); The United Laboratories International
(HKSE: 03933); The9 Limited ( NCTY); Thomson Reuters ( TRI);
ThyssenKrupp (FSE: TKA); TIM Participacoes ( TSU); Time Warner Cable
( TWC); Topoint Technology Co. (TWSE: 8021); TOTAL (CAC: FP.PA); TOTVS
(BMF&BOVESPA: TOTS3); Tractebel Energia (BMF&BOVESPA: TBLE3); Transcend
Information (TWSE: 2451); Trend Micro ( IBKR); Trend Micro (TSE: 4704);
Tripod Technology Corporation (TWSE: 3044); Trisul (BMF&BOVESPA: TRIS3);
Triunfo Participacoes (BMF&BOVESPA: TPIS3); Turk Telecom (ISE: TTKOM);
Turkcell ( TKC); UCB (EURONEXT: UCB-XB); Ultra Petroleum ( UPL);
Ultrapar Participacoes ( UGP); Unipar - Uniao de Industrias Petroquimicas
(BMF&BOVESPA: UNIP6); Unum Group ( UNM); URS Corporation ( URS);
VanceInfo Technologies ( VIT); Vanguard International Semiconductor (OTC:
5347); Vecima Networks (TSX: VCM); VeriSign ( VRSN); Verizon (
VZ); Vermilion Energy Trust (TSX: VET.UN); Vivo Participacoes ( VIV);
Volkswagen (FSE: VLKAY); Walgreens ( WAG); Walmart de Mexico (BMV:
WALMEXV); Walsin Lihwa Corporation (TWSE: 1605); Want Want China Holdings
(HKSE: 00151); Ways Technical Corp (TWSE: 3508); Wendy's / Arby's ( WEN);
WestJet (TSX: WJA); WNS Holdings ( WNS); Wonder Auto Technology (
WATG); WPG Holdings (TWSE: 3702); WPP ( WPPGY); Yageo Corporation
(TWSE: 2327); Yellow Pages Income Fund (TSX: YLO.UN); Yongye International
( YONG); Yongye International ( YONG); Yuanta Financial Holdings
(TWSE: 2885.TW); Yucheng Technologies ( YTEC); Yum! Brands ( YUM).
Conference Call Replay: The September 1 webcast replay that discussed the
news and procedures of this new edition is available on the website homepage
(www.irglobalrankings.com). You can also download and/or request a free copy
of the 2009 IRGR magazine.
TOP 5 REASONS TO SIGN UP FOR the 2010 IR GLOBAL RANKINGS
1) Unique Ranking System: IRGR is the sole investor relations ranking
system based on technical reviews (not opinion surveys or polls) and is
supported by the input of audit and legal experts. IRGR is a unique way to
have an external review and positioning of your investor relations and
financial communications efforts among best practices among leading companies
worldwide.
2) Individual Feedback: Participants who choose to acquire the individual
feedback report will receive detailed suggestions for improvements where
applicable. This report can be discussed later in a private conference call
with the IRGR staff, upon request by the participating company.
3) Solid Benchmarking: By registering for IRGR, your company will be
ranked among companies worldwide in all industries. Our extensive client base
allows us to identify, rank and disclose the best IR communication programs in
the world. Only positive examples are publicly disclosed.
4) High Transparency: Evaluation criteria and results are available on the
IRGR website. IRGR analysts are responsible for performing a thorough analysis
and an independent technical committee will review them in their entirety;
5) Great Recognition: Best ranked companies will be recognized in Award
Ceremonies around the world. IRGR widely discloses top ranked companies
through global media wires done by PRNewswire -- the largest news distributor
in the world. Best cases will also be highlighted in the IR Global Rankings
magazine that is freely distributed in the capital markets community.
To learn more about the 2010 IRGR or to download the 2009 IRGR magazine
with winners and best practices, please visit www.irglobalrankings.com or type
IRGR < GO > into the Bloomberg Terminal.
For further information, please contact: The IRGR Team, Email: irgr@mz-
ir.com, phone: +1 (212) 813-2975
About IR Global Rankings (www.irglobalrankings.com): Solid communication
with the investment community is a key priority for investor relations and
corporate governance professionals, once value creation (stock prices) and
risk perception can be managed. The implementation of best practices in
communicating with the capital markets and fair disclosure procedures do help
companies in earning and maintaining investor confidence. The annual IR Global
Rankings and Awards survey is the most comprehensive auditing and ranking
system for IR websites, corporate governance practices and financial
disclosure procedures -- a great opportunity to benchmark IR efforts vis-a-vis
peers and industry leaders. Based on extensive proprietary research of
publicly held companies and investors, and supported by input from independent
audit, corporate governance and legal experts (KPMG, Arnold & Porter, Demarest,
Mattos Filho and Barbosa Mussnich), MZ's methodology is highly detailed,
transparent and fully accessible to all participants. The annual IR Global
Rankings and Awards has grown each year since 1999.
MZ Consult NY LLC (www.mz-ir.com)
Amanda Munhoz
+1 (212) 813-2975
irgr@mz-ir.com
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