Record Number of Participants: More than 320 Companies
NEW YORK, Oct. 26 /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") has entered its final week -- the deadline is 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 320 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 (NYSE: ABT); ABNote (BMF&BOVESPA: ABNB3);
Acer Inc. (TWSE: 2353); Adecco (SIX: ADEN); adidas (FSE: ADS); Aditya Birla
Nuvo (NSE: ABIRLANUVO); Advanced Semiconductor Engineering (NYSE: ASX);
Advantech Co. (TWSE: 2395); AECOM (NYSE: ACM); Aegon (EURONEXT: AGN.AS); Air
France-KLM (EURONEXT: AFLYY); Airmedia Group Inc (NASDAQ: AMCN); Akamai
Technologies (NASDAQ: AKAM); AkzoNobel (EURONEXT: AKZA); AkzoNobel (EURONEXT:
AKZA); ALL - America Latina Logistica (BMF&BOVESPA: ALLL1); AmBev (NYSE: ABV);
American Water Works Company (NYSE: AWK); Amerigroup Corp. (NYSE: AGP); AMP
(ASX: AMP.AX); Applied Materials (NASDAQ: AMAT); ARC Energy Trust (TSX:
AET.UN); Arcadis (EURONEXT: ARCAD); Ardentec Corporation (TWSE: 3264); ARM
Holdings (LSE: ARM); Asustek Computer (TWSE: 2357); AU Optronics Corp (TWSE:
2409); Aurobindo Pharma (NSE: AUROPHARMA); 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); Bank of
Communications (HKSE: 03328); Bank of Montreal (NYSE: BMO); BASF (XETRA:
BAS.DE); Baxter (NYSE: BAX); Bayer (XETRA: BAYN GY); BBVA (NYSE: BBV);
Bematech (BMF&BOVESPA: BEMA3); BlueScope Steel (ASX: BSL); Brasil Brokers
(BMF&BOVESPA: BBRK3); BrasilAgro (BMF&BOVESPA: AGRO3); Braskem (BMF&BOVESPA:
BRKM5); BRF Brasil Foods (BMF&BOVESPA: PRGA3); Brightpoint, Inc (NASDAQ:
CELL); Britvic PLC (LSE: BVIC); Brookfield Incorporacoes (BMF&BOVESPA: BISA3);
Bursa Malaysia Berhad (MYX: BJURSA MK); Canadian Natural Resources Limited
(NYSE: CNQ); Caterpillar (NYSE: CAT); Cathay Financial Holding (TWSE: 2882);
CCR (BMF&BOVESPA: CCRO3); Celanese Corporation (NYSE: CE); Central European
Media Enterprises (PSE: CETV); Cephas Holding (OTCBB: CEHC); Chang Hwa
Commercial Bank (TWSE: 2801); Changyou.com Limited (NASDAQ: CYOU); Chesapeake
Energy (NYSE: CHK); Cheung Kong Holdings (HKSE: 0001.HK); Chi Mei
Optoelectronics (TWSE: 3009); China Automotive Systems (NASDAQ: CAAS); China
BAK Battery (NASDAQ: CBAK); China Development Financial Holding (TWSE: 2883);
China Green Agriculture (NASDAQ: CGA); China GrenTech Corporation Limited
(NASDAQ: GRRF); China Medical Technologies (NASDAQ: CMED); China Motor
Corporation (TWSE: 2204); China Nepstar Chain Drugstore (NYSE: NPD); China
Steel Corporation (TWSE: 2002); China Telecom (NYSE: CHA); China Unicom (HKSE:
0762.HK); China XD Plastics Company (OTCBB: CXDC); Chroma Ate (TWSE: 2360);
Chunghwa Picture Tubes (TWSE: 2475); Chunghwa Telecom (NYSE: CHT); CipherLab
Co. (TWSE: 6160); Cisco Systems (NASDAQ: CSCO); CNinsure Inc (NASDAQ: CISG);
CNOOC Limited (NYSE: CEO); Coca-Cola Hellenic Bottling Company (ATHEX:
EEEK.GA); Colgate-Palmolive (NYSE: CL); Compal Electronics (TWSE: 2324);
Compania de Minas Buenaventura (NYSE: 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); Danske Bank (OMX: DDANSKE.CO); DASA
(BMF&BOVESPA: DASA3); Deere & Company (John Deere) (NYSE: DE); Del Monte Foods
Company (NYSE: DLM); Delta Electronics (TWSE: 2308); D-Link (TWSE: 2332); Dowa
(Tokyo: DOWA); Duff & Phelps (NYSE: DUF); Ecopetrol (NYSE: EC); EDP - Energias
de Portugal (PSI: EDP.PL); eFuture Information Technology (NASDAQ: EFUT);
Embraer (NYSE: ERJ); Enagas (MSE: ENAG.MC); Energisa S.A. (BMF&BOVESPA: ENGI);
Enersis (NYSE: ENI-US); Equatorial Energia (BMF&BOVESPA: EQTL3); Erste Group
Bank (VSE: EBS); Eternit (BMF&BOVESPA: ETER3); ev3 Inc. (NASDAQ: EVVV); EVN
(NYSE: EVN); F. Hoffmann - La Roche (SIX: ROG VX); Far Eastern New Century
Corporation (TWSE: 1402); Far EasTone Telecommunications (TWSE: 4904); Fedex
(NYSE: FDX); FelCor Lodging Trust (NYSE: FCH); Fertilizantes Heringer
(BMF&BOVESPA: FHER3); First Financial Holding (TWSE: 2892); Focus Media
Holding (NASDAQ: 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 (NASDAQ: FSIN); Gafisa (NYSE:
GFA); Galp Energia (EURONEXT: GALP PL); Garanti Bank (ISE: GARAN); Gartner,
Inc. (NYSE: IT); Gazprom Neft (MSE: SIBN); General Electric Company (NYSE:
GE); Georg Fischer (SIX: FI-N); Gerresheimer (FSE: GXI XE); Gilead Sciences
(NASDAQ: GILD); Global Bio-chem Technology Group (HKSE: 0809); Global Sources
(NASDAQ: GSOL); Global Sweeteners Holdings (HKSE: 03889); Global Unichip Corp
(TWSE: 3443); GlobalTrans (LSE: GLTR); GOL Linhas Aereas Inteligentes (NYSE:
GOL); Grupo Santander (IBEX 35: SAN); GVT (BMF&BOVESPA: GVTT3); Hansen
Transmissions International (LSE: HSN); Hercules Technology Growth Capital
(NASDAQ: HTGC); Hochtief (FSE: HOT); Homex (OTC: DHMXF.PK); HSBC Holdings
(LSE: HSBA); HTC Corporation (TWSE: 2498); Hurray! Holding Co (NASDAQ: HRAY);
Hypermarcas (BMF&BOVESPA: HYPE3); Hysan Development Company (HKSE: HYSNY.PK);
IAMGOLD Corporation (NYSE: IAG); Indra (IBEX 35: IDR.MC); Infosys Technologies
(NASDAQ: INFY); Integrys Energy Group (NYSE: TEG); Intel (NASDAQ: INTC);
Internet Initiative (NASDAQ: IIJI); JBS (BMF&BOVESPA: JBSS3); KGI Securities
(TWSE: 6008); Kingsoft Corporation (HKSE: 03888); Koc Holding (ISE: KCHOL.IS);
KongZhong Corporation (NASDAQ: KONG); Kotak Mahindra Bank (BSE: 500247); LAN
Airlines (NYSE: LFL); Life Technologies (NASDAQ: LIFE); Life Time Fitness
(NYSE: LTM); Linktone Ltd. (NASDAQ: LTON); Localiza Rent a Car (BMF&BOVESPA:
RENT3); Logica (LSE: LOG); Longtop Financial Technologies (NYSE: LFT); Lonza
(SIX: LONN); Lukoil (LSE: LKOD); Lupatech (BMF&BOVESPA: LUPA3); Manulife
Financial (NYSE: MFC); Marisa (BMF&BOVESPA: MARI3); Maywufa Co (TWSE: 1731);
Medco Health Solutions (NYSE: MHS); METRO (FSE: MEO); Microsoft (NASDAQ:
MSFT); Millennium (EURONEXT: MBC.LS); Mindray Medical International (NYSE:
MR); Mobinil (CASE: EMOB); Moody's (NYSE: 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); Net Servicos (BMF&BOVESPA: NETC4); New World Resources (LSE: NWR
LN); Newmont Mining Corporation (NYSE: NEM); Nexen (NYSE: NXY); NKT Holding
(CSE: DK 0010287663); Novartis (VIRT-X: NOVN.VX ); NRG Energy (NYSE: NRG);
Nucleus Software Exports (NSE: NUCLEUS); NWS Holdings Limited (HKSE: 0659); OC
Oerlikon (SIX: OERL); Oce N.V. (OTC: OCENF.PK); OHL Brasil (BMF&BOVESPA:
OHLB3); Outokumpu (NASDAQ: OUT1V.HE); Overseas Shipholding Group (NYSE: OSG);
Pampa Energia (BCBA: PAMP); Parana Banco (BMF&BOVESPA: PRBC4); Partner
Communications (NASDAQ: PTNR); PDG Realty (BMF&BOVESPA: PDGR3); Perfect World
Co. (NASDAQ: PWRD); Petrobras - Petroleo Brasileiro (NYSE: PBR); PhytoHealth
Corporation (TWSE: 4108); Positivo Informatica (BMF&BOVESPA: POSI3);
PotashCorp (NYSE: POT); Powerchip Semiconductor (TWSE: 5346); PPG Industries
(NYSE: PPG); Procter & Gamble (NYSE: PG); Profarma (BMF&BOVESPA: PFRM3); PT
Excelcomindo Pratama (JAK: EXCL); PT Semen Gresik (Persero) (IDX: SMGR); PT.
Indocement Tunggal Prakarsa (IDX: INTP); Randstad Holding (EURONEXT: RAND);
Reliance Industries (NSE: RELIANCE.NS); Renova Energia (None: None); Richtek
Technology Corp. (TWSE: 6286); Rieter Group (SIX: RIEN); Rossi Residencial
(BMF&BOVESPA: RSID3); Royal Dutch Shell (LSE: RDSA); Royal Philips Electronics
(NYSE: PHG); Ryder System (NYSE: R); Sa Sa International Holdings (HKSE:
0178); Sampo Plc (NASDAQ: SAMAS); Sanofi-Aventis (EURONEXT: SAN); Santos
Brasil (BMF&BOVESPA: STBP11); 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); Sistema Educacional
Brasileiro (BMF&BOVESPA: SEBB11); SMIC (NYSE: SMI); SNC-Lavalin (TSX: SNC);
Sohu.com (NASDAQ: SOHU); Solomon Systech Limited (HKSE: 2878); Southwestern
Energy (NYSE: SWN); Springs Global (BMF&BOVESPA: SGPS3); SRE Group (HKSE:
1207); STMicroelectronics (NYSE: 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 Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TWSE: 2330); TD Bank Financial
Group (NYSE: TD); Teck Resources (NYSE: TCK); Telecom Egypt (EGX: ETEL.CA);
Telefonica O2 Czech Republic (PSE: SPTT.PR); Telekom Austria (VSE: TKA);
Telvent Git (NASDAQ: TLVT); Temenos (SIX: TEMN); Tempur-Pedic International
(NYSE: TPX); Tenaris (NYSE: TS); The United Laboratories International (HKSE:
03933); The9 Limited (NASDAQ: NCTY); Thomson Reuters (NYSE: TRI); TIM
Participacoes (NYSE: TSU); Time Warner Cable (NYSE: 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
(NASDAQ: IBKR); Trend Micro (TSE: 4704); Tripod Technology Corporation (TWSE:
3044); Trisul (BMF&BOVESPA: TRIS3); Triunfo Participacoes (BMF&BOVESPA:
TPIS3); Turk Telecom (ISE: TTKOM); UCB (EURONEXT: UCB-XB); Ultra Petroleum
(NYSE: UPL); Ultrapar Participacoes (NYSE: UGP); Unum Group (NYSE: UNM); URS
Corporation (NYSE: URS); VanceInfo Technologies (NYSE: VIT); Vanguard
International Semiconductor (OTC: 5347); Vecima Networks (TSX: VCM); VeriSign
(NASDAQ: VRSN); Vermilion Energy Trust (TSX: VET.UN); Vivo Participacoes
(NYSE: VIV); Volkswagen (FSE: VLKAY); Walgreens (NYSE: WAG); Walsin Lihwa
Corporation (TWSE: 1605); Ways Technical Corp (TWSE: 3508); Wendy's / Arby's
(NYSE: WEN); WestJet (TSX: WJA); WNS Holdings (NYSE: WNS); Wonder Auto
Technology (NASDAQ: WATG); WPG Holdings (TWSE: 3702); Yageo Corporation (TWSE:
2327); Yongye International (NASDAQ: YONG); Yuanta Financial Holdings (TWSE:
2885.TW); Yucheng Technologies (NASDAQ: YTEC); Yum! Brands (NYSE: 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 of 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
SOURCE MZ Consult NY LLC
Amanda Munhoz, MZ Consult NY LLC, +1-212-813-2975, irgr@mz-ir.com
