SYDNEY, Australia, Nov. 15 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- The Australasian
Investor Relations Association (AIRA) is pleased to announce that the 2006
Australasian IR Awards and Gala Dinner, honouring excellence in the practice
of investor relations by Australasian listed entities and investor relations
officers, will be held in Sydney on Thursday, 23 November 2006 at The Westin
Hotel, Sydney.
A cocktail reception sponsored by Bloomberg will kick off an exciting
evening of events, the culmination of which will be the naming of the Best
Investor Relations Officer for 2006 and the award for Best IR by an ASX200
company.
During the evening, Daily Telegraph cartoonist Warren Brown will take a
humorous look at the year’s events in pictures - and will also sketch one or
two of his insightful cartoons live on stage during the evening.
Respected financial journalist Michael Pascoe is the master of ceremonies
for the evening.
Below is a list of award categories, as well as the methodology used for
arriving at a winner for each award.
"These awards are an opportunity to recognise the efforts of Australia’s
listed entities to communicate to their shareholders and are also an
opportunity for the market to meet in an informal basis with the companies in
which they invest," says Ian Matheson, CEO of AIRA.
"The awards are decided by investors in Australia and overseas, and the
AIRA membership base votes for the award for the Best IRO (Award number 11),
which means those that are conferred with an award are genuinely deserving of
it," he says.
Award Categories & Research Methodology
Award Categories
Index Award
1. ASX 50 Best Company IR
2. S&P/ASX 50 Best IRO
3. ASX 51 - 100 Best Company IR
4. S&P/ASX Mid Cap 50 Best IRO
5. ASX 101 - 200 Best Company IR
6. (Mid Cap 100) Best IRO
7. Outside 200 Best Company IR
8. New Zealand Companies Best Company IR
9. New Zealand Companies Best IRO
10. All companies Best International IR by a
company
11. All companies Best IRO
12. Overall winner in ASX 200 Best Company IR
Research Methodology
AIRA established a working party, comprising small and large cap
representation, as well as leading service providers, to agree a fair awards
criteria and research methodology to ensure that a wide cross-section of
companies who are doing well in this area are recognised.
An online survey was circulated by email asking individuals to vote for
their top three choices for the various award categories. The target audience
invited to vote will be tailored to ensure that it is relevant to specific
award being presented. An outline of the voting methodology is as follows:
Methodology
Awards 1 - 9: Buy-side and sell-side representatives only asked questions
tailored to their specific areas of interest -- ie by sector/index/market
(target audience: all institutions of significance in Australia and New
Zealand for the NZ awards)
Award 10 International buy-side representatives only were asked this
question (target audience: all major offshore investors with Australian
interests.)
Award 11 AIRA membership was asked this question
Award 12 Company with most votes (ie not weighted) across all above
categories
Further details can be downloaded from http://www.aira.org.au .
AIRA would like to thank the following sponsors:
Australian Stock Exchange
Bloomberg
Goldman Sachs JB Were
IRM
JP Morgan
KPMG
Orient Capital
Premiere Global Services
PricewaterhouseCoopers
Speakers and panellists are available for interview. Please contact Jana
Hunt on +61-409-319-026 to arrange an interview time.
ABOUT AIRA
The Australasian Investor Relations Association (AIRA) was established in
2001 to advance the awareness of and best practice in investor relations in
Australia and New Zealand and thereby improve the relationship between listed
entities and the investment community. The Association’s 92 corporate
members now represent approximately $760 billion of market capitalisation or
nearly half the total market capitalisation of companies listed on ASX.