The Investor Relations Annual Report is the most important
written communication illustrating its progress, performance
and personality to potential and current investors. Broadly
considered, this report constitutes an opportunity to build
a corporate reputation with a wider group of stakeholders.
In selecting those companies who are demonstrating excellence
in this category, you should consider the following key areas:
- Operating & Regulatory environment.
- Management & Board Information.
- Business plan & strategy review.
- Effective use of KPIs.
- Operating performance information.
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- Risk assessments.
- Financial Analysis.
- Key relationships.
- Supportive information.
- Annual Report style and language versions.
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Simplicity
The Annual Report should be of equal benefit to all stakeholders,
irrespective of their level of specialist industry/sector
knowledge.
Clarity
The Annual Report should be written in a coherent manner;
the key information should be easy to find, easily understood
and more complex issues should be clearly explained.
Consistency
The Annual Report should demonstrate a consistency in style
and content allowing investors and other stakeholders to
track progress on key issues and to make comparisons with
previous reports over a sustained period.
Conciseness
The Annual Report should be precise and to the point – quantity
alone does not inform and the quality of the communication
is paramount.
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