21 Jun 2007
Thomson Financial Crowned Best Investor Relations Provider In Survey By Real IR
LONDON,
Thomson Financial, an operating unit of The Thomson Corporation (NYSE: TOC, TSX: TOC), and a leading provider of information and technology solutions to the global financial community, was declared the most favoured fee-based provider of investor relations services, according to the IR Directors of Europe's largest companies.
The findings are derived from a survey of IR directors at 235 leading European firms including 40 per cent of the FTSE 100 conducted by Real IR magazine and Communicate Research. Of the sample, 50 per cent worked in companies with a market capitalisation greater than $5bn.
Thomson Financial was presented with this accolade at a Real IR event in London on 14th June 2007. The survey results revealed Thomson Financial to be by far the most favoured fee-based provider of investor relations services, with the a net favourability rating of 38 per cent. This exceed joint second place CapitalBridge and Makinson Cowell, with net favourability ratings of 22 per cent.
The Real IR's Who Serves the IR Director? (2007) survey is based on an online survey of investor relations professionals at European large-cap companies. It contains detailed analysis of what IR professionals expect from their service providers and which firms they plan to use for IR support in the future.
Real IR revealed that UBS's corporate access team and Deutsche Bank's corporate broking team were found to offer the best investor relations services among the major investment banks, according to the IR Directors of Europe's largest companies.
Dawn Cowie, editor of Real IR said: "Real IR's Who Serves the IR Director? Survey seeks to understand what IR professionals expect from their service providers and which firms they plan to use for IR support in the future. Given the vast array of free IR services available from investment banks, fee-based IR providers have their work cut out convincing IR professionals that their services offer a genuine return on investment."
Commenting on the award, Linda Jackson., European Managing Director of Corporate Services, Thomson Financial, said: "It is particularly pleasing that Thomson Financial has received this accolade, which reflects our efforts to maintain the highest levels of service to clients and investment to improve our end-to-end IR solutions suite."
About Thomson Financial
Thomson Financial, with 2006 revenues of US$2 billion, is a provider of
information and technology solutions to the worldwide financial community.
Through the widest range of products and services in the industry, Thomson
Financial helps clients in more than 70 countries make better decisions, be
more productive and achieve superior results. Thomson Financial is part of
The Thomson Corporation (www.thomson.com), a global leader in providing
essential electronic workflow solutions to business and professional
customers. With operational headquarters in Stamford, Conn., Thomson
provides value-added information, software tools and applications to
professionals in the fields of law, tax, accounting, financial services,
scientific research and healthcare. The Corporation's common shares are
listed on the New York and Toronto stock exchanges (NYSE: TOC; TSX: TOC).
Real IR - Who Serves the IR Director? (2007)
Who
Serves the IR Director? (2007) is based on an online survey of investor
relations professionals at European large-cap companies. It contains
detailed analysis of what IR professionals expect from their service
providers and which firms they plan to use for IR support in the future.
235 IR professionals took part in the survey. Of the sample, 50 per cent worked in companies with a market capitalisation greater than $5bn. Forty per cent were from the FTSE-100.
Who Serves the IR Director? (2007) is now on sale at a price of £500 + VAT. For more details, contact Real IR, Caspian Publishing, 198 King's Road, London SW3 5XP.
Tel +44 (0)20 7368 7121 or email Ben Brougham at ben@realir.net
Contacts
Alex Brog
Director, Public Relations, Europe
Thomson Reuters
Tel: +44 020 7324 6986
Fax: +44 020 7566 1971
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