Awards by research - how the winners won
Awards by research - how the winners won
The winners of our awards-by-research categories are identified by in-depth research and any publicly traded company is eligible to be considered. This survey is the only one of its kind to go directly to the investment community, via a combination of an electronic survey and one-to-one telephone interviews, canvassing the opinions of the people who matter to you most.
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Best in sector
- Best financial reporting
- Best use of technology for IR
- Best investor relations by a non-US company in the US market
- Best IR by a senior management team
- Best investor relations officer
- Best overall investor relations
July 2019: Sample selection
IR Magazine has been building investment community databases over the past 30 years. As part of the updating process, listed companies are contacted every year for details of the professionals who currently cover their stock. These details are combined with Ipreo’s list of US investment community contacts to produce a total of around 50,000 investors and analysts.
September 2019: Electronic survey
IR Magazine then conducts an electronic survey of buy-side and sell-side analysts and portfolio managers. The electronic survey typically receives 200 individual responses from the investment community. These responses then go to Mary Maude Research for initial analysis. The research firm determines what will constitute a representative sample, weighted for industry sector.
September – November 2019: Telephone survey
The telephone survey then gets under way. The researchers conduct in-depth interviews with an additional 250 portfolio managers and analysts across the US. Many of them participate in the study year after year, but there is always a healthy proportion of new respondents each year as well. As the research progresses, the sample is adjusted to ensure appropriate weightings are maintained.
Results analysis
Once the survey stage of the research is completed, the final analysis is undertaken. The companies with the highest scores make the short lists for the awards categories, and the points are further analyzed to identify the best exponents of IR by sector. The independence of our research is crucial to the integrity of the whole awards program, so IR Magazine sees the results only once the research is complete. This ensures a transparent, independent set of results that IROs can trust as a valuable benchmarking tool.
December 2019: Short list compiled
IR Magazine receives the results in December and contacts the short-listed companies to give them the good news. The short list is then published to the entire IR community the month before the event.
September 16, 2020: Winners announced
And finally… the winners are announced. Usually hosted as a black tie gala in New York, this year the awards turned virtual and winners were revealed during the online awards ceremony.
September, 2020: Report published
The Investor Perception Study – US 2020 report is now available to available IR Magazine subscribers. If you're not a subscriber you can download a free sample of the report here.
Best in sector: Communications
Award partner: MessageBank
Best in sector: communications
Award partner
Award presented by Steven Fink, managing partner, MessageBank
Nominees
Winner
Acceptance speech from Jud Henry, senior vice president, investor relations, T-Mobile US
Winner interview with Jud Henry, senior vice president, investor relations, T-Mobile
Why is this awards category so important?
Partner interview with Steven Fink, managing partner, MessageBank
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Best in sector: financials
Award partner: Computershare | Georgeson
Best in sector: financials
Award partner
Award presented by Kevin Brennan, executive vice president, equity sales, Computershare
Nominees
Winner
Award acceptance speech with Jason Scott, head of investor relations, JPMorgan Chase & Co
Winner interview with Jason Scott, head of investor relations, JPMorgan Chase & Co
Partner interview with Bill Fiske, head of M&A and contested situations – U.S, Computershare | Georgeson
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Best in sector: healthcare
Award partner: Silicon Valley Bank & SVB Leerink
Best in sector: healthcare
Award partner
Award presented by Jim Kelly, director of research, SVB Leerink
Nominees
Winner
Matthew Gugino, vice president, investor relations and financial, planning & analysis, Danaher
Winner interview with Matthew Gugino, vice president, investor relations and financial, planning & analysis, Danaher
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Best in sector: utilities
Award partner: Mizuho Americas
Best in sector: utilities
Award partner
Award presented by Arin Amanda Prisand, managing director, head of corporate access, Americas and team, Mizuho Americas
Nominees
Winner
Acceptance speech from Sri Maddipatti, vice president, investor relations, CMS Energy
Award winner interview with Sri Maddipatti, vice president, investor relations, CMS Energy
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