What they say
Appraisal, words of praise, criticisms
What customers, analysts, reporters, investors say about the Annual Report on Annual Reports and about e.com report evaluation, rating and benchmarking services.
” I think you do an excellent job „
the report coordinator of a large electronics company
” Serious evaluation criteria, emphasis placed on strategy and financials, no national bias „
a German financial journalist about the Annual Report on Annual Reports
” We are taking part in various annual report and other investor relations competitions, but the one we take more seriously is the Annual Report on Annual Reports for its accuracy, balanced assessment, and a real inter national exposure „
a Canadian investor relations officer
” Since discovering the excellent “Annual Report on Annual Reports” we have benefited enormously from the evaluation services we commissioned. In addition, the comprehensive yearly survey that contains a wealth of useful information continues to assist us in our quest to improve our reporting. Although we have improved our position, we are conscious of many areas where we should focus our energies… „
the corporate affairs publications manager at a large South African group
” Very happy with your input so far, especially the best practice selected report items. We shall certainly use some of them when the IPO days come „
the corporate communication manager of a spin-off
” The in-depth comparison with competitors or against peers -as defined by us and by investors- provided by e.com report analysts clearly helps up improve our financial and operations reporting, but also increase our disclosure. And both are valued by our stakeholders „
a vice president of a Fortune 200 corporation
” I have received your Report Scan. Your detailed analysis on our report has been most insightful and I am sure it will be of great use in preparing next year’s report „
a Japanese blue chip in cosmetics
” Worthwhile: those best picks on 15 different report items. These yardsticks are plucked in every sector and country, with a number of surprises! „
an investor relations officer
” [A report is about] a continuous flow of information, a strategic direction, a route, but also screening texts, tables and numbers. It is still supposed to be the business card towards various audiences. You can now easily find out design specialists. Those are often good professionals, but we have learned from our experience that most of them care mainly about layout and pagemaking and not much about contents. While this should prevail. Of course we prefer to publish a well laid-out report but our primary concern is to aim at 100% accuracy. That is why we have worked with a specialized reporting company managed by a financial analyst „
the corporate communication manager of a large European bank, on e.com’s role from report evaluation through input and final content
” In our never-ending quest for improvement, we would like to ask you to do another of your inimitable report screenings „
the report manager of a top Dutch group
” I am impressed with your thorough research study and appreciate you publishing such a valuable piece... I do applaud your Online Reporting Scan. We share the same desire [to produce better online reporting] „
a North American investor web-design firm
” Thanks for your report and a very inspiring day. We all think you gave us a lot of good ideas and experiences. I'm sure also that your proposals for a report table of contents will be useful to us „
the report manager of a specialty chemicals company
” We have found that benchmarking exercise as useful -even though sometimes painful!- to our reporting practice as it is with other tools for improving our own products „
the investor relations officer of a leading European IT blue chip
” I believe it is safe to say that we've never received such a comprehensive review of our effort by a third party. Your thorough review of our financial reporting sections (rarely conducted in such detail by your American peers) and your comparisons to our previous report are especially welcome „
a financial-services Midwestern American client
” Read up your latest ranking of best reports, ordered some among the top 30, and bought some stock in a number of them „
a Canadian investor
” Based on the report output as judged in the annual on annuals, with that emphasis placed on financial and investor information, I could sometimes be ready to change up to 20% of my investment portfolio „
a London-based investment portfolio adviser
” Aptly named, a watchdog group that tracks report transparency and availability „
CFO Asia Magazine about e.com’s annual rankings on reports
” The Annual Report on Annual Reports is a real international competition focused on the reports themselves, without those big self-glorifying national celebrations and glitzy awards „
a German company financial communication specialist
” The Annual Report on Annual Reports, published by a Europe-based global tracking company, named BMO’s 2001 annual report simply the best in the world. One of the stated reasons was that we are “one of those rare companies for which reporting is not just about complying and following the crowd or the way of the world. But also adding value, giving insights, reviewing and highlighting and describing and explaining.” As steward of this indeed rare company, I pledge more of the same „
Tony Comper, Chairman of Bank of Montreal, Canada, after his company’s report had made N°1 in the global top 200 annual reports published by e.com
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