Best Investor Relations Department award will be won by a department who deliver consistent quality in Investor Communication throughout their team.

In selecting those departments who are demonstrating excellence in this category, you should consider the following key areas:

Deep understanding of companies / investors.
This Award should go to an Investor Relations Department with a strong commitment to improve the financial community's understanding of the enterprise. It will demonstrate a high degree of accessibility and ability to answer the information needs and requests of the investment community about the company.

Credibility.
This Award should go to an Investor Relations Department that demonstrates a deep understanding of the company and its sector. As the first and most accessible point of contact in the company for most investors, the successful candidate will have shown an ability to communicate confidence and build credible relationships.

Willingness to answer questions.
This Award should go to an Investor Relations Department with a strong willingness to clarify enquiries and answer questions in an efficient, timely, open and informative manner.

Coordination and consistency.
This Award should go to an Investor Relations Department who acts consistently to communicate the results and the strategy of the company. As the first point of contact for most investors, the winners will have shown high levels of consistency within a tightly co-ordinated framework.

Investor orientation.
This Award should go to an Investor Relations Department with a strong investor orientation. The Department will have demonstrated an orientation towards openness and inclusivity towards investors.

Communication and team-building skills.
This Award should go to an Investor Relations Department who demonstrates consistently the use of communication and team-building skills to transmit the strengths of the company to the market.