The Australasian Investor Relations Association (AIRA), and Extel have signed an agreement to support the delivery of the AIRA Best Practice Investor Relations Awards. Under the agreement, Extel will provide awards research data and rankings to AIRA to support the objective and transparent recognition of investor relations best practice across Australasian listed entities.
Extel has been a proud supporter of the AIRA Annual Conference & Awards for many years, and we are delighted to take that relationship to the next level.
David Enticknap, CEO - Extel
The collaboration brings together AIRA’s established Awards Methodology and Criteria with Extel’s independent market research and benchmarking data. AIRA conducts the annual Best Practice Awards recognising excellence in investor relations practice across Australian and New Zealand listed entities, while Extel conducts independent market research among buy-side and sell-side analysts and fund managers and maintains benchmarking data relevant to investor relations performance.
Under the agreement, award winners will be determined using Extel’s most recent research data, aligned with AIRA’s published Awards Methodology and Criteria and relevant index eligibility lists. The agreement also establishes clear operational and governance arrangements for determining award winners and supporting the annual awards process.
Extel Chief Executive Officer David Enticknap said "Extel has been a proud supporter of the AIRA Annual Conference & Awards for many years, and we are delighted to take that relationship to the next level. We bring established experience in awards assessment to this collaboration, having developed similar partnerships with IR societies across Spain, Germany, the Netherlands, the UK and the Middle East - so we know how to identify the best IR talent a market has to offer. Our independent, robust research and benchmarking data provides valuable insight into investor relations performance, and we are proud to contribute to a process that recognises best practice across Australasia."
AIRA Chief Executive Officer Ian Matheson said the agreement marked an important step in strengthening the transparency and credibility of the AIRA Awards. “This collaboration with Extel supports our commitment to recognising excellence in investor relations through a rigorous, transparent and credible process. By combining AIRA’s established methodology with Extel’s independent research data, we are reinforcing the integrity of the Awards and the value they provide to companies, practitioners and the broader market.”
To access the research methodology and voting criteria, please visit the AIRA website - About the Best Practice Awards and About the Sell-Side Awards.
For more information about the AIRA’s Best Practice Investor Relations Awards, contact the AIRA Secretariat on 02 9872 9100 or email administration@australasianir.com.au.
