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PRedicting 2019: What’s next for… Reporting Communications?
December 19, 2018
It’s not about what next, but who next Listed entities, regulators and wider industry experts perpetually debate the actual need for an annual report. Let’s end that debate now. Listed entities will always legally be required to communicate their financial results at year end and as part of that, audiences will always need commentary to explain what the numbers mean. With 80% of corporate value reliant on intangible assets such as intellectual property, customers and...
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PRedicting 2019: What’s next for…Corporate Communications?
December 5, 2018
In a newest series we've asked senior leaders from across the agency for their 'PRediction' for 2019. We will be publishing them daily for the next twelve days so keep checking back to learn more from a range of sectors and expertise in what could be the biggest opportunities and challenges for next year. Gender equality, climate change and making connections matter In the first three months leading to Brexit, there are two possible...
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Upping your game in Corporate Reporting
November 1, 2018
Last week The Financial Reporting Council (FRC) published a review on the state of reporting in the UK. The outcome wasn’t great. “Businesses have been told to up their game in key elements of corporate governance and reporting, after a review found a multitude of basic errors and misapplications of the UK corporate governance code in reports.” Source: City AM Of course, the FRC’s Revised UK Corporate Governance Code 2018 does not set out a rigid...
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FleishmanHillard Fishburn wins at the 2018 Corporate & Financial Awards
September 26, 2018
More exciting news from our Reporting Communications team who have won twice last night at the Corporate & Financial Awards hosted by Communicate magazine. The team won Bronze in the Best Printed International Report for our work with Qatar National Bank (QNB) and Bronze for Best Printed Unlisted Report for our work with The Jockey Club. This along with a Highly Commended for our work with Millicom in the Best Online International Report capped off...
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Why your report needs to be for every audience
August 15, 2018
The FRC recently released a new UK Corporate Governance Code and Revise Guidance on the Strategic Report; two documents endorsing our view that your annual report needs to look past the financials and connect with your wider audiences and not just the institutional investor. While the new Code will only affect businesses with financial year ends from January 1st 2019 onwards, we advocate introducing the changes across your reporting suite this year. Traditionally, businesses have...
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The 3 secrets of world-class reporting communication
August 2, 2018
There is a growing recognition that reporting communication isn’t just about producing reports, it’s about telling a stories. It’s not just about words and numbers, it’s about making you care. And it’s not just about talking to financial investors, it’s about connecting with all your investors – every employee, every consumer, every stakeholder. In a complex communications landscape, that’s not easy. That’s why we’ve created three solid, tips to help get more out of your...
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Why a yearly report should last all year
July 19, 2018
We know that releasing your annual report can feel like a relief. A milestone. That date in the calendar when you finally say goodbye to six months of hard toil. But we also know this is a mistake. The release of your annual report shouldn’t be the moment you cross the finishing line, it’s the moment you get started. Think about it. The report is a summation of everything you’ve done in the course of...
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FleishmanHillard Fishburn helps Millicom launch latest annual report
March 28, 2018
We're proud to announce the release of Millicom’s suite of annual reports, reconfigured to world-class, best practice standards. The nature of the Swedish telecomms and media company and the requirements of its Nasdaq Stockholm listing lend to a purely digital publication. FleishmanHillard Fishburn's collaboration produced a smartphone-friendly launch-pad to downloadable PDFs, four annual reports and nine country updates. You can read Millicom (Tigo)’s vision of Digital connectivity for tomorrow’s world here: www.millicom.com/trading-results/ar-2017 "Milicom are a great...
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Gender pay gap reporting. Are you ready?
January 11, 2018
Gender pay gap reporting is the Government’s headline initiative to tackle the gender pay gap in the UK. The Government hopes that increased transparency will be a stimulus to businesses to close the remaining gap over time. While there is no legal requirement to publish an individual narrative report, when considering the context behind the legislation, producing a separate report helps manage a company’s corporate reputation. The gender pay gap is part of a bigger...
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Corporate Reporting Wins at the IR Society Awards!
November 22, 2017
Last night at the IR Society Awards our Corporate Reporting team won Best Annual Report 2017: FTSE 100 for our work on the Standard Chartered 2016 Annual Report. The IR Society said they took ‘a complex business and gave it clarity and personality throughout the annual report. The judges were unanimous in their praise for what is an award-winning presentation of a complex business model. In particular the company was praised for its risk reporting...