Sydney, Nov 24, 2006 AEST (ABN Newswire) - The Australasian Investor Relations Association last night announced this years winners at the Investor Relations Gala Event from the Westin Hotel in Sydney.
The winners are:
# Best Company IR ASX50 
1 Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited
2 BHP Billiton Limited
3 Promina Group Limited
# Best IRO ASX50 
1 Stephen Higgins Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited
2 Warwick Bryan Commonwealth Bank of Australia
3 Luke Oxenham Promina Group Limited
# Best Company IR MidCap50 
1 Oxiana Limited
2 Zinifex Limited
3 Challenger Financial Services Group Limited
# Best IRO MidCap50 
1 Richard Hedstrom Oxiana Limited
2 Delphine Cassidy AWB Limited
3 Martin McFarlane Zinifex Limited
# Best Company IR MidCap100 (Description to designate 101-200)
1 David Jones Limited
2 United Group Limited
3 Australian Worldwide Exploration Ltd
# Best IRO MidCap100 
1 Bruce Loveday Smorgon Steel Group Ltd
2 Helen Karlis David Jones Limited
3 Katherine Cooper Pacific Brands Limited
# Best Company IR Outside200 
1 Wotif.com Holdings Limited
2 Ventracor Limited
3 Australian Agricultural Company Limited
# Overall Best Company IR within ASX200 
1 Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited
2 Oxiana Limited
3 Commonwealth Bank of Australia
# Best IRO By Peer Vote 
1 Warwick Bryan Commonwealth Bank of Australia
2 Stephen Higgins Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited
3 John Knowles BlueScope Steel Limited
# Best Company IR - New Zealand 
1 Telecom Corporation of New Zealand Ltd
2 Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Corporation Limited
3 Infratil Limited
# Best IRO - New Zealand 
1 Mark Flesher Telecom Corporation of New Zealand Ltd
2 Abhy Maharaj Air New Zealand Ltd
3 Sarah Baddeley Contact Energy Ltd
# Best International IR by an Australasian Company 
1 Telecom Corporation of New Zealand Ltd
2 Commonwealth Bank of Australia
3 BHP Billiton Limited
VOTES CAST
Brokers 154
Fund Managers 75
Financial Media 8
TOTALS 237
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Ian Matheson
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