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budgets and fee revenues for investor relations remain largely unchanged this year. This is a result of the jointly Newswire , Faktenkontor , CAT Consultants and the Handelsblatt published IR trend monitor. The leading German business newspaper for the first time partner of the survey series. Total of 234 experts and leaders from the investor relations industry in the online survey attended.

Almost two-thirds of all respondents IR departments of companies expected for 2007, unchanged compared to the initial budget planning. say something optimistic to IR agencies on this issue: About 40 percent of the respondents here appreciate the development of fee revenues over the previous year as a constant. One in four IR department expects at least an increase in the budget for financial communications. On the other hand, nearly seven percent of employees expected in IR departments even with a reduction of financial resources compared to the original plan.

Other results of the IR-Trend monitor:

* The vast Majority of skilled workers for the IR industry believes that Non-financial data are already very important. One in four IR Agency believes that are not subject to mandatory disclosure issues in the future are of great relevance. IR departments are manifested in this area a little more restrained: Well, one in seven respondents believes that non financial data in the future will be very important.

* About two-thirds of IR departments reject strictly defined and consistent standards such as XBRL filings from and demand more flexibility. The IR departments to the new broadcasting standard a little more open: 37 percent state here that with the new standards expect a relief in financial communication.

* The results from the U.S. housing crisis, credit market crisis has barely noticeable effects on the German IR market. IR-IR departments and agencies reported a majority, have no major effort by the housing crisis in the U.S.. At least one in four respondents expected from very large companies (more than 5,000 employees) have a strong to very strong additional work.

* Creditor Relations in IR departments take up only a very small proportion of working time. At least one in two respondents is here that he deals with this topic to "almost 0 percent" in his work. IR agencies are tend to be more apart with Creditor Relations: Well, one in six agency employees spent 10 to 20 percent of his time communicating with lenders.

Source: news aktuell GmbH

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