New Research From Institutional Investor Shows Investors Finding Value From Large to Small Cap

NEW YORK, Aug. 29, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Today, Institutional Investor released its annual ranking of top-rated CEOs, CFOs, and Investor Relations in companies across Latin America as voted on by the global investment community.

In addition to uncovering the best perceived individuals and IR programs, investors were asked to identify excellence against a number of core criteria; accessibility of senior executives, constructive conference calls and meetings, well-informed and authoritative investor relations, most proactive IR engagement with investors, quick response to requests, timely financial disclosures, investor days and IR websites.

This years survey revealed three key trends:    

1. Despite macro and political environment challenges, Latin America remains attractive to investors with record numbers of individuals and firms participating in our research this year
2. Value runs deep with our inaugural mid and small cap ranking showing that investors are looking well beyond established firms for value and return
3. Companies in the Oil and Gas Sector stepped up their engagement given depressed global oil prices, and received significantly more investor attention this year than last year.

Below is a list of just some of the top performing companies in the 2017 Latin America Executive Team:

Adecoagro (Argentina) AES Tietê Energia (Brazil) Alpek (Mexico) Alupar Investimento (Brazil) B3 (Brazil) Cementos Pacasmayo (Peru) Cielo (Brazil) Corp. Inmobiliaria Vesta (Mexico) Gerdau (Brazil) Grupo Financiero Banorte (Mexico) Grupo Financiero Galicia (Argentina) Grupo Financiero Interacciones (Mexico) Grupo Supervielle (Argentina) Hypermarcas (Brazil) Iguatemi Empresa de Shopping Centers (Brazil) Itaú Unibanco Holding (Brazil)

Klabin (Brazil) Linx (Brazil) M. Dias Branco (Brazil) Magazine Luiza (Brazil) Minerva (Brazil) Movida Participações (Brazil) Multiplan Empreendimentos Imobiliários (Brazil) OdontoPrev (Brazil) QGEP Participações (Brazil) Rassini (Mexico) TIM Participações (Brazil) Vale (Brazil) Wiz Soluções e Corretagem de Seguros (Brazil) Telefônica Brasil (Brazil)

Globally were seeing that a well-run IR program, with thought out, targeted and measured IR efforts including the executive teams, is becoming increasingly important as investors raise the premium on their search for value investments, says Will Rowlands-Rees, Managing Director at Institutional Investor Research. Latin America is no different in this regard. Its encouraging to see such depth of interest beyond the traditional investing focus of large caps and Brazil, into mid and small cap sectors, and more broadly into the rest of Latin America.

The full report names 764 executives, representing 333 companies, who met minimum-vote and other eligibility criteria. For more information contact Ursula Kizy at 212-224-3124 or ukizy@institutionalinvestor.com.

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Ursula Kizy
212-224-3124 or ukizy@institutionalinvestor.com