Meeting with the persons in charge of the Analysis Departments of the securities companies that are members of the Athens Stock Exchange.
The methods that could contribute to the improvement of the advice currently provided to the investors relevant to the listed companies were discussed. The significant role and essential contribution of the analysts of the listed companies in the way the companies attract, inform and advise the investing public.
It was reported that it is in the interests of the listed companies to cooperate and provide data to the analysts, as the mature, nowadays, investors are based on the analyses of the companies in order to place their investments.
In the frame of the development of the stock market, the application of the rules of corporate governance and globalization of the markets, it is important the provision of information by the listed companies to the departments of analysis of the securities companies to be as good, full and prompt as possible regarding anything that is related to their activities and figures, so that the analysts are in a position to provide valid and documented advice to the investors through the data that have been supplied to them.
It was also agreed that a meeting will be organized, during which the role of analysis regarding the listed companies will be presented, as well as the fundamental issues that all the agencies of the market must know about relevant to the said subject.