The top dogs: Friend’s Top 10 annual reports 2019

The Top Dogs

Friend’s Top 10 annual reports 2019

Hot off the press, we’ll be announcing the FTSE 100’s top 10 annual reports of 2019, including all the December 2018 year-end reporters.

We think that great corporate reporting is concise, insightful, honest, and truly valuable for investors. We’ll be sharing our views on the top dogs in the FTSE 100, as well as sharing the best bits of reports drawn from the FTSE 100 and beyond. And we’ll give you the inside track on trends, new regulation and guidance for your next report.

We’ll cover…

Friend’s Top 10 FTSE 100 2019 reports

• Run-down of our top 10 annual reports of 2019, including all the December 2018 year-end reports

• Overview of what makes the leaders stand out from the rest

• Quick summary of our detailed analysis; what we focus on, and why

Key trends in reporting across the FTSE 100 and beyond

• Spotlight on the big issues in reporting, including uptake on new guidance and regulations

• Examples of these big issues from the latest FTSE 100 reports

• International round-up of reporting inspiration

Comparisons between exceptional and acceptable reporting on key topics

• Balance storytelling

• Business model and strategy

• Stakeholders and section 172

• Sustainability and non-financial information

Hot topics for 2019’s reports

• Our views on the critical topics reporters should explore

• Guidance and legislation affecting 2019 reports

Digital reporting and the European Single Electronic Format (ESEF)

• Trends in digital reporting

• Exceptional examples

• Preparation for ESEF, machine-readable reporting, mandatory from years ending after December 2020

Joining us on the 15th will mean that you can…

1. Leave inspired by some of the best work being done

2. Update your knowledge on current reporting trends

3. See the best reports, and the best bits of reports, from across the FTSE 100 including all the recently published December year end reports

4. Prepare to report in line with new regulations

5. Keep track of the various developments coming over the next year or two

6. Understand ESEF, and how you can plan for it

7. Apply our insights to your own reporting

8. Quiz our experts

9. Meet your peers and discuss burning issues

10. Move your own reporting forward, at your pace

Speakers from Friend

Clive Bidwell, Strategy Director

Nick White, Head of Reporting

Date and time

Wednesday 15th May

Refreshments served from 3.30pm

Event starts at 4pm and finishes at 5.30pm

Post-event refreshments and informal discussion until early evening

Location

The Goldsmiths' Centre

42 Britton Street

Clerkenwell

London

EC1M 5AD