East Coles: Best 'Investment Desirability' Stocks from 2016: AMC, BAP, CSL, GMG, IAG, SEK, TPM & WBC - Last Call for 2017 Votes

Sydney, Aug 3, 2017 AEST (ABN Newswire) - Last year some of the Best 'Investment Desirability' stocks in their sectors were AMC, BAP, CSL, GMG, IAG, SEK, TPM and WBC, but which stocks will be the best for 'Investment Desirability' in 2017? Fund managers are able to vote now at the link below to determine this year's winners. Voting will be closing down asap.

http://secure.eastcoles.com.au/votenow

Respondents will receive complimentary tickets to the Awards Night and special offers from Boardroom.media. Boardroom.media will livestream this event for the first time ever to a global audience.

Rebecca Thompson joins East Coles as a member of the Advisory Board, greatly enhancing East Coles' value proposition for both buy and sell-side contacts and corporate clients. Rebecca brings a wealth of markets experience to the East Coles team, having worked in equities research and corporate access at prominent global investment banks such as Citi and JP Morgan. Rebecca was Head of Corporate Affairs and Investor Relations at an S&P/ASX100 company, and has held financial markets roles at prominent firms such as KPMG and Dow Jones Newswires.

The 2017 East Coles / Boardroom.media Corporate Performance Awards Night will be held at the Ivy Ballroom on Thursday, 21 September. The incredibly talented electric violin artist Jane Cho will be performing on the night along with other entertainment. All proceeds f r om the event will go to Transplant Australia. This prestigious annual event is voted on by around 60 prominent fund manager organisations across Asia-Pacific.

2017 Top 10 Award nominees for Best Company, CEO, CFO, Board, Growth Prospects, Investment Desirability, ESG etc (not in ranked order) will be released throughout August & September in the lead-up to the Awards Night.

The East Coles Corporate Performance Research asks analysts f r om both fund managers and brokerage houses to score the S&P/ASX200 stocks they cover across 25 performance categories. The scores are then averaged to create league tables. The idea of the Research is to provide a feedback mechanism between the investment community and the S&P/ASX200 to enhance market efficiency.

 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- S&P/ASX100 SECTOR WINNERS 2016 AWARDS Best Investment Desirability Category                                  StockBanks                          WESTPAC BANKING CORPORATION (ASX:WBC)Consumers                         TABCORP HOLDINGS LIMITED (ASX:TAH) Diversified Fins & Insurance              INSURANCE AUSTRALIA GROUP LIMITED (ASX:IAG) Energy & Materials                           AMCOR LIMITED (ASX:AMC) Health Care                                    CSL LIMITED (ASX:CSL) Industrials                                   SEEK LIMITED (ASX:SEK) Infrastructure & Utilities                TRANSURBAN GROUP (ASX:TCL) Metals & Mining                          RIO TINTO LIMITED (ASX:RIO) Real Estate                                  GOODMAN GROUP (ASX:GMG) TMT                                    TPG TELECOM LIMITED (ASX:TPM) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- S&P/ASX101-200 WINNERS - 2016 AWARDS Best Investment Desirability Category                                  StockConsumer Discretionary                BURSON GROUP LIMITED (ASX:BAP) Consumer Staples               THE A2 MILK COMPANY LIMITED (ASX:A2M) Energy & Materials                      BRICKWORKS LIMITED (ASX:BKW) Financials                BT INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LIMITED (ASX:BTT) Health Care         FISHER & PAYKEL HEALTHCARE CORPORATION (ASX:FPH) Industrials                                    IPH LIMITED (ASX:IPH) IT & Telecommunication     LINK ADMINISTRATION HOLDINGS LIMITED (ASX:LNK) Media                            APN OUTDOOR GROUP LIMITED (ASX:APO)Metals & Mining                    REGIS RESOURCES LIMITED (ASX:RRL) Real Estate                             SCA PROPERTY GROUP (ASX:SCP) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 

A note about Transplant Australia

Transplant Australia saves lives

Transplant Australia exists to enrich and celebrate life. Our vision is for Australia to lead the world in organ and tissue donation and transplantation - saving lives, improving quality of life and providing much needed care and support.

Our members share a special bond, having all been touched in some way by transplantation. They include those awaiting transplantation, donor families, living donors, transplant recipients, and the doctors, nurses and coordinators working in the organ and tissue donation and transplantation sector. While they have their own unique story to tell, they are part of a team that serves to celebrate and cherish the greatest gift of all - life itself.

A note about East Coles technology

Gordon Cairns Chairman of Origin Energy and Woolworths stated: "The East Coles Corporate Performance platform provides a powerful set of strategic analytics and investor tools which are not available elsewhere. It should be a critical component of every Board's decision-making process".

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About East Coles

East Coles Australia is the leading financial markets research firm across the Asia-Pacific region. Conducting research in the Corporate Performance, Investment Banking and Equities Markets spaces, East Coles utilises its unique technology platform to provide subscribers with the most granular insights into their clients' and stakeholders' perceptions.

In existence for over 20 years, East Coles has developed deep relationships with key market participants to ensure the highest quality data samples. With offices in Australia and Asia, our mission is to inform and assist our clients with the most relevant and actionable analytics.

     

Contact

Nick Coles, Managing Director East Coles Australia M: +61-417-697-745 Lin: http://au.linkedin.com/in/nickcoles E: nick.coles@eastcoles.com.au Richard Beaurepaire, Advisory Board East Coles Australia M: +61-427-791-473 Lin: http://au.linkedin.com/in/rbeaurepaire E: richard.beaurepaire@eastcoles.com.au T: +61-2-8006-5088