SEB´s annual report gets good review

E.com’s Reportwatch service has named SEB’s 2010 annual report its Report of the month for June 2011. The annual report gets good marks for its excellent summaries and a geographical and divisional contribution that is shown without delay.

London-based e.com has reviewed and rated annual reports from international companies since 1996, including annual rankings for various industries. However, since a few years there’s no industry ranking for the financial industry.

In addition to its industry rankings, Reportwatch names a “Report of the month” every month to highlight annual reports that can serve as a model for others. SEB’s annual report was honoured this month.

These are some of the things Reportwatch likes:´

• An excellent summary job, quick profiling and key figures, wrap-up of strategy, illustrated overview of business areas, and, last but not least, summarised income statement and balance sheet with nearby explanations in plain language,
• Geographical and divisional contribution shown without delay, as well as charted key figures, most important events and customer interaction during the last year,
• Substantial chapter about risk and capital management,
• Thorough share data and transparency about boards and shareholder structure.

The other companies that have received the same honour this year are Compass, Fujitsu, EVN, Trelleborg and Randstad.