ELITE Connect investor relations portal launches in beta phase 

• New  social platform bringing public companies, intermediaries and institutional investors together
• Facilitates efficient engagement and investor relations activity between participants
• Beta phase commenced prior to full launch

London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) today announces the launch, in beta phase, of ELITE Connect, a new social network for public companies, intermediaries and institutional investors. The open access platform facilitates interaction between global stakeholders, promoting connections, engagement and business.

Beta phase testing with major listed European companies has begun today with a full go-live planned for later in 2015. The testing phase will allow participants to explore and feedback on the platform’s functionalities ahead of the full launch.

ELITE Connect features include:

• A tailored participant profile page and set of social networking functionalities
• A company and investor search function, with advanced filters allowing searches on company, size, location and industry
• A fully embedded calendar to coordinate availability and schedule meetings between users
• A digital ‘meeting room’, with easy to use video conference technology, document sharing and note taking facilities

ELITE Connect has been developed to serve a wide range of market participants including public companies, investor relations professionals, institutional investors and brokers.

Luca Peyrano, Managing Director, ELITE said:
“The pace of change in global capital markets and the technology and regulation that underpins it, has   been transformative in recent years. ELITE Connect will fully harness today’s technology within the investor relations industry and connect people across the globe.

“We know that approximately 90 per cent of listed companies travel the world to meet asset management firms and spend up to one month a year meeting face-to-face. ELITE Connect will help make investor relations more efficient, more international, and more valuable for all parties.”

 

Source: LSEG – ELITE Connect investor relations portal launches in beta phase

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