The benchmark event for City communications, the Corporate & Financial Awards, has announced its shortlist.

Companies have long been aware of the importance of communicating with the City and those who influence the City. However, only recently has the need to address these audiences with a single voice become a necessity. But, with creativity, technology and best practice swiftly progressing, it is difficult for organisations to know where excellence lies. The Corporate & Financial Awards benchmark and celebrate excellence in all aspects of City communication – to the buyside, the analysts, business & financial journalists, and the wider stakeholder communities that influence them.

The Awards programme, in its second year, follows a inaugural event which saw Eversheds LLP and MHP Communications take home the premier awards of best in-house team and best agency, respectively.

This year’s shortlist features the work of 15 agencies and 27 in-house teams in a comprehensive set of categories covering all aspects of City communications.

One of the judges, Emma Banks, head of corporate communications at LV= says, "I thought it was really interesting to look at the broad range of entries that had been submitted - and I was really impressed with the standards of the entries and the effort that companies had put into the categories I was judging. It makes me really happy to be part of such a dynamic industry."

Entries are judged by a panel of industry experts. The Corporate & Financial Awards will be held on 18 June at the Victory Services Club in London. Book your table now, email liz.foggitt@communicatemagazine.co.uk or contact +44 20 7498 7008.

The complete shortlist is as follows:

Best corporate website

Anglo American (Investis)

ArcelorMittal (Investis)

Glaxosmithkline (Radley Yeldar)

Herbert Smith Freehills (SAS London)

Telecity Group (Design by Structure)

Best online corporate newsroom

Centrica plc (The Group)

Best printed report

BP (Salterbaxter)

Hays PLC (Conran Design Group)

Sainsburys (SAS London)

Shanks (Radley Yeldar)

WPP (Addison)

Best online report

Alcatel Lucent (SAS London)

Aviva (SAS London)

Centrica plc (The Group)

Pearson (Radley Yeldar)

WPP (Addison)

Best analyst/investor/press meeting

European Die Casting Group (CitySavvy)

VTB Capital

Best innovation

Social 360

Tullow Oil (Investis)

Best M&A/other transaction communications 

China Chaintek United Co., Ltd  (Cubitt Consulting)

Clinigen (College Hill)

Direct Line Group (Brunswick)

Rare Earth Global Limited (Abchurch Communications Limited)

Best use of digital media

SABMiller (World Television)

Best management of corporate & financial media relations

Avanti Communications (College Hill)

Bloomberg New Energy Finance (Cubitt Consulting)

Travelodge (RLM Finsbury)

Best management of investor and analyst relations

Cookson (MHP Communications)

Direct Line Group (Brunswick)

European Die Casting Group (CitySavvy)

Best ongoing communication with overseas investors and/or media

Vistajet (College Hill)

VTB Capital