The Bank of New York Launches Enhanced Depositary Receipts Website
NEW YORK, December 7, 2006 -- The Bank of New York, a global leader in securities servicing, has launched an enhanced version of its depositary receipts (DR) website, http://www.adrbny.com/. The new website offers a comprehensive DR directory that allows users to find detailed information on specific DR programs and the DR market at large, several new interactive capabilities and streamlined navigation to greatly improve the user experience.
The Bank’s DR Directory, which is the most comprehensive repository of DR market data available in the industry, enables users to search program information by region, country, industry or stock exchange. This flexible market research tool offers data on nearly 2,200 DR programs and provides links to each issuer’s corporate profile. Users can also access a new "DR University," an educational resource for DR basics and benefits and in-depth product and market information.
The website also features customized DR watchlists that enable users to track up to 50 securities, as well as interactive performance charting, a powerful tool that allows users to compare up to nine DRs, stocks, indices and mutual funds. Additionally, the website serves as a single platform for interactive performance analytics; detailed market analyses; a proprietary global equity portfolio analysis tool, DR ConverterTM ; current DR price quotes; corporate action and dividend announcements; and market news.
Christopher Sturdy, executive vice president and head of The Bank of New York’s Depositary Receipt Division, said, "Our enhanced DR website is a one-stop resource for information on ADRs and GDRs around the globe. Whether you are an investor learning about DRs, an issuer monitoring your program’s performance or a broker seeking to simplify your DR-related efforts, the website has all the information you need in a format that’s easy to access."
The homepage provides separate entry points for issuers, investors, and brokers, enabling users to easily access sites customized to the particular client group. DR issuers can access topical market information as well as interactive management reporting tools to assess their program’s performance, investors can download DR performance data and educational articles, and brokers can obtain corporate action information and employ a wide range of tools.
The Bank of New York is depositary for more than 1,250 American and global depositary receipt programs, a 64% market share, acting in partnership with leading companies from 61 countries. With an unrivalled commitment to helping securities issuers succeed in the world’s rapidly evolving financial markets, the Bank delivers the industry’s most comprehensive suite of integrated depositary receipt, corporate trust and stock transfer services. Additional information is available at www.adrbny.com.
The Bank of New York Company, Inc. (NYSE: BK) is a global leader in providing a comprehensive array of services that enable institutions and individuals to move and manage their financial assets in more than 100 markets worldwide. The Company has a long tradition of collaborating with clients to deliver innovative solutions through its core competencies: securities servicing, treasury management, asset management, and private banking. The Company’s extensive global client base includes a broad range of leading financial institutions, corporations, government entities, endowments and foundations. Its principal subsidiary, The Bank of New York, founded in 1784, is the oldest bank in the United States and has consistently played a prominent role in the evolution of financial markets worldwide. Additional information is available at http://www.bankofny.com/.
Depositary Receipts:
Not FDIC, State or Federal Agency Insured
May Lose Value
No Bank, State or Federal Agency Guarantee
| « Back to Press Releases | « Previous |
