News article Tuesday Jun 4, 2019

News Agency Direkt best in Sweden 2019

News Agency Direkt, part of the Infront Group, was awarded Best News Agency in Sweden 2019 at the yearly Business Media and Financial Journalism Rankings conducted by Hallvarsson & Halvarsson. Of the 23 years the rankings have taken place, Direkt has won this distinction 22 times.

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“It is an honor to receive this award again this year. It is confirmation that Direkt provides exclusive and relevant news, giving professional and private investors a significant advantage for successful business on today’s financial markets,” commented Lars Östlund, Editor in Chief of Direkt.

The Business Media and Financial Journalism Rankings are carried out as an online survey amongst professional consumers of financial and business media in Sweden during April and May 2019. Participants in the survey include representatives from the capital markets, financial analysts, fund managers, economists, CEOs of listed companies, and communication and IR directors.

Second place in the Best News Agency rankings was awarded Bloomberg, with TT running up in third place.

 

About News Agency Direkt

Direkt was founded in 1988 to provide real-time news on international financial markets from a Nordic perspective.  Direkt has been a part of the Infront Group since 2008, providing real-time news to the Infront Professional Terminal as well as to other financial sites and business magazines.

By Meredith Sledd Lindquist

meredith.lindquist@infrontfinance.com