Insights

You do not need the final numbers to start the annual report. In fact, waiting for them is part of what makes the reporting process unnecessarily compressed.

AI can draft parts of an annual report in seconds. It can search thousands of pages, compare disclosures and suggest clearer language. But it should not own the reporting process.

The annual report is one of a listed company’s most important documents. Yet preparing it remains a surprisingly manual and time-consuming process.