SINGAPORE, Dec. 7, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- SingTel was the biggest winner at the IR Magazine Awards -- South East Asia 2012, winning five awards including the grand prix for best overall investor relations for a large cap, best corporate literature, best use of technology, best corporate governance and best in sector for technologies & telecoms. IR Magazine announced the winners of this year's awards on Thursday in a ceremony at Singapore Exchange.
This is the second year in a row SingTel has won the grand prix for best overall investor relations for a large cap. Even more impressively, SingTel has maintained its number one position in the IR Magazine South East Asia Top 25 ranking of public companies in the region. Also of note are the historic gains of Malaysian and Thai companies in this year's ranking, with three banks claiming spots in the top 10: CIMB Group at five, Public Bank at six, and Kasikornbank at eight. For the full top 10 rankings, please see below.
Two other big winners at the IR Magazine Awards -- South East Asia 2012 were CapitaLand and DBS Group: both companies took three wins. For the second consecutive year, DBS Group's chief executive Piyush Gupta was awarded best IR by a CEO. Among the familiar faces, Jeannie Ong of StarHub was the standout star of the 2012 awards, besting heavily favored CapitaLand and SingTel to win the title of best investor relations officer. In the mid or small-cap category, Frasers Centrepoint Trust and Keppel Land shared the grand prix for best overall investor relations.
The IR Magazine Awards -- South East Asia 2012 are decided solely by an independent survey of investors and analysts, all of whom are located in the region. Just like in IR Magazine's other awards in Europe and the Americas, investors and analysts are asked to vote for their favorite company in each awards category. This year, 436 respondents took part in the survey. The company with the most votes in each respective category wins the award. Votes for all award categories are aggregated to rank the IR Magazine South East Asia Top 25. For the full list of the 2012 winners, please see below.
About IR Magazine
Celebrating its 25th anniversary in 2013, IR Magazine is the only global publication that focuses on the interaction between companies and their investors. IR Magazine helps investor relations professionals achieve more in their IR programs, benchmark their efforts and connect to the global IR community. IR Magazine also hosts events such as awards, think tanks and conferences around the world. For more information, please visit www.InsideInvestorRelations.com.
About the IR Magazine Awards & Conference -- South East Asia
Now in their eighth year, the IR Magazine Awards & Conference -- South East Asia are one of the most anticipated events of the year for the IR industry in Asia. IROs from Singapore, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand and other countries in the region get the unique opportunity to gather and discuss pressing issues, learn from each other's best practices and celebrate their achievements in the awards ceremony. This year's event (took place on December 6) was hosted in association with Singapore Exchange and the Investor Relations Professionals Association (IRPAS), and was co-sponsored by Bloomberg, BNY Mellon Depositary Receipts, Computershare Investor Services, Hong Bao Media, Ipreo, Nomura, Orient Capital, OTC Markets, PR Newswire Asia and Thomson Reuters. For more information, please visit www.InsideInvestorRelations.com/seasia2012.
Full list of winners of the IR Magazine Awards -- South East Asia 2012
announced on December 6 at Singapore Exchange
| Grand prix for best overall investor relations -- large cap | ||
| SingTel | Singapore | |
| Grand prix for best overall investor relations -- mid or small cap (tie) | ||
| Frasers Centrepoint Trust | Singapore | |
| Keppel Land | Singapore | |
| Best investor relations officer | ||
| Jeannie Ong | StarHub | Singapore |
| Best investor relations by a CEO or president | ||
| Piyush Gupta | DBS Group | Singapore |
| Best investor relations by a CFO | ||
| Arthur Lang | CapitaLand | Singapore |
| Best corporate literature | ||
| SingTel | Singapore | |
| Best use of technology | ||
| SingTel | Singapore | |
| Best investment community meetings | ||
| CapitaLand | Singapore | |
| Best corporate governance and disclosure | ||
| SingTel | Singapore | |
| Best IR during a corporate transaction | ||
| DBS Group | Singapore | |
| Best investor relations by an Indonesian company | ||
| XL Axiata | ||
| Best investor relations by a Malaysian company | ||
| CIMB Group | ||
| Best investor relations by a Philippine company | ||
| PLDT | ||
| Best investor relations by a Thai company | ||
| Kasikornbank | ||
| Best in sector | ||
| Banks & financial services | ||
| DBS Group | Singapore | |
| Consumer goods & services (including retail) | ||
| Minor International | Thailand | |
| Diversified industrials (including energy & agriculture) | ||
| Keppel Corporation | Singapore | |
| Real estate | ||
| CapitaLand | Singapore | |
| Technologies & telecoms | ||
| SingTel | Singapore | |
| Transport | ||
| Singapore Airlines | Singapore |
IR Magazine South East Asia Top 25
(full list available in the IR Magazine Investor Perception Study -- Asia 2012/2013)
| 1 | SingTel | Singapore |
| 2 | DBS Group | Singapore |
| 3 | CapitaLand | Singapore |
| 4 | StarHub | Singapore |
| 5 | CIMB Group | Malaysia |
| 6 | Public Bank | Malaysia |
| 7 | Keppel Corporation | Singapore |
| 8 | Kasikornbank | Thailand |
| 9 | Singapore Airlines | Singapore |
| 10 | UOB | Singapore |
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Ian Au
IR Magazine
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