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HONG KONG, Dec. 2, 2011 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) swept the board at the IR Magazine Greater China Awards held in Hong Kong yesterday, picking up seven awards in total.
The record haul by the Taiwanese semiconductor maker, the most by a single company since IR magazine began awarding the leading IR practices in the region, includes the grand prix for the best overall IR in Greater China, the best IR by a Taiwanese company and individual awards for best IR officer in Taiwan (Elizabeth Sun) and best IR by a CFO in Taiwan (Lora Ho).
Coming into the awards, TSMC and fellow Taiwanese company HTC featured on the highest number of short lists, with eight apiece. HTC went on to win one award at the event, for best IR by a CEO, Peter Chou. In doing so, the head of the smartphone manufacturer beat the CEO of TSMC Morris Chang into second place -- making it the one award out of eight TSMC did not go on to win.
Anta Sports was the other big winner on the day, winning five awards in total. The Chinese sportswear brand, a newcomer to the IR Magazine Awards, took home the grand prix for small or mid-cap companies as well as best investor relations officer in China for head of IR Claudia Lo.
Neil Stewart, host of the event and editor-at-large of IR magazine, was first to congratulate TSMC for its stellar IR efforts this year. "TSMC has been a stalwart in the awards for as long as I can remember," he says. "Winning the grand prix this year, for the first time since the awards covered all of Greater China, really is the icing on the cake. Elizabeth Sun truly is a leading light in Asian IR."
TSMC, HTC and Anta Sports also feature prominently in IR magazine's inaugural Asia Top 50. The new ranking is based on all the companies covered in the research for IR magazine's Asian awards events in Greater China and South East Asia. The Asia Top 50 will be officially revealed when the Investor Perception Study, Asia 2011/2012 is published. This extensive report of investor relations in Asia documents all the awards and rankings this year and includes in-depth profiles of the 50 leading companies in the region.
More than 200 people attended the awards luncheon at the Conrad Hong Kong hotel yesterday. The gala event was held in conjunction with an all-day conference where IR professionals and expert speakers gathered for seven sessions focusing on best practice investor relations. Robert Young, executive director of Yip's Chemical, opened the conference with his keynote address.
The event was hosted in association with the Hong Kong Investor Relations Association, and was co-sponsored by Arkadin IR Events, BNY Mellon Depositary Receipts, Brunswick, FTI Consulting, Hill & Knowlton, Ipreo, Jefferies, NASDAQ OMX, Nomura, Orient Capital, PR Newswire Asia and the Wall Street Journal Asia.
Full list of winners
Grand prix for best overall investor relations
Large cap
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company
Grand prix for best overall investor relations
Small or mid-cap
ANTA Sports Products
Best overall investor relations by a mainland Chinese company
ANTA Sports Products
Best overall investor relations by a Hong Kong company
COSCO Pacific
Best overall investor relations by a Taiwanese company
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company
Best investor relations professional -- mainland China
Claudia Lo - ANTA Sports Products
Best investor relations professional -- Hong Kong
Angus Yiu - SmarTone Telecommunications Holdings
Best investor relations professional -- Taiwan
Elizabeth Sun -Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company
Best investor relations by a CEO or president -- mainland China
Zhang Xin - Soho China
Best investor relations by a CEO or president -- Hong Kong
William Fung - Li & Fung
Best investor relations by a CEO or president -- Taiwan
Peter Chou - HTC Corporation
Best investor relations by a CFO -- mainland China
Estella Ng - Country Garden
Best investor relations by a CFO -- Hong Kong
Peter Kilgour - Swire Pacific
Best investor relations by a CFO -- Taiwan
Lora Ho - Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company
Best reporting -- mainland China
Industrial and Commercial Bank of China
Best reporting -- Hong Kong
Hang Lung Properties
Best reporting -- Taiwan
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company
Best investment meetings -- mainland China
ANTA Sports Products
Best investment meetings -- Hong Kong
SmarTone Telecommunications Holdings
Best investment meetings -- Taiwan
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company
Best corporate governance and disclosure -- mainland China
China Shenhua Energy
Best corporate governance and disclosure -- Hong Kong
China Merchants Holdings
Best corporate governance and disclosure -- Taiwan
Fubon Financial
Best investor relations for a corporate transaction
Lenovo Group
Best investor relations by sector
Consumer goods & services (including retail)
ANTA Sports Products
Banks & financial services
Fubon Financial
Industrials (including construction and conglomerates)
Fosun International
Real estate (including property development)
Agile Property Holdings
Technologies & telecoms
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company
Transport (including logistics & infrastructure)
COSCO Pacific
Notes to editors:
About the IR Magazine Greater China awards
IR magazine has been recognizing the best investor relations in Asia for more than a decade. All the awards and rankings for 2011 are based on a survey of more than 300 investors and analysts in the region, designed by IR Insight, the in-house research arm of IR magazine, and conducted by the independent research firm Mary Maude Research.
About Cross Border Ltd and IR magazine
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