KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, June 11, 2012 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- Today, Alpha Southeast Asia revealed the results of their second annual poll to find Southeast Asia's top companies. The awards are based on tallied votes among 460 investors, pension funds, hedge funds, equity and fixed income brokers and analysts with investment interests in the Southeast Asia region. Companies in each country were ranked on their financial management, adherence to corporate governance, CSR and investor relations' strategy, transparency and disclosure.
In Malaysia, the top ten companies are regional powerhouses CIMB Group, Maybank and Public Bank, Asian focused telecoms group TM and rival Maxis, efficiency-focused palm oil producer IOI Group, power producer Tenaga Nasional, conglomerate YTL Corp, low cost carrier AirAsia and recently listed Petronas Chemicals.
Former Maybank's Group Chief Financial Officer, Dato' Khairussaleh Ramli transpired as the Best CFO in Malaysia.
Across the region, the award for Best CFO in Southeast Asia went to Jeann Low, CFO at SingTel. The award for the Best Annual Report in Southeast Asia went to Keppel Corp while the award for the Strongest Commitment to Sustainable Energy in Southeast Asia went to Thai Oil.
A key distinguishing feature of the poll is that it not only names investor favourites, but adventurously publishes names of companies that are perceived to have "Poor Management Access & IR by this same group of investors. In Malaysia, Berjaya, Digi.com and Genting were noted for their poor and unpredictable investor relations' strategy.
Results for Malaysia are as follows (listed in alphabetical order):
Most organized investor relations (IR): CIMB, Maxis, TM
Best Senior Management IR Support: IOI, TNB, YTL Corp
Strongest Adherence to Corporate Governance: Maybank, Public Bank, TM
Most Consistent Dividend Policy: Maybank, Public Bank, TM
Best Strategic CSR: AirAsia, Petronas Chemicals, TM
Most Improved IR: Maybank
Best CFO in Malaysia: Khairussaleh Ramli, Maybank
Best Annual Report in Malaysia: TM
Notes to Editors
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