Good guidance, timely responses and technology noted by Asian buy-siders

IR Magazine recently surveyed the investment community to find the top companies across South East Asia and Greater China for the Investor Perception Study – Asia 2016/2017which you can download via the link. We asked buy-siders to share their thoughts on everything from technology to senior management, and more.

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Greater China 

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company: ‘All TSMC’s IR is first class but that’s especially true of its use of technology: everything’s on the website and the company will even organize a video meeting for you if you have to miss something’ – Hong Kong, buy side

MINTH Group: ‘The IRO is very responsive and the company provides good disclosure and good guidance’ – Hong Kong, buy side

MediaTek: ‘MediaTek knows its investors well and David Ku can explain comprehensively both the corporate product and the business operations’ – Taiwan, buy side

China Telecom: ‘China Telecom has good timely disclosure of its numbers’ – Hong Kong, buy side

China Mobile: ‘China Mobile talks about sustainability and its standards have been recognized by Dow Jones, which is worth something’ – Hong Kong, buy side

South East Asia

KASIKORNBANK: ‘Great management access, very responsive. And it always keeps us up to date’ – Thailand, buy side

Thaioil Group: ‘The new CFO understands IR: she used to be the IR manager so she knows what investors need’ – Thailand, buy side

Metro Pacific Investments: ‘We get very good meetings and access from Metro Pacific’ – Philippines, buy side

Ayala Land: ‘This year Ayala Land produced a very good integrated report: it covered the annual report, corporate governance and sustainability’ – Philippines, buy side

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