Traditionally taking place in the afternoon after the conference, the IR Magazine Awards – South East Asia once again saw a crowd of IR professionals eager to find out who would go back to their office with an IR Magazine trophy. It was real estate company Frasers Centrepoint Trust that picked up the most gongs this year: the Singapore-headquartered company won awards for best overall investor relations, best investor relations officer at a small or mid-cap firm for Fung-Leng Chen and best IR by a senior management team, among others.
More individual awards were reserved for CapitaLand’s Rui Hua Chang, named best IRO at a large-cap company, and rising star Bindu Menon from KLCCP.
Awards by research winners
Best overall investor relations: Frasers Centrepoint Trust
Best investor relations officer (large cap): Rui Hua Chang, CapitaLand
Best investor relations officer (small to mid-cap): Fung-Leng Chen, Frasers Centrepoint Trust
Best IR by a senior management team: Frasers Centrepoint Trust
Best corporate governance: Thaioil
Most progress in IR: PTT Global Chemical
Best in country award winners
Indonesia: Adaro Energy
Malaysia: IHH Healthcare
Philippines: Metro Pacific Investments Corporation
Singapore: Frasers Centrepoint Trust
Thailand: Berli Jucker
Best in sector award winners
Consumer discretionary: Minor International
Consumer staples: Thai Union Group
Energy: Thaioil
Financials: Metro Pacific Investments Corporation
Healthcare: Bangkok Dusit Medical Services
Industrials: Berli Jucker
Information technology: Venture Corporation
Materials: PTT Global Chemical
Real estate: Frasers Centrepoint Trust
Telecommunication services: Advanced Info Service
Utilities: PETRONAS Gas
Awards by nomination winners
Best annual report: Ayala Corporation
Best ESG communications (joint winners): City Developments and Sime Darby
Best investor event: Astro Malaysia Holdings
Best IR during a corporate transaction: SMRT Corporation
Best IR website: CapitaLand Mall Trust
Best use of multimedia for IR: PTT Exploration & Production
Rising star: Bindu Menon, KLCCP Stapled Group
Best IR by an SGX Catalist company: The Trendlines Group
This article first appeared in the Spring 2018 issue of IR Magazine.
