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THE INVESTOR RELATIONS AWARDS 2018 Investor Relations: The Art of Communicating Value
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THE INVESTOR RELATIONS AWARDS 2018
Investor Relations:The Art of Communicating ValueMALAYSIAN INVESTOR RELATIONS ASSOCIATION (777008 - W)
Annexe Building, Bursa Malaysia, Exchange Square, Bukit Kewangan50200 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Tel :+603 20347677Fax :+603 27320771
E-mail:[email protected]
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OVERVIEW
Malaysian Investor Relations Association (MIRA) was established in June 2007, by Bursa Malaysia (the Stock Exchange of Malaysia), and funded by the Capital Market Development Fund (CMDF), a statutory fund under the purview of Securities Commission Malaysia.
• MIRAisthefirstandonlyprofessionalassociationforInvestorRelations(IR)inMalaysia.
• MIRAorganizesseminarsandtrainingworkshopsconductedbyindustryleadersandIRexpertstotraintheIR community. These are “enrichment” programmes, aimed at providing members with exposure to money-can’t buy-aspects of IR of the community
• MIRAorganisestheMalaysia IRAwardstorecogniseexemplarybestpractices in IRamongpublic-listedcompanies and their management
• MIRAorganizes“IRDay”,aninvestoraccessprogrammewherepublic-listedcompaniescanincreasetheirvisibility by conducting apresentationon their business and financial aspects to local institutional andprofessional investors.
• MIRAassistandguidescompaniestoestablishaviableIRfunctionandimplementeffectiveIRprogrammes
• MIRAprovidesnetworkingopportunitiesviaknowledge-sharingsessionsforIRprofessionalstomeet,exchangeviews and grow in their practice.
• Since2009,MIRA,inpartnershipwiththeIRSociety,UnitedKingdom,conductstheCertificateinInvestorRelations (“CIR”) examination recognised internationally
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
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About MIRA
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TENTATIVE PROGRAMME
11:00 a.m. : Registration and networking
12:30 p.m. : Welcome remarks by Mr. Steven Tan Chek Chye, Chairman of MIRA
12:35 p.m. : KeynoteaddressbyYBhg.DatukSeriTajuddinAtan,ChiefExecutiveOfficer,BursaMalaysia
12:45 p.m. : Performance
1:00 p.m. : Lunch
1:15 p.m. : Awards presentation
2:00 p.m. : OnstagephotographysessionwithallawardwinnerstogetherwithGuestofHonour
2:15 p.m. : Starbucks Coffee and networking
3:00 p.m. : End of programme
Investor Relations: The Art of Communicating Value
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The8thMalaysian InvestorRelationsSurveywasundertakenbyan independentmediaconsultancyfirm fromSeptember 2018 to October 2018.
10categories surveyedwerepolledunder Large,Mid,Small andMicroCapbasedoncompany size (marketcapitalisation) referenced against the basket of companies under the FTSE Bursa Malaysia Index Series as at 31 December2017.ResultswerevalidatedbyKPMG.
The following are the categories polled:
Best Company for Investor Relations (IR) Best IR for an IPO in 2017
Best CEO for IR Best Knowledge & Insights of IR Team
Best CFO for IR Most Improved Service from IR Team
Best IR Professional Best Quality of Annual Reports/Formal Disclosure
Best IR Website Best Quality of One-on-One Meetings
IR Survey 2018
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Nominations
NOMINATIONSLarge Cap – Survey Findings and Data for 2017
No. Best Company for Investor Relations – Large Cap
1 AMMBHOLDINGSBERHAD
2 ASTROMALAYSIAHOLDINGSBERHAD
3 AXIATAGROUPBERHAD
4 CIMBGROUPHOLDINGSBERHAD
5 DIGI.COMBERHAD
6 GENTINGBERHAD
7 GENTINGMALAYSIABERHAD
8 HONGLEONGBANKBERHAD
9 IHHHEALTHCAREBERHAD
10 IOICORPORATIONBERHAD
11 KLCCPROP&REITS-STAPLEDSECURITIES
12 MALAYANBANKINGBERHAD
13 MAXISBERHAD
14 MISCBERHAD
15 NESTLE(M)BERHAD
16 PETRONASCHEMICALSGROUPBERHAD
17 PETRONASDAGANGANBERHAD
18 PPBGROUPBERHAD
19 PRESSMETALALUMINIUMHOLDINGSBERHAD
20 PUBLICBANKBERHAD
21 RHBBANKBERHAD
22 SIMEDARBYBERHAD
23 SIMEDARBYPLANTATIONBERHAD
24 TELEKOMMALAYSIABERHAD
25 TENAGANASIONALBERHAD
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NOMINATIONSLarge Cap – Survey Findings and Data for 2017 (cont’d)
No. Best Chief Executive Officer for IR – Large Cap
1 Dato’ Sulaiman Mohd Tahir–AMMBHOLDINGSBERHAD
2 Dato’ Rohana Tan Sri Datuk Haji Rozhan–ASTROMALAYSIAHOLDINGSBERHAD
3 Tan Sri Jamaludin Ibrahim–AXIATAGROUPBERHAD
4 Tengku Dato’ Sri Zafrul Tengku Abdul Aziz–CIMBGROUPHOLDINGSBERHAD
5 Albern Murty–DIGI.COMBERHAD
6 Domenic Fuda–HONGLEONGBANKBERHAD
7 Dr. Tan See Leng–IHHHEALTHCAREBERHAD
8 Datuk Hashim Wahir–KLCCPROP&REITS-STAPLEDSECURITIES
9 Datuk Abdul Farid Alias–MALAYANBANKINGBERHAD
10 Morten Lundal–MAXISBERHAD
11 Alois Hofbauer–NESTLE(M)BERHAD
12 Dato’ Khairussaleh Ramli–RHBBANKBERHAD
13 Datuk Sazali Hamzah–PETRONASCHEMICALSGROUPBERHAD
14 Tan Sri Dato’ Paul Koon Poh Keon–PRESSMETALALUMINIUMHOLDINGSBERHAD
15 Tan Sri Dato’ Sri Tay Ah Lek–PUBLICBANKBERHAD
16 Tan Sri Dato’ Seri Mohd Bakke Salleh–SIMEDARBYBERHAD
17 Dato’ Sri Mohammed Shazalli Ramly–TELEKOMMALAYSIABERHAD
18 Datuk Seri Ir. Azman Mohd–TENAGANASIONALBERHAD
No. Best Chief Financial Officer for IR – Large Cap
1 Shafiq Abdul Jabbar–ASTROMALAYSIAHOLDINGSBERHAD
2 Vivek Sood–AXIATAGROUPBERHAD
3 Shahnaz Jammal–CIMBGROUPHOLDINGSBERHAD
4 Nakul Sehgal–DIGI.COMBERHAD
5 Chong Kin Leong–GENTINGBERHAD
6 Pik Yee Foong–HONGLEONGBANKBERHAD
7 Low Soon Teck–IHHHEALTHCAREBERHAD
8 Annuar Marzuki Abdul Aziz–KLCCPROP&REITS-STAPLEDSECURITIES
9 Dato’ Amirul Feisal Wan Zahir–MALAYANBANKINGBERHAD
10 Nasution Mohamed–MAXISBERHAD
11 Martin Peter Kruegel–NESTLE(M)BERHAD
12 Norliwati Abd Wahab–PETRONASDAGANGANBERHAD
13 Tai Choong Loo–PRESSMETALALUMINIUMHOLDINGSBERHAD
14 Yik Sook Ling–PUBLICBANKBERHAD
15 Renaka Ramachandran–SIMEDARBYPLANTATIONBERHAD
16 Nor Fadhilah Mohd Ali–TELEKOMMALAYSIABERHAD
17 Datuk Fazlur Rahman Zainuddin – TENAGANASIONALBERHAD
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NOMINATIONSLarge Cap – Survey Findings and Data for 2017 (cont’d)
No. Best Investor Relations Professional – Large Cap
1 Chelsea Cheng – AMMBHOLDINGSBERHAD
2 Azreen Manap – ASTROMALAYSIAHOLDINGSBERHAD
3 Clare Chin – AXIATAGROUPBERHAD
4 Steven Tan Chek Chye – CIMBGROUPHOLDINGSBERHAD
5 Winnie Ooi Guat Suan – DIGI.COMBERHAD
6 Chow Sheng Wai – HONGLEONGBANKBERHAD
7 Penelope Koh – IHHHEALTHCAREBERHAD
8 Bindu Menon – KLCCPROP&REITS-STAPLEDSECURITIES
9 Jeeva Arulampalam – MALAYANBANKINGBERHAD
10 Sharifah Naelah Alhabshi – MAXISBERHAD
11 Zaida Alia Shaari – PETRONASCHEMICALSGROUPBERHAD
12 Tai Choong Loo – PRESSMETALALUMINIUMHOLDINGSBERHAD
13 Ng Seiw Kuan – PUBLICBANKBERHAD
14 Christine Lau – SIMEDARBYBERHAD
15 Benjamin Poh Chee Fong – SIMEDARBYPLANTATIONBERHAD
16 Rohaila Mohamed Basir – TELEKOMMALAYSIABERHAD
17 Anis Ramli – TENAGANASIONALBERHAD
No. Best Investor Relations Website – Large Cap
1 AMMBHOLDINGSBERHAD
2 ASTROMALAYSIAHOLDINGSBERHAD
3 AXIATAGROUPBERHAD
4 CIMBGROUPHOLDINGSBERHAD
5 DIGI.COMBERHAD
6 GENTINGBERHAD
7 GENTINGMALAYSIABERHAD
8 HONGLEONGBANKBERHAD
9 IHHHEALTHCAREBERHAD
10 KLCCPROP&REITS-STAPLEDSECURITIES
11 MALAYANBANKINGBERHAD
12 MAXISBERHAD
13 NESTLE(M)BERHAD
14 PETRONASCHEMICALSGROUPBERHAD
15 PETRONASDAGANGANBERHAD
16 PPBGROUPBERHAD
17 PRESSMETALALUMINIUMHOLDINGSBERHAD
18 PUBLICBANKBERHAD
19 SIMEDARBYBERHAD
20 TELEKOMMALAYSIABERHAD
21 TENAGANASIONALBERHAD
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NOMINATIONSMid Cap – Survey Findings and Data for 2017
No. Best Company for Investor Relations – Mid Cap
1 7-ELEVENMALAYSIAHOLDINGSBERHAD
2 AEONCO.(M)BERHAD
3 AEONCREDITSERVICE(M)BERHAD
4 AFFINBANKBERHAD
5 AIRASIABERHAD
6 ALLIANCEBANKMALAYSIABERHAD
7 ANNJOORESOURCESBERHAD
8 AXISREALESTATEINVESTMENTTRUST
9 BERMAZAUTOBERHAD
10 BIMBHOLDINGSBERHAD
11 BUMIARMADABERHAD
12 CAHYAMATASARAWAKBERHAD
13 ECOWORLDDEVELOPMENTGROUPBERHAD
14 ECOWORLDINTERNATIONALBERHAD
15 FGVHOLDINGSBERHAD
16 GAMUDABERHAD
17 GASMALAYSIABERHAD
18 GENTINGPLANTATIONSBERHAD
19 GLOBETRONICSTECHNOLOGYBERHAD
20 HARTALEGAHOLDINGSBERHAD
21 HEINEKENMALAYSIABERHAD
22 IJMCORPORATIONBERHAD
23 INARIAMERTRONBERHAD
24 KERJAYAPROSPEKGROUPBERHAD
25 KPJHEALTHCAREBERHAD
26 MAHSINGGROUPBERHAD
27 MALAKOFFCORPORATIONBERHAD
28 MALAYSIAAIRPORTSHOLDINGSBERHAD
29 MYE.G.SERVICESBERHAD
30 QLRESOURCESBERHAD
31 SAPURAENERGYBERHAD
32 SERBADINAMIKHOLDINGSBERHAD
33 SPSETIABERHAD
34 SUNWAYBERHAD
35 SUNWAYCONSTRUCTIONGROUPBERHAD
36 SUNWAYREALESTATEINVESTMENTTRUST
37 TOPGLOVECORPORATIONBERHAD
38 UMWHOLDINGSBERHAD
39 V.SINDUSTRYBERHAD
40 VELESTOENERGYBERHAD
41 VITROXCORPORATIONBERHAD
42 WESTPORTSHOLDINGSBERHAD
43 YINSONHOLDINGSBERHAD
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NOMINATIONSMid Cap – Survey Findings and Data for 2017 (cont’d)
No. Best Chief Executive Officer for IR – Mid Cap
1 Joel Kornreich–ALLIANCEBANKMALAYSIABERHAD
2 Tan Sri Dr. Tony Fernandes–AIRASIABERHAD
3 Leong Kit May–AXISREALESTATEINVESTMENTTRUST
4 Khairul Kamarudin–BIMBHOLDINGSBERHAD
5 Dato’ Sri Yeoh Choon San–BERMAZAUTOBERHAD
6 Dato Isaac Lugun–CAHYAMATASARAWAKBERHAD
7 Dato’ Chang Kim Wah–ECOWORLDDEVELOPMENTGROUPBERHAD
8 Dato’ Heng Huck Lee–GLOBETRONICSTECHNOLOGYBERHAD
9 Kuan Mun Keng–HARTALEGAHOLDINGSBERHAD
10 Lau Kean Cheong–INARIAMERTRONBERHAD
11 Dato’ Soam Heng Choon–IJMCORPORATIONBERHAD
12 Philip Ho–PAVILIONREALESTATEINVTMENTTRUST
13 Dr. Chia Song Kooi–QLRESOURCESBERHAD
14 YM Raja Azmi Raja Nazuddin–MALAYSIAAIRPORTSHOLDINGSBERHAD
15 Dato’ Khor Chap Jen–SPSETIABERHAD
16 Dato’ Jeffrey Ng–SUNWAYREALESTATEINVESTMENTTRUST
17 Dato’ Lee Kim Meow–TOPGLOVECORPORATIONBERHAD
18 Badrul Feisal Abdul Rahim–UMWHOLDINGSBERHAD
19 Chu Jenn Weng–VITROXCORPORATIONBERHAD
20 Lim Chern Yuan–YINSONHOLDINGSBERHAD
No. Best Chief Financial Officer for IR – Mid Cap
1 Raymond Wong Lai Loong–ALLIANCEBANKMALAYSIABERHAD
2 Malkit Singh Maan–BIMBHOLDINGSBERHAD
3 Syed Hizam Alsagoff–CAHYAMATASARAWAKBERHAD
4 Ng Kok Choon–GLOBETRONICSTECHNOLOGYBERHAD
5 Chong Poh Leng–INARIAMERTRONBERHAD
6 Kuan Mun Keng–HARTALEGAHOLDINGSBERHAD
7 Choy Kah Yew–SPSETIABERHAD
8 Chong Chang Choong–SUNWAYBERHAD
9 Ng Bee Lien–SUNWAYCONSTRUCTIONGROUPBERHAD
10 Irene Sin May Lin–SUNWAYREALESTATEINVESTMENTTRUST
11 Long Sher Neng–TIMEDOTCOMBERHAD
12 Lim Cheong Guan–TOPGLOVECORPORATIONBERHAD
13 Azmin Che Yusoff–UMWHOLDINGSBERHAD
14 Tham Eng Huak–UNISEM(M)BERHAD
15 Chong Chin Siong–V.SINDUSTRYBERHAD
16 Rafiza Ghazali–VELESTOENERGYBERHAD
17 Lim Kim Seng–VITROXCORPORATIONBERHAD
18 Ho Guan Ming–YINSONHOLDINGSBERHAD
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NOMINATIONSMid Cap – Survey Findings and Data for 2017 (cont’d)
No. Best Investor Relations Professional – Mid Cap
1 Kamarul Ariffin Mohd Jamil–AFFINBANKBERHAD
2 Tan Hong Ian–ALLIANCEBANKMALAYSIABERHAD
3 Esme Law–AIRASIABERHAD
4 Chan Tze Wee–AXISREALESTATEINVESTMENTTRUST
5 Sarina Mohd. Ali–BIMBHOLDINGSBERHAD
6 Sahil Singh Dev–CAHYAMATASARAWAKBERHAD
7 Lim Chee Keat–CARLSBERGBREWERYMALAYSIABERHAD
8 Azril Rashid–ECOWORLDDEVELOPMENTGROUPBERHAD
9 Clarence Gerard Boudville–GAMUDABERHAD
10 Jerry Lee–GDEXPRESSCARRIERBERHAD
11 Ng Kok Choon–GLOBETRONICSTECHNOLOGYBERHAD
12 Kuan Mun Leong–HARTALEGAHOLDINGSBERHAD
13 Shane Guha Thakurta–IJMCORPORATIONBERHAD
14 Chong Poh Leng–INARIAMERTRONBERHAD
15 Khaw Bee Nee–MAHSINGGROUPBERHAD
16 Zeid Razak–MALAYSIAAIRPORTSHOLDINGSBERHAD
17 Freddie Yap–QLRESOURCESBERHAD
18 Rais Imran–SAPURAENERGYBERHAD
19 Syed Nazim Syed Faisal–SERBADINAMIKHOLDINGSBERHAD
20 Justine Jiew–SPSETIABERHAD
21 Mandy Lim–SUNWAYBERHAD
22 Crystal Teh–SUNWAYREALESTATEINVTTRUST
23 Delano Abdul Kadir–TIMEDOTCOMBERHAD
24 See Sook Fong–TOPGLOVECORPORATIONBERHAD
25 S. Vikneshwaran–UMWHOLDINGSBERHAD
26 Chong Chin Siong–V.SINDUSTRYBERHAD
27 Chee Kok Meng–VITROXCORPORATIONBERHAD
28 Jessica Lim–YINSONHOLDINGSBERHAD
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NOMINATIONSMid Cap – Survey Findings and Data for 2017 (cont’d)
No Best Investor Relations Website – Mid Cap
1 7-ELEVENMALAYSIAHOLDINGSBERHAD
2 AEONCO.(M)BERHAD
3 AEONCREDITSERVICE(M)BERHAD
4 AFFINBANKBERHAD
5 AIRASIABERHAD
6 ALLIANCEBANKMALAYSIABERHAD
7 ANNJOORESOURCESBERHAD
8 AXISREALESTATEINVESTMENTTRUST
9 BERMAZAUTOBERHAD
10 BIMBHOLDINGSBERHAD
11 BRITISHAMERICANTOBACCO(MALAYSIA)BERHAD
12 BUMIARMADABERHAD
13 CAHYAMATASARAWAKBERHAD
14 CARLSBERGBREWERYMALAYSIABERHAD
15 DIALOGGROUPBERHAD
16 ECOWORLDDEVELOPMENTGROUPBERHAD
17 FRASER&NEAVEHOLDINGSBERHAD
18 GAMUDABERHAD
19 GENTINGPLANTATIONSBERHAD
20 GLOBETRONICSTECHNOLOGYBERHAD
21 HARTALEGAHOLDINGSBERHAD
22 HEINEKENMALAYSIABERHAD
23 INARIAMERTRONBERHAD
24 KPJHEALTHCAREBERHAD
25 LOTTECHEMICALTITANHOLDINGBERHAD
26 MALAKOFFCORPORATIONBERHAD
27 MALAYSIAAIRPORTSHOLDINGSBERHAD
28 MYE.G.SERVICESBERHAD
29 PADINIHOLDINGSBERHAD
30 SAPURAENERGYBERHAD
31 SERBADINAMIKHOLDINGSBERHAD
32 SPSETIABERHAD
33 SUNWAYBERHAD
34 SUNWAYREALESTATEINVESTMENTTRUST
35 TOPGLOVECORPORATIONBERHAD
36 UEMEDGENTABERHAD
37 UMWHOLDINGSBERHAD
38 UNISEM(M)BERHAD
39 VITROXCORPORATIONBERHAD
40 YINSONHOLDINGSBERHAD
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NOMINATIONSSmall Cap – Survey Findings and Data for 2017
No. Best Company for Investor Relations – Small Cap
1 ADVANCECONHOLDINGSBERHAD
2 AEMULUSHOLDINGSBERHAD
3 AHMADZAKIRESOURCESBERHAD
4 AIRASIAXBERHAD
5 AMWAY(M)HOLDINGSBHD
6 BIOALPHAHOLDINGSBERHAD
7 CHINWELLHOLDINGSBERHAD
8 D&OGREENTECHNOLOGIESBERHAD
9 DAGANGNEXCHANGEBERHAD
10 DAIBOCHIPLASTIC&PACKAGINGINDUSTRYBERHAD
11 DELEUMBERHAD
12 DKSHHOLDINGS(M)BERHAD
13 ECONPILEHOLDINGSBERHAD
14 ENGTEXGROUPBERHAD
15 FAVELLEFAVCOBERHAD
16 FRONTKENCORPORATIONBERHAD
17 GABUNGANAQRSBERHAD
18 GFMSERVICESBERHAD
19 GHLSYSTEMSBERHAD
20 HEVEABOARDBERHAD
21 HIBISCUSPETROLEUMBERHAD
22 HUAYANGBERHAD
23 I-BERHAD
24 ISKANDARWATERFRONTCITYBERHAD
25 LAMBOGROUPBERHAD
26 LBSBINAGROUPBERHAD
27 MATRIXCONCEPTSHOLDINGSBERHAD
28 MEDIAPRIMABERHAD
29 MMSVENTURESBERHAD
30 MRCB-QUILLREIT
31 MYNEWSHOLDINGSBERHAD
32 OCKGROUPBERHAD
33 PECCAGROUPBERHAD
34 PESTECHINTERNATIONALBERHAD
35 PUCBERHAD
36 SCGMBERHAD
37 SURIACAPITALHOLDINGSBERHAD
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No. Best Chief Executive Officer for IR – Small Cap
1 Benyamin Ismail–AIRASIAXBERHAD
2 Tay Kheng Chiong–D&OGREENTECHNOLOGIESBERHAD
3 Thomas Lim Soo Koon–DAIBOCHIPLASTIC&PACKAGINGINDUSTRYBERHAD
4 Zainal Abidin Abdul Jalil–DAGANGNEXCHANGEBERHAD
5 Raymond Pang–ECONPILEHOLDINGSBERHAD
6 Dato’ Azizan Jaafar–GABUNGANAQRSBERHAD
7 Ruslan Nordin–GFMSERVICESBERHAD
8 Tan Keng Kang–HAI-OENTERPRISEBERHAD
9 Yoong Hau Chun–HEVEABOARDBERHAD
10 Datuk Chay Wai Leong–KENANGAINVESTMENTBANKBERHAD
11 Datuk Lee Tian Hock–MATRIXCONCEPTSHOLDINGSBERHAD
12 Datuk Kamal Khalid–MEDIAPRIMABERHAD
13 Yong Su Lin–MRCB-QUILLREIT
14 Datuk Seri Wong Chun Wai–STARMEDIAGROUPBERHAD
15 Lim Ee Young–YEELEECORPORATIONBERHAD
No. Best Chief Financial Officer for IR – Small Cap
1 Ng Chin Wah–AEMULUSHOLDINGSBERHAD
2 Rachel Wong Mee Yen–AIRASIAXBERHAD
3 Lee Hai Peng–CHINHINGROUPBERHAD
4 Lee Han Yung–D&OGREENTECHNOLOGIESBERHAD
5 Jayanthi Gunaratnam–DELEUMBERHAD
6 Khoo Chong Keong–ENGTEXGROUPBERHAD
7 Ow Yin Yee–GABUNGANAQRSBERHAD
8 Jeffery Mohamad Akhir–GFMSERVICESBERHAD
9 Brandon Ong–GLOMACBERHAD
10 Hew Von Kin–HAI-OENTERPRISEBERHAD
11 Joe Tan Hwai Lun–HUAYANGBERHAD
12 Farnida Ngah–MEDIAPRIMABERHAD
13 Cheong Boon Kak–KENANGAINVESTMENTBANKBERHAD
14 Yam Tai Fong–KIMLUNCORPORATIONBERHAD
15 Ragesh Rajendran–STARMEDIAGROUPBERHAD
16 Steve Neoh–TAMBUNINDAHLANDBERHAD
17 Shirley Chen Ooi Wai–TUNEPROTECTGROUPBERHAD
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No. Best Investor Relations Professional – Small Cap
1 Ng Chin Wah–AEMULUSHOLDINGSBERHAD
2 Hanif Idrose Mohamed–AIRASIAXBERHAD
3 Lee Han Yung–D&OGREENTECHNOLOGIESBERHAD
4 Sharifah Kasim Al Edrus–DAGANGNEXCHANGEBERHAD
5 Ridhwan Effendy–GABUNGANAQRSBERHAD
6 Hew Von Kin–HAI-OENTERPRISEBERHAD
7 Stephanie Liew–HSSENGINEERSBERHAD
8 Chuah Sze Phing–KENANGAINVESTMENTBANKBERHAD
9 Victor Lim Seng Lee–LBSBINAGROUPBERHAD
10 Mohd Fadzli Suhaimi–MATRIXCONCEPTSHOLDINGSBERHAD
11 Joyce Loh–MRCB-QUILLREIT
12 Janice Teh–PERDANAPETROLEUMBERHAD
13 Grace Chang–PUCBERHAD
14 Affryll Teo–TUNEPROTECTGROUPBERHAD
No. Best Investor Relations Website – Small Cap
1 ADVANCECONHOLDINGSBERHAD
2 AEMULUSHOLDINGSBERHAD
3 AHMADZAKIRESOURCESBERHAD
4 AIRASIAXBERHAD
5 AMWAY(M)HOLDINGSBERHAD
6 BARAKAHOFFSHOREPETROLEUMBERHAD
7 CARINGPHARMACYGROUPBERHAD
8 CHINHINGROUPBERHAD
9 CYPARKRESOURCESBERHAD
10 D&OGREENTECHNOLOGIESBERHAD
11 DAIBOCHIPLASTIC&PACKAGINGINDUSTRYBERHAD
12 ECONPILEHOLDINGSBERHAD
13 FRONTKENCORPORATIONBERHAD
14 GABUNGANAQRSBERHAD
15 GHLSYSTEMSBERHAD
16 HIBISCUSPETROLEUMBERHAD
17 HSSENGINEERSBERHAD
18 KAREXBERHAD
19 KUMPULANPERANGSANGSELANGORBERHAD
20 LAMBOGROUPBERHAD
21 LBSBINAGROUPBERHAD
22 MATRIXCONCEPTSHOLDINGSBERHAD
23 MEDIAPRIMABERHAD
24 STARMEDIAGROUPBERHAD
25 SUPERMAXCORPORATIONBERHAD
26 YEELEECORPORATIONBERHAD
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No. Best Miro Cap Company in Investor Relations
1 KELINGTONGROUPBERHAD
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NOMINATIONSOtherCategories–SurveyFindingsandDatafor2017
No Best Investor Relations for an IPO in 2017 – All Malaysian Companies
1 ADVANCECONHOLDINGSBERHAD
2 CABNETHOLDINGSBERHAD
3 ECOWORLDINTERNATIONALBERHAD
4 EVERSAFERUBBERBERHAD
5 HLTGLOBALBERHAD
6 INTABINAGROUPBERHAD
7 KEJURUTERAANASASTERABERHAD
8 KIPREALESTATEINVESTMENTTRUST
9 LOTTECHEMICALTITANHOLDINGBERHAD
10 SERBADINAMIKHOLDINGSBERHAD
No Business Knowledge & Insights of IR Team
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3 AIRASIABERHAD
4 AIRASIAXBERHAD
5 ALLIANCEBANKMALAYSIABERHAD
6 AMMBHOLDINGSBERHAD
7 ASTROMALAYSIAHOLDINGSBERHAD
8 AWCBERHAD
9 AXIATAGROUPBERHAD
10 AXIS REITS
11 BERMAZAUTOBERHAD
12 CAHYAMATASARAWAKBERHAD
13 CIMBGROUPHOLDINGSBERHAD
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16 DIGI.COMBERHAD
17 ECOWORLDDEVELOPMENTGROUPBERHAD
18 ECOWORLDINTERNATIONALBERHAD
19 ENGTEXGROUPBERHAD
20 GAMUDABERHAD
21 GDEXPRESSCARRIERBERHAD
22 HARTALEGAHOLDINGSBERHAD
23 HIBISCUSPETROLEUMBERHAD
24 HONGLEONGBANKBERHAD
25 HSSENGINEERSBERHAD
26 IHHHEALTHCAREBERHAD
27 IJMCORPORATIONBERHAD
28 INARIAMERTRONBERHAD
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30 KLCCPROP&REITS-STAPLEDSEC
31 KPJHEALTHCAREBERHAD
32 KUALALUMPURKEPONGBERHAD
33 LBSBINAGROUPBERHAD
34 MAHSINGGROUPBERHAD
35 MALAYANBANKINGBERHAD
36 MALAYSIAAIRPORTSHOLDINGSBERHAD
37 MYNEWSHOLDINGSBERHAD
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41 PETRONASDAGANGANBERHAD
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43 POWERROOTBERHAD
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46 PUCBERHAD
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58 SUNWAYREALESTATEINVTTRUST
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60 TENAGANASIONALBERHAD
61 TIMEDOTCOMBERHAD
62 TOPGLOVECORPORATIONBERHAD
63 UMWHOLDINGSBERHAD
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65 UZMABERHAD
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No Most Improved Service from IR Team – All Malaysian Companies
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12 CHEMICALCOMPANYOFMALAYSIABERHAD
13 DIGI.COMBERHAD
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29 MALAYSIAAIRPORTSHOLDINGSBERHAD
30 MAXISBERHAD
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34 PUBLICBANKBERHAD
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38 TOPGLOVECORPORATIONBERHAD
39 UEMEDGENTABERHAD
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8 AXIS REITS
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10 BERMAZAUTOBERHAD
11 CAHYAMATASARAWAKBERHAD
12 CAPITALANDMALAYSIAMALLTRUST
13 CARLSBERGBREWERYMALAYSIABERHAD
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32 MALAYSIAAIRPORTSHOLDINGSBERHAD
33 MAXISBERHAD
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52 TOPGLOVECORPORATIONBERHAD
53 V.SINDUSTRYBERHAD
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4 ALLIANCEBANKMALAYSIABERHAD
5 ALLIANZMALAYSIABERHAD
6 AMMBHOLDINGSBERHAD
7 ANNJOORESOURCESBERHAD
8 ASTROMALAYSIAHOLDINGSBERHAD
9 AXIATAGROUPBERHAD
10 AXIS REITS
11 BERMAZAUTOBERHAD
12 BIMBHOLDINGSBERHAD
13 BIOALPHAHOLDINGSBERHAD
14 CAHYAMATASARAWAKBERHAD
15 CHINHINGROUPBERHAD
16 CIMBGROUPHOLDINGSBERHAD
17 D&OGREENTECHNOLOGIESBERHAD
18 DAIBOCHIPLASTIC&PACKAGING
19 DELEUMBERHAD
20 DIGI.COMBERHAD
21 ECOWORLDINTERNATIONALBERHAD
22 ECONPILEHOLDINGSBERHAD
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No Best Quality of One-on-One Meetings – All Malaysian Companies (cont’d)
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27 HAI-OENTERPRISEBERHAD
28 HAPSENGCONSOLIDATEDBERHAD
29 HARTALEGAHOLDINGSBERHAD
30 HEVEABOARDBERHAD
31 HIAPTECKVENTUREBERHAD
32 HIBISCUSPETROLEUMBERHAD
33 HONGLEONGBANKBERHAD
34 HSSENGINEERSBERHAD
35 IHHHEALTHCAREBERHAD
36 IJMCORPORATIONBERHAD
37 INARIAMERTRONBERHAD
38 KELINGTONGROUPBERHAD
39 KERJAYAPROSPEKGROUPBERHAD
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No Best Quality of One-on-One Meetings – All Malaysian Companies (cont’d)
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68 TAMBUNINDAHLANDBERHAD
69 TENAGANASIONALBERHAD
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Hallmarks of Good Investor
Terence Loo is the Chief Executive and founder of Aquilas Advisory (M’sia) Sdn Bhd, an Investor Relations Consultancy.
His experience spans more than 25 years in the financial industry, beginning his career as an Investment Analyst in Singapore. In the last 17 years, since the starting up of the IR partnership, he has devoted his time to building not only his career as an IR practitioner but also the IR industry in Malaysia as a pioneer. His passion for IR is undergirded by his investment experience in witnessing how market value can be created by companies executing their growth strategies and financial communications successfully.
At Aquilas Advisory, Terence and his team are dedicated to setting benchmark standards in IR, and have played an instrumental role in bringing to the investment community many successful investment cases of wide-ranging industries.
OverthemanyyearsasanIRpractitioner,wehaveseenmanyclientsbenefitingfromawell-executedIRplan.Ofcourse,wealsohavenolackofcasesthatIRjustwon’tworkfortheminenhancingvaluationsandimprovingmarketperception. Therein lie the two issues of good versus bad companies, and good versus bad IR.
GoodIRinvariablyoffersmanybenefits,includingcreatingwealthforbothcontrollingandminorityshareholders,lower cost of capital as a result of high valuation, and impeccable goodwill among global pool of investors. It sets the stage for companies to raise capital easily to further build a sustainable business.
Fundamentally-strongcompanies,coupledwithgoodIR,willsurelycreategreatervaluethanonewithout.However,evenwitha‘celebrity’IRofficer,acompanywithdefectivebusinessplanswillneverbeabletocreateshareholdervalue.
In our experience, a well-executed business plan (run by immaculate management whose interest is aligned with all shareholders’) is the cornerstone on which the IR activities must build on. It makes sense, after all the central idea of IR is to communicate the company’s execution track record and earnings prospects.
Wecertainlydonotenvythe IRofanelectronicsmanufacturer that triedto justify the losses incurredthroughunrelatedinvestmentsintoacoalmineandanoilpalmplantation.OrthepressurefacedbytheIRteamatoneofthelargestplantationgroupsthatsawitsshareprice,aswellasitscashhoard,fritteringawayafteritsIPO.Noamount of IR initiatives will mitigate the effects of questionable business strategy.
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Hallmarks of Good Investor (cont’d)
The second yardstick that we view as an important feature for good IR is having regular and consistent engagements withanalystsandfunds,ingoodandbadtimes.Manyofourclientsundertakeresultsbriefingsonquarterlybasis.Such commitment will gain the goodwill of the investment community who highly appreciates management access. Theseclientsenjoyedfavourabledemandfornewsharesissuancewhencapital-raisingneedsarose.
It isalso importanttoprovidesufficientdatatoanalystsandfundsfortheir informedanalysisanddecision,ofcourse strictly within the disclosure guidelines of Bursa Malaysia. Regular publicity through press releases, media interviews,andBursaannouncementsarejustameanstoanendofkeepinginvestorsabreast.TellingyourstoryisthekeypillartogoodIR.Andbeingpublicly-listedmeansjustthat-beingpublicaboutyourbusiness!
Onecompanywhichwehaveworkedwithforthelasttenyearshasconsistentlysharedits5-yeargrowthtargets.Thisvision-castingdictatesthetoneofeveryinvestorbriefing/meetingonthecompany’soperationsandexpansionprogress.Long-termplansattractlong-terminvestors;andthesaidcompanycurrentlycountsasizablenumberoflong-term institutional investors in its shareholder list.
Another good IR benchmark is continual communication during a crisis. The recent rout of construction stocks post GE-14isreallyatestforsomeconstructionplayers.Manyaretemptedtoshyawayfrommeetingwithinvestorsjustastheyfacetheprospectsofdiminishingorderbookorfast-deterioratingearnings,theshunningofwhichwilljustexacerbatethefallintheirshareprices.
We advocate sustained communications of fundamentals to investors, giving the assurance that the crisis is more systemic to the entire industry than it is peculiar to the company. At any rate, how many analysts or funds predicted theregimechange!
The last, but not the least, benchmark of good IR is establishing a dividend policy. A good management team would habitually instill the discipline of responsible cash-flow management. The ability in paying dividends reflects the discipline and mindset for all shareholders’ interest. It is therefore oxymoronic for a meagre dividend-paying company that desires long-term institutional investors.
All said, it takes the right people to build a great company, and the right IR to make a stand-outinvestment case.
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Accountability to Investors at the Heart of Investor Relations
Dr. Darren Wong is the CEO & Founding Partner of Esente Communications Sdn Bhd, a Malaysian integrated investor relations and public relations firm.
Over an impressive decade, Dr. Darren Wong has grown the company from humble beginnings into becoming a leading IR & PR consultancy firm in Malaysia.
Dr. Darren has developed award-winning communication strategies for M&A, IPO and other capital market exercises over US$5 billion worth. He has provided invaluable counsel to captains of industry in the Oil & Gas, Banking, Property, REIT, Technology, FMCG and Hospitality business, assisting them to successfully navigate the investment landscape both locally and abroad. In addition to corporate counsel, Dr. Darren also advises Ministries and NGOs on complex policy communication and effective multi-stakeholder engagement using both new media and traditional media platforms.
It has been an interesting time for the market both on and off the world stage. While the international market is verymuchaffectedbytheUS-Chinatradewar,thelocalmarketisundergoingamajorshiftafterthehistorical14thMalaysianGeneralElection(GE14)inMay.
Many companies were “challenged”, but like many things in life, there is always a silver lining. The same applies to themarketwheretherearestillgreatgemsdespitethemarketuncertainty–wejustneedtolookharder.
Duecreditmustbegiventothemanagementoftheseorganisationsfordoingagreatjobingrowingthecompany.Itismypersonalobservationthatthosewhodobetter,generallyjustdomore.
This involves almost everything, including investor relations. Throughout my 15 years– give or take – in the investor relations (IR) industry, the companies that fare better are usually the ones that push for more.
Some corporations see the market as a source of cash that they can access whenever they need them. Extraordinary companies view the market differently. They understand that the market consists of living, breathing investors who put their trust and savings into the hands of these companies.
And it is these great companies who take this trust and investment seriously who will have the drive to deliver and to reward those who trust them. Simply put, these emphatic managers drive corporations better.
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Accountability to Investors at the Heart of Investor Relations (cont’d)
Such extraordinary companies always give my team the challenge and motivation to do more and push each other on how to improve IR programmes, tell better stories and stay truly committed to engage the market and be responsible to its investors.
It takes two hands to clap, and it is not enough if other players do not play their part. Hence, I find the emphasis on environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG) a noble initiative by the authorities to encourage companies to think beyond being responsible to their business and investors.
It is the right move to have public-listed companies (PLCs) be the first movers to adopt ESG since most of them are leaders of their respective industries. Hence, it is a great way to demonstrate to their peers that successful organisations can operate and thrive within the ESG framework. This shows that positive changes under the ESG initiative can and do resonate beyond just listed companies.
As mentioned earlier, credit is due to corporations who strive to do more and view their accountability to their investors seriously. The annual Investor Relations Awards organised by the Malaysian Investor Relations Association (MIRA) does just that.
I’d like to offer my heartiest congratulations to all the nominated candidates for the 2018 edition, some of whom I know or have worked with personally. In my opinion, each and every one of them are winners because it is only in a challenging market that good companies shine vividly.
To be nominated is a “huge honour”; an acknowledgement of the companies whose principle is to go beyond what is required to prove themselves worthy of the trust and investment placed in them and an appreciation of all their efforts.
It is heartening to see so many new and established organisations present in today’s market as it signifies the seriousness which the business and investing communities place on good and responsible corporate governance and sets a good example for upcoming companies to follow.
Of course, much thanks must be given to the team at MIRA for their continuous work and support to the community. Since its establishment, the association has been instrumental in facilitating communication and fostering closer relationships between PLCs and the investor community through various initiatives in line with its mission to promote corporate governance and transparency as well as enhance shareholder value through IR.
I applaud MIRA for the good work it has done in taking the awareness of good corporate governance among PLCs to the next level, and am confident that it will continue to enhance the IR industry.
There is a wise person once told me “how you do something is how you do everything”. While this theory is simple enough, putting it into practice is easier said than done.
I believe it comes down to how organisations see the market from the start, which is why those who stand out and excel are those who hold accountability for the market rather than simply viewing it as a cash source. This, then, gives them the drive to do more as they take their IR programmes and investors seriously which, in turn, means they take their business environment and community seriously.
This also has a positive effect on their peers as their success also keep their competitors on their toes and influences them to do just as well, if not better, cultivating a sustainable ecosystem within the industry.
No doubt, the IR community and industry has come a long way and looking at all the milestones we have achieved so far, I’m confident that we can expect nothing less than better things moving forward.
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Talking to The Money and Market – The Roles of IR and PR
Stanley is a fellow member of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (FCCA). He obtained his BA (Hons) in Accounting and Financial Management from University of Sheffield, England in 2000. He started his career as Trainee Accountant in Dublin upon graduation, after which he moved on to pursue a career in Investment Banking at AmInvestment Bank followed by Maybank Investment Bank and OSK Investment Bank.
During his stint at the financial institutions, Stanley has undertaken a large number of IPOs and secondary placements, book-running and underwriting assignments.
The drive to be an entrepreneur had led him to setting up his own agency, Imej Jiwa Communications Sdn Bhd, in 2012, which specialises in Financial Public and Investor Relations for public listed companies in Malaysia. His extensive knowledge of the industry backed by good relations with institutional investors and research analysts has given him an excellent competitive edge in the industry.
INtoday’srapidly-evolvingworld,it’scrucialtostayrelevantandbeingontopofthegame.AndwhereInvestorRelations (IR) is concerned, it’s never-ending tasks, apart from representing a company to investors and providing financial/non-financialdatatosupportcompanyvaluations,istomaintainastrongandtransparentrelationshipwith investors.
Needlesstosay,onabroaderperspectivethedutiesofIRalsoinclude,amongstothers,capturinganalysts’andfund managers’ imagination on company prospects, getting the listed company attain the optimum share price that reflects its fundamental value, observing the rules of securities commission and stock exchange, as well as presenting investor feedback to the company management and board.
That said, the transformation made by a company from a privately held entity to a publicly traded is no easy feat and requires strong coordination to boost its image. This allows for a seamless transition from the private to public sectorbycapturinginterestofinvestorsandindustryexperts.Onthatnotion,mostfoundersofcompaniespreferto work with the IR and Public Relations (PR) teams to get things done.
As easy as it may sound, when IR and PR work hand-in-hand, it offers a seemingly perfect blend of brand awareness, product value and differentiation for customers and investors. Somehow and in reality, in the pursuit of meeting deadlines, the IR and PR teams rarely communicate. This is evidenced by small cap companies, according to research.
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Talking to The Money and Market – The Roles of IR and PR (cont’d)
While the roles of IR seem clear, the responsibilities and functions of PR are broader, which includes more importantly managing a company’s reputation and relationships with customers and suppliers.
Essentially, this is accomplished by closely monitoring and altering how the company is represented in the media and other mediums of communication.
In today’s context, the duty of a PR specialist can span from being a spokesperson in the global and domestic business realm to managing crisis and internal memos within the organisation, gathering opinions and information relevant to the company, apart from implementing campaigns and setting up events. On a broader level, the communications aspect of a PR specialist requires immaculate writing skills, cross-cultural knowledge and a strong sense of the company’s mission and desired perception.
Simply put, IR talks to the money – possessing the knowledge of banking and consultancy. They furnish the story of the numbers. And this works perfectly fine for the finance audience. While the PR talks to the market, its remit is broader and less numbers-driven. Its people are most often than not from marketing, advertising and journalism – soft skilled and people-focused, they extend the story beyond the numbers.
In a nut shell, these are different teams with different goals. But it’s all about communication. The IR and PR can tango, working towards a vision, mission and goal. The two teams should have dialogues from time to time that could potentially enhance and provide more clarity and visibility of a company’s message, resulting in forceful partnerships and yielding more sales in the future.
The climate has changed and businesses need IR and PR to help navigate their firms through shifting consumer behavior, technological advances and an evolving media landscape.
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Acknowledgement
We would like to express our sincere appreciation to Bursa Malaysia and Capital Market Development Fund for their continued encouragement and support. We would also like to
thank all the companies who have sponsored and supported us for this event.
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Acknowledgement
SUPPORTING PARTNERS
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THE INVESTOR RELATIONS AWARDS 2018
Investor Relations:The Art of Communicating ValueMALAYSIAN INVESTOR RELATIONS ASSOCIATION (777008 - W)
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