Bursa Malaysia Bhd has bagged four awards in the 13th annual edition of the IR Global Rankings (IRGR) for Outstanding Corporate Governance in Asia-Pacific and Best Ranked Corporate Governance by Industry (Financials) and Best Online Annual Report in Asia-Pacific for 2011.
Bursa Malaysia also won the Bronze Award for Investor Relations website in Asia-Pacific.
The awards were given in recognition of Bursa Malaysia’s exemplary best practice on corporate governance as well as online annual report structure.
In a statement today, chief executive officer, Datuk Tajuddin Atan, said as a proponent of sound corporate governance and investor relations practices, Bursa Malaysia was honoured to receive these international recognitions.
"They are a testament of our steadfast commitment to embody the values of accountability, integrity, transparency and governance in our business operations.
"As we aspire further towards building an exchange of quality, these awards are a reminder of our contributions to the development of good corporate governance and investor relations practices in the country," he said.
Tajuddin said he would like to attribute this recognition to all Bursa Malaysia employees for their efforts in ensuring operational excellence and exemplary execution.
The IRGR is the most comprehensive ranking system for investor relations website, online annual report, corporate governance practices and financial disclosure procedures.
The ranking is based on extensive technical proprietary research of publicly traded companies through a clear and transparent methodology. The ranking is supported by key global institutions such as Arnold & Porter, KPMG, MZ and Sodali.
Over 600 companies from over 30 countries participated in the 2011 edition of the IRGR. The participants were benchmarked against companies in the global and Asia-Pacific region in four main categories-Best Ranked IR Website; Best Ranked Online Annual Report; Best Ranked Financial Disclosures Procedures; and,
Best Ranked Corporate Governance Practices.
In 2010, Bursa Malaysia won awards for Outstanding Corporate Governance in Asia-Pacific and Best Online Annual Report in Asia Pacific. -- Bernama
Bursa Malaysia also won the Bronze Award for Investor Relations website in Asia-Pacific.
The awards were given in recognition of Bursa Malaysia’s exemplary best practice on corporate governance as well as online annual report structure.
In a statement today, chief executive officer, Datuk Tajuddin Atan, said as a proponent of sound corporate governance and investor relations practices, Bursa Malaysia was honoured to receive these international recognitions.
"They are a testament of our steadfast commitment to embody the values of accountability, integrity, transparency and governance in our business operations.
"As we aspire further towards building an exchange of quality, these awards are a reminder of our contributions to the development of good corporate governance and investor relations practices in the country," he said.
Tajuddin said he would like to attribute this recognition to all Bursa Malaysia employees for their efforts in ensuring operational excellence and exemplary execution.
The IRGR is the most comprehensive ranking system for investor relations website, online annual report, corporate governance practices and financial disclosure procedures.
The ranking is based on extensive technical proprietary research of publicly traded companies through a clear and transparent methodology. The ranking is supported by key global institutions such as Arnold & Porter, KPMG, MZ and Sodali.
Over 600 companies from over 30 countries participated in the 2011 edition of the IRGR. The participants were benchmarked against companies in the global and Asia-Pacific region in four main categories-Best Ranked IR Website; Best Ranked Online Annual Report; Best Ranked Financial Disclosures Procedures; and,
Best Ranked Corporate Governance Practices.
In 2010, Bursa Malaysia won awards for Outstanding Corporate Governance in Asia-Pacific and Best Online Annual Report in Asia Pacific. -- Bernama
