PETALING JAYA: Maybank Investment Bank Bhd has been named for the second consecutive year Malaysia’s Best Brokerage House by fund managers across the world in Asiamoney’s Brokers Poll 2016.
The regional investment bank also swept the board for the Malaysian country poll, ranking first in 21 out of the 30 categories, including Best Overall Country Research, Best for Roadshows and Company Visits and Most Independent Research Brokerage in Malaysia.
Maybank IB’s research team also topped the poll in 12 sectors including Best Research Coverage for Banks, Diversified Financials, Consumer Staples, Energy, Insurance, Healthcare, and Real Estate.
The Asiamoney’s Brokers Poll is Asia’s largest and most recognised annual equities poll for institutional research and brokerage.
For 2016, there was a total of 6,081 audited responses from 2,564 different fund management institutions from around the world.
Maybank IB and Maybank Kim Eng Group chief executive officer Datuk John Chong said: “It is an honour to have received such a resounding endorsement from our clients, a strong affirmation of our leadership in Malaysia expanding across Asean.
He said in 2016, Maybank IB had collaborated with four Asean bourses on international investors roadshows and formed new strategic partnerships with Japan’s Mizuho and South Korea’s Daishin.
“Together with our presence in Hong Kong and our collaboration with Taiwan’s Cathay Securities, we now have a comprehensive coverage of the key capital markets in Asia.
“We will continue to ensure that our clients have prime access to the growth opportunities in Asean as well as Asia,” Chong said.
The investment bank, known globally as Maybank Kim Eng, also ranked top 10 for Overall Regional Research as voted by most active traders (Asia ex Australia and Japan), the third Most Improved Brokerage in the last 12 months in Thailand and the Philippines and third Best Brokerage House in Singapore, among others.