Bangkok--Jul 19--SET
Objective: To honor listed companies, securities companies, and investment management companies for their outstanding performances, management, and services. Also honored was the best CEO of the year.
Judges: Chaired by the Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Dr. Somkid Jatusripitak
Honorary judges and experts in the finance and investment fields. The judging panel was comprised of Dr. Maruey Phadoongsidhi, Dr. Panas Simasathien, Mr. Santi Viriyarangsarit, Mr. Seri Chintanaseri, and Mr. Kittiratt Na-Ranong.
The committee selected outstanding companies based on their performances in 2004.
The advisory group to the SET’s Corporate Governance Center-- Prof. Hiran Radeesri, Prof. Kovit Poshyananda, Mr. Singh Tangtatswas, and Mr. Yuth Vorachattarn--also joined in the selection committee when the judges considered the recipients for the Best Corporate Governance Report Awards.
SET Awards 2005 will have a total of 38 awards:
- Five award categories (22 awards) for listed companies on the SET
- Three award categories (3 awards) for listed companies on the mai (Market for Alternative Investment)
- Two award categories (8 awards) for securities companies
- One category (4 awards) for investment management companies
- An award for the best CEO of the year
1. Best Performance Awards goes to listed companies in eight industry groups that had outstanding financial standings and performances during 2004. Also considered is the company’s liquidity and extent to which their information disclosure is in line with the SET’s regulations.
Agro & Food Industry
Consumer Products
Financials
Industrials
Property & Construction
Resources
Services
Technology
2. Best Liquidity Improvement Award is for the company which best utilized the capital market’s tools to significantly improve its liquidity in securities trading over the year 2004.
3. Best Investor Relations Award is for the listed company that conducted the most effective investor relations activities. The criteria included user satisfaction regarding the quality of company’s information, the array and effectiveness of the company’s communication channels, and the company’s policies that benefit shareholders and investors.
4. Best Newly-Listed Company of the Year award is given to the newly-listed companies in 2004 that had the most successful IPO presentations to the public as well as outstanding financial standings and performances. The award was also presented to the companies’ financial advisors.
5. Best Brokerage Service of the Year Awards are for the securities companies with the most outstanding brokerage services (for institutional investors and retail investors). The criteria included customer satisfaction regarding each firm’s investment advice, efficiency in securities trading and participation in developing and educating investors. The companies must also have operated ethically and in accordance with the SET’s rules.
6. Best Research House of the Year Awards are for securities companies with the most outstanding research reports that served institutional investors and retail investors. The criteria included user satisfaction with regards to accuracy, adequacy, and timeliness of fundamental economic and securities information, as well as other support in making investment decisions.
7. Best Asset Management Awards were for investment management companies producing the highest composite returns in 2004 in each fund category (Equity Fund / Flexible Fund / Fixed Income Fund / Net Cash Flow).
8. Best Corporate Governance Report Awards are for listed companies receiving the most outstanding reports on their compliance with the SET’s 15 good corporate governance principles. In considering the candidates, judges examined their 56-1 forms, annual reports, shareholders’ meeting invitation documents and the shareholders’ meeting reports of the companies. There are 11 recipients.
9. Best CEO of the Year award is for the CEO who possessed the strongest leadership vision, having set the most accurate targets, the clearest strategies, selected a superior management team and was acknowledged for leading the company to success while recognizing the importance of the society.
10. mai Best Growth STAR Award goes to the firm listed on the Market for Alternative Investment (mai) which had the most outstanding growth potential over 2004. Also considered was the company’s liquidity and the extent to which their disclosure of information was in line with the mai’s regulations.
11. mai Best Return STAR Award goes to a mai-listed company which had the most outstanding shareholders’ returns during 2004. Also considered was the company’s liquidity and the extent to which their disclosure of information was in line with the mai’s regulations.
12. mai Newly-Listed STAR Awards are given to the newly-listed companies on the mai in 2004 that had the most successful IPO presentations to the public as well as outstanding financial standings and performances. The award was also presented to the companies’ financial advisors.
Thai Business Leader Awards (TBLA) 2005
The SET Awards event also incorporated the Thailand Business Leader Awards (TBLA) 2005, which was jointly organized by Money & Banking Magazine, the SET, and CNBC Asia-Pacific. TBLA 2005 showcases and profiles outstanding examples of corporate leadership and excellence in the Thai market. Winners of TBLA 2005 will move on as finalists in the regionally held Asia Business Leader Awards scheduled for November 2005 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
There are 4 award categories for this year’s TBLA 2005. They are:
1. Thailand Business Leader of the Year
The Business Leader of the Year Award recognizes the chief executive who is able to retain loyal customers, inspire and motivate staff, improve profitability and make his or her vision for the company a reality.
2. Thailand Corporate Citizen of the Year
The Corporate Citizen of the Year Award acknowledges the person who made the most outstanding contributions to the arts, education, the environment and community development.
3. Thailand Innovator of the Year
The Innovator of the Year Award rewards the person with the most inventive ideas in business. It is based on achievements made in new product development and groundbreaking business processes, business models and strategies.
4. The CEOs’ Choice of the Year Award is determined by a poll conducted amongst the top CEOs in Thailand. End.