Bursa Malaysia Bags First Place For Annual KPMG Shareholder Value Award For Maximising Shareholder Value

Bursa Malaysia Berhad emerged as the sectoral winner under the Financial Services category in the annual KPMG Shareholder Value Award.

The award accorded to Bursa Malaysia is based on the continued value that the exchange provided to its shareholders in 2007.

Commenting on the award, Dato’ Yusli Mohamed Yusoff, Chief Executive Officer of Bursa Malaysia said, “It is a great honour to be given such a distinction as this achievement validates Bursa Malaysia’s commitment to maintain our stable business performance and in turn, offer value to all our shareholders.”

“It is also our top priority to be transparent as well as to communicate and engage with our stakeholders consistently,” Dato’ Yusli added.

Organised by KPMG, this prestigious award programme, in its seventh year, is designed to promote corporate excellence through enhancing levels of disclosure and setting exemplary best practices. The KPMG Shareholder Value Award Programme evaluates all top listed companies listed on the exchange in 12 sectors (Agriculture, Construction, Property Development, Consumer Markets, Energy & Natural Resource, Financial Services, Technology Manufacturers, ICT Services, Manufacturing, Industrial Services, Infrastructure and Leisure).