Bursa Malaysia was the first Malaysian company and the only exchange to be recognised by Investor Relations (IR) Global Rankings 2008 as one of the five best companies in Asia/Pacific and Africa in the area of corporate governance practices.
This corporate governance ranking evaluates the company’s management accountability, Board of Directors, minority shareholders’ protection, capital structure and other policies, transparency and equality while balancing stakeholder interests.
Commenting on the win, Dato’ Yusli Mohamed Yusoff, Chief Executive Officer of Bursa Malaysia said, “It is a great honour to be given such distinction by a credible organisation. This achievement validates BursaMalaysia’s commitment to uphold good corporate governance practices in our business and to all our stakeholders.”
Also, Bursa Malaysia was ranked 16 out of 160 companies globally in the corporate governance practices category.
The 10th annual IR Global Rankings assessed 160 companies from 32 countries based on three categories: IR website, financial disclosure, corporate governance as well as earnings release and disclosure procedures.
Using the most comprehensive IR Tools Ranking System, this international award is organised by MZ Consult, the leading investor relations and financial communications firm, with the support of KPMG, NYSE Euronext, Arnold & Porter, Demarest & Almeida, The Bank of New York Mellon, Bloomberg and PR Newswire.