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Record Result for TSMC at the IR Magazine Greater China Awards
HONG KONG, Dec 02, 2011 - (ACN Newswire) - Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) swept the board at the IR Magazine Greater China Awards held in Hong Kong yesterday, picking up seven awards in total.
The record haul by the Taiwanese semiconductor maker, the most by a single company since IR magazine began awarding the leading IR practices in the region, includes the grand prix for the best overall IR in Greater China, the best IR by a Taiwanese company and individual awards for best IR officer in Taiwan (Elizabeth Sun) and best IR by a CFO in Taiwan (Lora Ho).
Coming into the awards, TSMC and fellow Taiwanese company HTC featured on the highest number of short lists, with eight apiece. HTC went on to win one award at the event, for best IR by a CEO, Peter Chou. In doing so, the head of the smartphone manufacturer beat the CEO of TSMC Morris Chang into second place - making it the one award out of eight TSMC did not go on to win.
Anta Sports was the other big winner on the day, winning five awards in total. The Chinese sportswear brand, a newcomer to the IR Magazine Awards, took home the grand prix for small or mid-cap companies as well as best investor relations officer in China for head of IR Claudia Lo.
Neil Stewart, host of the event and editor-at-large of IR magazine, was first to congratulate TSMC for its stellar IR efforts this year. "TSMC has been a stalwart in the awards for as long as I can remember," he says. "Winning the grand prix this year, for the first time since the awards covered all of Greater China, really is the icing on the cake. Elizabeth Sun truly is a leading light in Asian IR."
TSMC, HTC and Anta Sports also feature prominently in IR magazine's inaugural Asia Top 50. The new ranking is based on all the companies covered in the research for IR magazine's Asian awards events in Greater China and South East Asia. The Asia Top 50 will be officially revealed when the Investor Perception Study, Asia 2011/2012 is published. This extensive report of investor relations in Asia documents all the awards and rankings this year and includes in-depth profiles of the 50 leading companies in the region.
More than 200 people attended the awards luncheon at the Conrad Hong Kong hotel yesterday. The gala event was held in conjunction with an all-day conference where IR professionals and expert speakers gathered for seven sessions focusing on best practice investor relations. Robert Young, executive director of Yip's Chemical, opened the conference with his keynote address.
The event was hosted in association with the Hong Kong Investor Relations Association, and was co-sponsored by Arkadin IR Events, BNY Mellon Depositary Receipts, Brunswick, FTI Consulting, Hill & Knowlton, Ipreo, Jefferies, NASDAQ OMX, Nomura, Orient Capital, PR Newswire Asia and the Wall Street Journal Asia.
Full List of Winners
I. Grand prix for best overall investor relations
Large cap
- Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company
Small or mid-cap
- ANTA Sports Products
II. Best overall investor relations by a mainland Chinese company
- ANTA Sports Products
III. Best overall investor relations by a Hong Kong company
- COSCO Pacific
IV. Best overall investor relations by a Taiwanese company
- Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company
V. Best investor relations professional - mainland China
- Claudia Lo - ANTA Sports Products
VI. Best investor relations professional - Hong Kong
- Angus Yiu - SmarTone Telecommunications Holdings
VII. Best investor relations professional - Taiwan
- Elizabeth Sun -Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company
VIII. Best investor relations by a CEO or president - mainland China
- Zhang Xin - Soho China
IX. Best investor relations by a CEO or president - Hong Kong
- William Fung - Li & Fung
X. Best investor relations by a CEO or president - Taiwan
- Peter Chou - HTC Corporation
XI. Best investor relations by a CFO - mainland China
Estella Ng - Country Garden
XII. Best investor relations by a CFO - Hong Kong
- Peter Kilgour - Swire Pacific
XIII. Best investor relations by a CFO - Taiwan
- Lora Ho - Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company
XIV. Best reporting - mainland China
- Industrial and Commercial Bank of China
XV. Best reporting - Hong Kong
- Hang Lung Properties
XVI. Best reporting - Taiwan
- Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company
XVII. Best investment meetings - mainland China
- ANTA Sports Products
XVIII. Best investment meetings - Hong Kong
- SmarTone Telecommunications Holdings
XIX. Best investment meetings - Taiwan
- Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company
XX. Best corporate governance and disclosure - mainland China
- China Shenhua Energy
XXI. Best corporate governance and disclosure - Hong Kong
- China Merchants Holdings
XXII. Best corporate governance and disclosure - Taiwan
- Fubon Financial
XXIII. Best investor relations for a corporate transaction
- Lenovo Group
Best investor relations by sector:
XXIV. Consumer goods & services (including retail)
- ANTA Sports Products
XXV. Banks & financial services
- Fubon Financial
XXVI. Industrials (including construction and conglomerates)
- Fosun International
XXVII. Real estate (including property development)
- Agile Property Holdings
XXVIII. Technologies & telecoms
- Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company
XXIX. Transport (including logistics & infrastructure)
- COSCO Pacific
About the IR Magazine Greater China awards
IR magazine has been recognizing the best investor relations in Asia for more than a decade. All the awards and rankings for 2011 are based on a survey of more than 300 investors and analysts in the region, designed by IR Insight, the in-house research arm of IR magazine, and conducted by the independent research firm Mary Maude Research.
Contact:James Chambers
Research editor
Tel: +86 1520 1781 994
Email: james.chambers@thecrossbordergroup.com
Source: IR Magazine
Sectors: Daily Finance
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