For the 17th year FinanceAsia has asked investors for their views on which listed companies around Asia they consider to be the best managed, with the best senior executives and the best policies around corporate governance and other matters.
FinanceAsia received responses from more than 180 portfolio managers and buy-side analysts from around the world, running mandates that included, or were dedicated to, Asian listed companies. We thank participants for their votes.
Today we release the results for Singapore and Korea. More country results will be dsplayed throughout the week and we will also publish the list of best companies by sector.
We previously published the results for China and Hong Kong, and for the Philippines, Taiwan and Thailand. For last year's winners, see here, here and here. The full results will be published in the May/June issue of FinanceAsia.
Singapore
| Best managed companies | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Company | Score | ||||||
1 |
CapitaLand |
24 | ||||||
2 |
Singtel | 19 | ||||||
3 |
City Developments | 16 | ||||||
4 |
Venture Corporation | 14 | ||||||
5 |
ST Engineering | 13 | ||||||
6= |
China Aviation Oil | 11 | ||||||
6= |
M1 | 11 | ||||||
| Most committed to corporate governance | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Company | Score | ||||||
1 |
Singtel |
22 | ||||||
2 |
CapitaLand | 13 | ||||||
3 |
ST Engineering | 11 | ||||||
4 |
OCBC Bank | 8 | ||||||
5= |
Sembcorp Industries | 6 | ||||||
5= |
StarHub | 6 | ||||||
| Best at investor relations | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Company | Score | ||||||
1 |
CapitaLand |
18 | ||||||
2 |
United Overseas Bank | 17 | ||||||
3= |
Boustead Singapore | 12 | ||||||
3= |
Singapore Post | 12 | ||||||
5 |
Singtel | 10 | ||||||
6 |
ST Engineering | 9 | ||||||
| Best at corporate social responsibility | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Company | Score | ||||||
1 |
CapitaLand |
19 | ||||||
2 |
Singtel | 17 | ||||||
3 |
City Developments | 14 | ||||||
4 |
StarHub | 12 | ||||||
5 |
Keppel Corporation | 9 | ||||||
For more Singapore stories from FinanceAsia, click here.
| Best mid-cap | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Company | Score | ||||||
1= |
Raffles Medical Group |
12 | ||||||
1= |
Sheng Siong Group
|
12 | ||||||
| Best small-cap | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Company | Score | ||||||
1 |
Boustead Singapore | 10 | ||||||
| Best CEO | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Company | Score | ||||||
1 |
Piyush Gupta,
DBS |
18 | ||||||
2 |
Grant Kelley, City Developments |
15 | ||||||
| Best CFO | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Company | Score | ||||||
1 |
Lee Wai Fai,
United Overseas Bank |
14 | ||||||
2 |
Stephen Barnes, Singapore Airlines |
10 | ||||||
Korea
| Best managed companies | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Company | Score | ||||||
1 |
LG Uplus |
23 | ||||||
2 |
Cosmax | 20 | ||||||
3 |
KT Corporation | 17 | ||||||
4 |
Naver Corporation | 16 | ||||||
5 |
Hyundai Motor | 14 | ||||||
6 |
Amorepacific | 11 | ||||||
7= |
Innocean Worldwide | 9 | ||||||
7= |
Hyundai Mobis | 9 | ||||||
| Most committed to corporate governance | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Company | Score | ||||||
1 |
KT Corporation |
20 | ||||||
2 |
LG Uplus | 18 | ||||||
3 |
Innocean Worldwide | 15 | ||||||
4= |
Hyundai Motor | 14 | ||||||
4= |
Cosmax | 14 | ||||||
6 |
Hyundai Mobis | 12 | ||||||
7= |
SK Telecom | 10 | ||||||
7= |
Samsung Electronics | 10 | ||||||
| Best at investor relations | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Company | Score | ||||||
1 |
Cosmax |
19 | ||||||
2 |
Hyundai Motors | 17 | ||||||
3= |
Innocean Worldwide | 14 | ||||||
3= |
LG Uplus | 14 | ||||||
5 |
Amorepacific | 12 | ||||||
6 |
CJ Korea Express | 10 | ||||||
7 |
KEPCO | 9 | ||||||
| Best at corporate social responsibility | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Company | Score | ||||||
1 |
Innocean Worldwide |
20 | ||||||
2 |
Cosmax | 17 | ||||||
3 |
SK Holdings | 15 | ||||||
4= |
Hyundai Mobis | 14 | ||||||
4= |
Amorepacific | 14 | ||||||
6 |
Samsung Electronics | 13 | ||||||
7 |
Hyundai Motors | 10 | ||||||
8 |
Shinsegae | 9 | ||||||
For more Korea stories from FinanceAsia, click here.
| Best mid-cap | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Company | Score | ||||||
1 |
Cosmax |
14 | ||||||
2= |
DuzonBizon | 11 | ||||||
2= |
Innocean Worldwide | 11 | ||||||
| Best CEO | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Company | Score | ||||||
1 |
Hwan-Eik Cho,
KEPCO |
16 | ||||||
2= |
Sang-Hun Kim, Naver Corporation |
13 | ||||||
2= |
Chang-Gyu Hwang, KT Corporation |
13 | ||||||
| Best CFO | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Company | Score | ||||||
1 |
Kwang-Suk Shin,
KT Corporation |
15 | ||||||
2 |
Yeong-Seop Kim, LG Uplus |
11 | ||||||
For more FinanceAsia polls, click here.
