This is the 15th year FinanceAsia has quizzed investors about which listed companies throughout Asia are considered to be the best managed, with the best senior executives and the best policies around dividend payments and other matters.
FinanceAsia received responses from over 250 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 India, Singapore, Malaysia. This follows yesterday's results for Indonesia, the Philippines and Thailand. We conclude Tuesday with the best managed companies in Asia by sector.
India
Rank |
Best managed public companies |
Score |
1 |
HDFC Bank |
28 |
2 |
Tata Consultancy Services |
19 |
3 |
Idea Cellular |
11 |
=4 |
Infosys |
10 |
=4 |
Reliance Industries |
10 |
Rank |
Best corporate governance |
Score |
1 |
Infosys |
35 |
2 |
Tata Consultancy Services |
22 |
3 |
HDFC Bank |
11 |
4 |
Idea Cellular |
10 |
Rank |
Best investor relations |
Score |
1 |
Tata Consultancy Services |
26 |
2 |
Infosys |
22 |
3 |
HDFC Bank |
15 |
4 |
Idea Cellular |
13 |
Rank |
Most committed to paying good dividends |
Score |
1 |
Infosys |
15 |
2 |
Tata Consultancy Services |
13 |
3 |
Coal India |
10 |
Rank |
Best Mid-cap |
Score |
1 |
Mindtree |
10 |
Rank |
Best Small-cap |
Score |
=1 |
Bajaj Electricals |
6 |
=1 |
KDDL |
6 |
Rank |
Best CEO |
Score |
=1 |
Aditya Puri (HDFC Bank) |
26 |
=1 |
Natarajan Chandrasekaran (Tata Consultancy Services) |
26 |
3 |
Vishal Sikka (Infosys) |
13 |
4 |
Himanshu Kapania (Idea Cellular) |
12 |
Rank |
Best CFO |
Score |
1 |
Rajiv Bansal (Infosys) |
20 |
2 |
Rajesh Gopinathan (Tata Consultancy Services) |
13 |
3 |
Akshaya Moondra (Idea Cellular) |
11 |
Singapore
Rank |
Best managed public companies |
Score |
1 |
DBS |
21 |
2 |
Keppel Corporation |
20 |
3 |
Singtel |
18 |
4 |
CapitaLand |
16 |
5 |
UOB Bank |
15 |
=6 |
Mandarin Oriental International |
9 |
=6 |
Olam International |
9 |
=6 |
Raffles Medical Group |
9 |
Rank |
Best corporate governance |
Score |
1 |
Singtel |
36 |
2 |
DBS |
15 |
3 |
Olam International |
13 |
4 |
Genting Singapore |
12 |
=5 |
Mandarin Oriental International |
9 |
=5 |
CapitaCommercial Trust |
9 |
Rank |
Best investor relations |
Score |
1 |
Singtel |
24 |
2 |
DBS |
15 |
3 |
Olam international |
14 |
=4 |
SMRT |
9 |
=4 |
Ascendas REIT |
9 |
=4 |
CapitaCommercial Trust |
9 |
Rank |
Most committed to paying good dividends |
Score |
1 |
Keppel Corporation |
14 |
2 |
Singtel |
12 |
3 |
UOB Bank |
11 |
=4 |
Olam international |
9 |
=4 |
CapitaMall Trust |
9 |
Rank |
Best Mid-cap |
Score |
1 |
OUE Hospitality Trust |
11 |
=2 |
AIMS AMP Capital Industrial REIT |
9 |
=2 |
Sheng Siong |
9 |
Rank |
Best Small-cap |
Score |
=1 |
Ezion Holdings |
10 |
=1 |
Yoma Strategic Holdings |
10 |
Rank |
Best CEO |
Score |
1 |
Chua Sock Koong (Singtel) |
13 |
=2 |
Ho Ching (Temasek) |
11 |
=2 |
Lim Hwee Chiang, John (ARA Asset Management) |
11 |
Rank |
Best CFO |
Score |
1 |
Jeann Low (Singtel) |
12 |
=2 |
Chan Hon Chew (Keppel Corporation) |
9 |
=2 |
Tan Lei Keng (CapitaMall Trust) |
9 |
Malaysia
Rank |
Best managed public companies |
Score |
=1 |
DiGi |
18 |
=1 |
Genting |
18 |
3 |
Maybank |
13 |
4 |
MyEG.com |
11 |
5 |
IOI Corporation |
10 |
=6 |
Coastal Contracts BHD |
9 |
=6 |
EcoWorld |
9 |
Rank |
Best corporate governance |
Score |
=1 |
DiGi |
18 |
=1 |
Genting |
18 |
3 |
MayBank |
16 |
4 |
IOI Corporation |
12 |
5 |
MyEG.com |
11 |
=6 |
EcoWorld |
9 |
=6 |
Coastal Contracts BHD |
9 |
Rank |
Best investor relations |
Score |
1 |
MayBank |
19 |
2 |
CIMB |
16 |
3 |
DiGi |
13 |
4 |
Genting |
12 |
5 |
MMC Corporation |
11 |
=6 |
Top Glove Corporation |
9 |
=6 |
Gamuda Berhad |
9 |
Rank |
Most committed to paying good dividends |
Score |
1 |
Public Bank |
18 |
2 |
Telekom Malaysia |
13 |
3 |
DiGi |
12 |
=4 |
Genting |
10 |
=4 |
Sime Darby |
10 |
Rank |
Best Mid-cap |
Score |
1 |
Top Glove Corporation |
18 |
2 |
MyEG.com |
10 |
Rank |
Best Small-cap |
Score |
=1 |
Cypark Resources |
11 |
=1 |
Globetronics Technology |
11 |
Rank |
Best CEO |
Score |
1 |
Zamzamzairani Bin Mohd Isa (Telekom Malaysia) |
12 |
Rank |
Best CFO |
Score |
1 |
Chong Kin Leong (Genting) |
10 |
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