TSMC Back on Top at the IR Magazine Awards

Dec 05, 2014 21:10 JST

Source: IR Magazine

TSMC Back on Top at the IR Magazine Awards - Greater China

HONG KONG, Dec 05, 2014 - (ACN Newswire) - IR Magazine announces Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, better known as TSMC, wins seven trophies at this year's IR Magazine Awards in Greater China, including the grand prix for best overall investor relations by a large-cap company.

This marks a return to form for Dr Elizabeth Sun and her team at TSMC. The company won the grand prix in 2011 then slipped to the runner-up spot for 2012 and 2013. Sun also won the award for best IRO this year, as she did in 2011 and 2013, along with the awards for best IR by a Taiwanese company, best corporate governance, best financial reporting, best sustainability practice and best IR by a technology company.

Last year's grand prix winner, China Telecom, which also won in 2013, slips to ninth place this year but does win the award for best IR by a company in the telecoms sector. Other winners at the event, held at Bank of America's Hong Kong offices on Thursday, are Bank of East Asia, China Everbright International, China Overseas Land & Investment, China Resources Enterprise, IGG, MediaTek, PetroChina, Sa Sa International, Sinopec and SOHO China.

The winners of the IR Magazine Awards - Greater China 2014 were identified solely by means of an independent survey of investors and analysts, all of whom are located in the region. More than 400 members of the Asian investment community either completed an online survey or spoke to researchers from Mary Maude Research in London, who undertook a telephone survey. The purpose of this was both to ascertain which companies and individuals are providing the best investor relations service and to discover their levels of satisfaction with the standard of investor relations more generally.

Companies eligible for the Greater China awards are those headquartered in mainland China, Hong Kong and Taiwan. The survey also covered companies in South East Asia: Singapore, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines and Thailand. These awards will be presented at the IR Magazine Awards - South East Asia at Singapore Exchange on Tuesday, December 9.

The full Asia Top 50 rankings will be announced when the IR Magazine Investor Perception Study - Asia 2014/2015 is published later this month. This annual report on IR in Asia documents all the awards and rankings this year from both the Greater China and the South East Asia events, as well as profiling top all-Asia companies and reporting extensive feedback from the Asian investment community.

For further information on the IR Magazine Investor Perception Study - Asia 2014/2015, please visit www.irmagazine.com/asiaips2014 or email research@thecrossbordergroup.com.

About the IR Magazine Awards & Conference - Greater China 2014
Now in their 14th year, the IR Magazine Awards & Conference - Greater China are the most anticipated event of the year for the IR industry in the region. This year's event was hosted in association with Bank of America Merrill Lynch, and the official PR partner was SPRG. The event was co-sponsored by Bloomberg, BNY Mellon, Brunswick, BusinessWire, China Resources Enterprise, Citi, Computershare, EQS TodayIR, Euroland Investors, Hill+Knowlton Strategies, Ipreo, Markis Capital, NASDAQ, Orient Capital, Vale and WeConvene.

Top 10 companies from the IR Magazine Greater China Top 30
(Full list available in the IR Magazine Investor Perception Study - Asia 2014/2015)
1. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company
2. PetroChina
3. Sinopec
=4. Lenovo
=4. MediaTek
6. Sa Sa International
7. China Everbright International
8. Delta Electronics
9. China Telecom
10. Anton Oilfield Services

2014 Greater China Awards
Category / Winner
Best use of technology: SOHO China
Best financial reporting: TSMC
Best corporate governance: TSMC
Best sustainability practice: TSMC
Best investor meetings: Sinopec
Best IR for an IPO: IGG
Most progress in IR: Sinopec
Best IR by a CEO or CFO in Greater China: MediaTek - David Ku
Best investor relations officer - Mainland China: PetroChina - Wei Fang & Mao Zefeng
Best investor relations officer - Hong Kong: Sa Sa International - Tiffany Cheung
Best investor relations officer - Taiwan: TSMC - Dr Elizabeth Sun
Best IR by a mainland Chinese company: PetroChina
Best IR by a Taiwanese company: TSMC
Best IR by a Hong Kong company: Sa Sa International
Grand prix for best overall IR - small or mid-cap: Sa Sa International
Grand prix for best overall IR - large cap: TSMC

Best IR by Sector
Communications: China Telecom
Consumer discretionary: Sa Sa International
Consumer Staples: China Resources Enterprise
Energy & Utilities: PetroChina
Financials: Bank of East Asia
Industrials: China Everbright International
Real Estate: China Overseas Land & Development
Technology: TSMC

Media enquiries:
Strategic Public Relations Group
Cindy Lung / Stephanie Liu
Tel: +852 2864 4867 / 2864 4852
Email: cindy.lung@sprg.com.hk / stephanie.liu@sprg.com.hk
Website: www.sprg.asia

Source: IR Magazine
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