News in Brief: March 28, 2022

RAMSSOL GROUP BHD’s in-house employee engagement mobile application, Feet’s, has been shortlisted as one of the top seven human capital management (HCM) point solution vendors in the Asia-Pacific region in a report by Gartner Inc.

In a statement, group managing director and chief executive officer Datuk Seri Cllement Tan Chee Seng said Feet’s being featured in the Jan 28 report on “HCM Technology Strategies for Asia/Pacific and Japan” is a signal that the HCM industry recognises its capability as a regional HCM point solution vendor.

“This recognition by Gartner acknowledges that our application provides an employee engagement platform enabling organisations to redesign their employee’s experience while offering a mobile-first engagement that enhances positivity, collaboration and recognition within the organisation,” he said.

 Feet’s, which has 25,000 subscribers, is offered by Ramssol’s wholly-owned subsidiary RAMS Solutions Sdn Bhd.

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OCBC AL-AMIN BANK BHD has bagged the coveted Special Award for Sustainable Energy Financing (Islamic Financing) at the National Energy Awards (NEA) 2021.

Chief executive officer Tuan Syed Abdull Aziz Syed Kechik said the win is a testament to the bank’s relentless effort to provide outstanding green and renewable energy project financing solutions to its corporate customers, a sustainable financing posture that is aligned to that of the OCBC Group.

OCBC Al-Amin is also poised to strengthen its value-based intermediation -- an industry-driven sustainability initiative -- to a new level with more sustainability-linked and green financing projects slated for this year, he added in a statement.

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 HONG LEONG ASSET MANAGEMENT BHD (HONG LEONG AM) won 16 awards at the Refinitiv Lipper Fund Awards 2022, including 15 individual fund awards and notably clinching the Best Equity Group Award – Malaysia Provident for the fifth time.

The group award marks Hong Leong AM’s third consecutive win since 2020, the asset management firm said in a statement today.

Chief executive officer Hoo See Kheng said the success came from its time-tested bottom-up stock-picking strategy whereby it seeks to gain a sufficient level of understanding of a company, including the main drivers of its profitability and business outlook, before initiating a stock position in the fund.

“This strategy has allowed us to continuously drive long-term and sustainable fund outperformance, particularly in the local market,” he said.

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AMINVESTMENT BANK BHD has won two awards at the recent Asset Triple A Sustainable Capital Markets Country & Regional Awards 2021, namely for Best Sustainability Sukuk and Best Initial Public Offering (IPO).

It clinched the Best Sustainability Sukuk award for SME Bank’s RM500 million ASEAN Sustainability Sukuk for which it was the joint lead manager and won Best IPO for CTOS Digital’s RM1.2 billion IPO for which it acted as the bookrunner, managing underwriter and underwriter, the bank said in a statement today.

“We will continue to build on this positive performance to maintain our market leadership and strengthen our footprint across the regional markets,” said AmBank Group group chief executive officer Datuk Sulaiman Mohd Tahir. 

The awards are Asia’s preeminent recognition for banking, finance, treasury and the capital markets. 

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CELCOM AXIATA BHD has obtained the ISO 9001:2015 Quality Management System certification for its exemplary network performance from SIRIM QAS International Sdn Bhd, Malaysia’s leading testing, inspection, and certification body.

In a statement today, it said the ISO 9001:2015 Quality Management System certification shows that Celcom’s end-to-end network operations and management adhere to the highest standards set by SIRIM QAS International.

“The certification marks a significant milestone for Celcom as it acknowledges the company’s efforts and commitment to provide reliable network services to its users, with the widest coverage and consistent performance,” the company added.

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