CIMB Investment Bank wins 12 regional awards
KUALA LUMPUR: CIMB Investment Bank Bhd was recently crowned top in investment banking for its strong and innovative capabilities in the capital markets, equities, and trade finance space through 12 regional awards at the Alpha Southeast Asia Best Deals and Solutions Awards.
CIMB swept 12 awards, including Best Bond House of the Year in Southeast Asia 2017 and Best IPO Deal of the Year in Southeast Asia 2017.
CIMB Group Chief Executive Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Aziz said the awards were a testament to CIMB’s strong in-house capabilities, deep ASEAN expertise and continued commitment to deliver the best bond and Sukuk solutions for clients based on a good understanding of their needs.
“We owe this recognition to our customers’ trust and continuous support, as well as our staff’s consistent effort in making CIMB a leading ASEAN universal bank,” he said in a statement yesterday.
The other awards were: Best Sukuk Deal of the Year in Southeast Asia and Most Innovative Sukuk Deal of the Year in Southeast Asia 2017; Best Sustainable Finance Deal of the Year in Southeast Asia and Most Innovative Islamic Finance Deal of the Year in Southeast Asia 2017; Best Wakalah Deal of the Year in Southeast Asia and Best Islamic Finance Deal of the Year in Southeast Asia 2017; Most Innovative Wakalah Deal of the Year in Southeast Asia 2017; Best Ijarah Deal of the Year in Southeast Asia 2017; Best Loan Deal of the Year in Southeast Asia 2017; and Best Islamic REIT Deal of the Year in Southeast Asia 2017.
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