Kenanga Group wins 7 awards at Bursa Excellence Awards

KUALA LUMPUR: Kenanga Investment Bank Berhad (Kenanga Group) has been recognised in seven out of 22 categories, at the annual prestigious Bursa Excellence Awards held last week.

Kenanga Group was awarded Best Overall Equities Participating Organisation (champion); Best Structured Warrant Issuer (champion); Best Trading Participant Equity and Financial Derivatives (champion); Best Institutional Derivatives Trading Participant (champion); Best Retail Equities Participating Organisation (first runner up); Best Institutional Equities Participating Organisation Investment Bank (second runner up) and Best Overall Derivatives Trading Participant (second runner up).

Kenanga Group managing director Datuk Chay Wai Leong, said, “It is an honour to receive these accolades across the multiple disciplines. We would like to thank Bursa Malaysia for the encouragement and recognition, which serves as a validation of our Group’s commitment towards excellence.

“The financial services space is undergoing massive disruption, and we hope to continue staying ahead of the game through our persistent emphasis on innovation and technology.

“It is a defining time for the industry as we navigate the opportunities and challenges of this new norm.

“Serving a rapidly growing client-base of over 600,000 traders and investors, we have dedicated teams developing solutions to improve customer experience and expand on product lines, strengthening our ecosystem.

“Clients today are digitally savvy, resourceful and hungry for alternative investment solutions, and we aim to meet these rising expectations,” he added.

Themed as “Rising Together, Achieving Greatness”, the 9th Bursa Excellence Awards was graced by Tan Sri Abdul Wahid Omar, chairman of Bursa Malaysia, as well as Datuk Muhammad Umar Swift, chief executive officer of Bursa Malaysia.

The event recognised participating organisations and individuals who helped build the capital market across the three segments of equities, derivatives and the Islamic capital market.