ALI bags Most Honored Company award

Ayala Land Inc. ( ALI) was recognized as a Most Honored Company by New York- based Institutional Investor in its 2016 All-Asia Executive Team survey, as it ranked among the top in a list of over 1,500 Asian companies cited for corporate leadership and investor relations expertise.

This year’s rankings surveyed 1,394 buy-side analysts – which include asset managers, hedge funds, and institutional and retail investors, as well as sell-side researchers from investment and commercial banks, stock brokerage firms and financial institutions that cover Asia. Buy-and-sell-side responses were tabulated separately to produce distinct rankings.

ALI ranked first in various property sector categories this year, being named Best in Investor Relations both overall and by the Sell-Side, Best Analyst Days and Best Website overall.

Bernard Vincent Dy, president and CEO of ALI, was also awarded as Best CEO by the Sell-Side, while CFO Jaime Ysmael was named Best CFO both overall and by the Sell-Side.

The company’s head for investor relations and compliance, Michael Garcia, was also cited among the top in the Best Investor Relations Professional category by the Sell-Side.

The company’s leadership positions in the different categories earned for it the Most Honored Company recognition in a competitive property sector, which is made up of 173 companies across Asia.

ALI was in fact one of only three Philippine companies that made it to the Most Honored List, which also includes Metro Pacific Investments Corp. and Universal Robina Corp. Institutional Investor is the financial industry’s most trusted source for research and rankings among top analysts and portfolio managers. Its annual All-Asia Executive Team polling, which runs from January to March, recognizes executives and IR programs for their accountability and accessibility, commitment to increasing shareholder value, delivery of timely and accurate disclosures, and quick and thorough responses to requests from analysts and shareholders.

“We thank Institutional Investor and the investment community for recognitions that underscore the value we place on good corporate governance. We are all the more motivated by their support and will continue to embed global standards in compliance and transparency as we work toward achieving our growth plans,” Ysmael said.

ALI was also cited among the best companies in Asia by Institutional Investor in 2015, ranking high in the CEO, investor relations and analyst day polls as well. It was also recently named the Best Managed Real Estate Company in Asia by FinanceAsia in its Asia’s Best Companies 2016 awards, and recognized as a top developer at the BCI Asia Awards 2016.

It is a leading, diversified property developer in the Philippines, building large-scale, integrated, mixed-use communities into economic centers in their respective regions. Following the success of the Makati Central Business District (Makati CBD), Ayala Alabang, Cebu Park District, Bonifacio Global City and Nuvali, the company continues to increase its footprint nationwide by building estates across the country.