KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 18 (Bernama) -- AmBank Group has clinched the Best FX Bank for Corporates and Financial Institutions for the sixth consecutive year at the 11^th Annual Alpha Southeast Asia Best Financial Institution Awards and Seventh Corporate Awards 2017 held on 14 September 2017 in Singapore.
 
Commenting on the award win, Dato’ Sulaiman Mohd Tahir, Group Chief Executive Officer, AmBank Group said, “We are very honoured to receive this award for the sixth time. It is truly gratifying to be recognised for the positive role that we play in the capital markets as well as our contributions to its development. We are very proud of these achievements and will continue in our commitment to provide innovative financial solutions for the benefit of our clients.”
 
Jamzidi Khalid, Group Treasurer, Group Treasury & Markets Division, AmBank Group reiterated,” FX remains a key focus area and this is in line with the Group’s aspiration to grow flow-based income.” For this year’s awards presentation, the winners were from Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam.   
 
The Annual Alpha Southeast Asia Best Financial Institution Awards 2017 is organised for the 11th time by Alpha Southeast Asia, the first and only institutional investment magazine focused on Southeast Asia. The Awards have made its mark on the industry by recognising the most outstanding players in the in the areas of debt, equity, foreign exchange, investment banking, brokerage, Islamic finance, wealth management, trade finance and cash management business in Southeast Asia. 

About AmBank Group
 
AmBank Group is one of Malaysia’s premier financial solutions groups with over 40 years of legacy in understanding Malaysians and provides a wide range of both conventional and Islamic financial solutions and services, including retail banking, wholesale banking, as well as the underwriting of general insurance, life assurance and family takaful.
 
The Group’s purpose to help individuals and businesses in Malaysia grow and win together shows our renewed vision to support and empower our customers and our people to achieve their aspirations. This purpose underpins the Group’s holistic “Top Four” Aspiration, focused on sustenance, improvement and growth in key segments and products as well as our role as an Employer. AmBank Group – a modern Malaysian diversified financial solutions partner that understands and meets the diverse needs of modern Malaysians.
 
The Group receives strong support from the Australia and New Zealand Banking Group (“ANZ”) (one of Australia’s leading banks) particularly in Board and senior management representations, risk and financial governance, products offering and new business developments. In the general insurance business, the Group has partnered with Insurance Australia Group Ltd (“IAG”). Whilst in the life assurance and family takaful businesses, the Group has a partnership with MetLife International Holdings Inc. (“MetLife”). The Group benefits in terms of expertise transfer from IAG and MetLife. AMMB Holdings Berhad is the holding company of AmBank Group and is a public listed company on the Main Market of Bursa Malaysia.
 
For more information, please visit www.ambankgroup.com


SOURCE : AmBank Group 

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AmBank Group
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