KUALA LUMPUR, July 20 (Bernama) -- AmInvestment Bank Berhad (“AmInvestment Bank”) has earned five accolades at The Asset Triple A – Islamic Finance Awards 2018 including the Best Islamic Loan Adviser in Malaysia. The awards were presented at the Shangri-La Hotel in Kuala Lumpur on Tuesday, 10 July 2018.  The awards ceremony was organised by The Asset, an integrated multi-media company serving the elite community of leading corporate and financial decision makers in Asia.    
 
The full list of awards won by AmInvestment Bank is as follows:
 
1. Best Islamic Loan Adviser in Malaysia
 
2. Best Government – Guaranteed Sukuk  
Perbadanan PR1MA Malaysia RM2.5 billion GG Sukuk issuance as a Joint Lead Arranger and Joint Lead Manager/Bookrunner                
 
3. Best Corporate Sukuk
Tenaga Nasional Berhad’s RM2.0 billion Sukuk issuance as a Joint Principal Adviser, Joint Lead Arranger and Joint Lead Manager/Bookrunner
 
4. Best New Sukuk  
Danajamin Nasional Berhad’s RM500.0 million Subordinated Sukuk issuance as a Joint Principal Adviser, Joint Lead Arranger and Joint Lead Manager
 
5. Best Project Finance Deal
Project Lintasan Sungai Besi-Ulu Klang’s RM380.0 million Sukuk issuance as a Principal Adviser, Joint Lead Arranger and Joint Lead Manager
 
 
Commentating on the awards, Seohan Soo, Chief Executive Officer, AmInvestment Bank, said, “We are delighted to be recognised once again by The Asset Awards with five accolades which reaffirms our position as a top player in the investment banking sector. This further underscores our commitment in providing the best debt capital market solutions to our esteemed clients.”
 
“We owe this recognition to our customers for their continuous support and trust in us, as well as our Capital Markets Group’s consistent effort in making AmBank Group a leading bank in Malaysia,” said Dato’ Sulaiman Mohd Tahir, Group Chief Executive Officer, AmBank Group.

About AmBank Group

 
AMMB Holdings Berhad is the holding company of AmBank Group and has been listed on the Main Market of Bursa Malaysia since 1988. It is the sixth largest banking group by assets in Malaysia, with a market capitalisation of around RM14 billion and assets of RM134.8 billion at 31 March 2017.
 
AmBank Group is one of Malaysia’s premier financial solutions groups with 42 years of experience in supporting Malaysians in their economic development. AmBank Group offers a wide range of both conventional and Islamic financial solutions and services, including wholesale banking, retail banking, investment banking, underwriting of general insurance, life assurance and takaful, stock and share broking, futures broking, investment advisory and management services in assets, real estate investment trust and unit trusts.
 
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.
 
AmBank’s Digital Journey is about making banking an easy, simple and fast experience for its valued customers across all touch points; branches, telephone, machines, online, mobile or even right in their lifestyle-ecosystem wherever and whenever they need to perform a banking transaction. The Group is now accelerating the next phase of its digital capabilities with a Group-Wide digital roadmap that focuses on integrating its services into the daily lives of its customers in an innovative and practical manner. As part of its latest offering, AmBank is the pioneer bank to introduce Malaysia’s first Digital Auto Finance Instant Approval service, through the Mobile Application Terminal (MAT).
 
The Australia and New Zealand Banking Group (ANZ) is the most substantial shareholder in the AmBank Group (holding 23.8%) and provides support 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). 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.
 
For more information, please visit www.ambankgroup.com 

Source : AmBank Group 

FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT:
Name : Syed Anuar Syed Ali
Head, Group Corporate Communications and Marketing
AmBank Group
Tel : 03-2036 1703 
Email : sasa@ambankgroup.com

--BERNAMA