Kenanga Investment Bank Wins Nine Awards at the Bursa Excellence Awards 2023

Champion – Best Overall Equities Participating Organisation & Best Overall Derivatives Trading Participant

From left: Anderson Wong Tse Ming, Head, Retail Business, Kenanga Investment Bank Berhad (KIBB); Chan Tuck Kiong, Head, Equity Broking, KIBB; Datuk Lee Kok Khee, Executive Director and Head of Group Equity Business, KIBB; Datuk Chay Wai Leong, Group Managing Director, KIBB; Azila Abdul Aziz, Chief Executive Officer/Executive Director and Head of Listed Derivatives, Kenanga Futures Sdn Bhd; Khairul Azim bin Hashim, Senior Manager, Dealing Global Markets, Listed Derivatives, Kenanga Futures Sdn Bhd; and Mohd Ayman bin Ariffin, Senior Manager, Business and Development Strategy, Listed Derivatives, Kenanga Futures Sdn Bhd.

Fifth from left: Vaithiayanthan A/L Madavan, Head of Group Operations, KIBB; Datuk Muhamad Umar Swift, Chief Executive Officer, Bursa Malaysia Berhad; Tan Sri Abdul Wahid Omar, Chairman, Bursa Malaysia Berhad; Datuk Lee Kok Khee, Executive Director and Head of Group Equity Business, KIBB; and Azila Abdul Aziz, Chief Executive Officer/Executive Director and Head of Listed Derivatives, Kenanga Futures Sdn Bhd.

From left: Tan Sri Abdul Wahid Omar, Chairman, Bursa Malaysia Berhad; Datuk Lee Kok Khee, Executive Director and Head of Group Equity Business, KIBB; and Datuk Muhamad Umar Swift, Chief Executive Officer, Bursa Malaysia Berhad.

From left: Tan Sri Abdul Wahid Omar, Chairman, Bursa Malaysia Berhad; Azila Abdul Aziz, Chief Executive Officer/Executive Director and Head of Listed Derivatives, Kenanga Futures Sdn Bhd; and Datuk Muhamad Umar Swift, Chief Executive Officer, Bursa Malaysia Berhad.

Kuala Lumpur, 3 May 2024: Kenanga Investment Bank Berhad (“Kenanga” or “the Group”) is proud to be recognised for its market-leading achievements at the prestigious Bursa Excellence Awards 2023 held at St. Regis Kuala Lumpur on 26 April 2024.

The Group and several of its Remisiers was awarded in the following categories:

• Best Overall Equities Participating Organisation (Champion)
• Best Overall Derivatives Trading Participant (Champion)
• Best Retail Equities Participating Organisation (Champion)
• Best Online Retail Participating Organisation (Champion)
• Best Trading Participant Commodity Derivatives (Champion)
• Best Institutional Derivatives Trading Participant (Champion)
• Highest Number of New Accounts Opened – Shariah, Ahmad Faizal bin Mohamed Yusop
• Highest Traded Value – New Accounts, Ooi Yim Ee
• Highest Reactivation – Untraded Accounts, Yasmin Mae Abdul Karim

“I would like to extend my gratitude to Bursa Malaysia for this recognition. These awards stand as a testament to our dedication and hard work in delivering value to our stakeholders across diverse range of businesses, even in the face of challenging market conditions – and we are excited about the prospect of furthering our journey of growth and success in the market,” said Datuk Chay Wai Leong, Group Managing Director of Kenanga Investment Bank Berhad.

Kenanga was once again Champion in the Best Overall Equities Participating Organisation category, marking its fourth consecutive win in the coveted title. Meanwhile, its Listed Derivatives Business, Kenanga Futures Sdn Bhd secured another major accolade as Champion in the Best Overall Derivatives Trading Participant.

Themed “Growth to Excellence, Redefining the Market’s Future”, the event was graced by Tan Sri Abdul Wahid bin Omar, Chairman of Bursa Malaysia Berhad, and Datuk Muhammad Umar Swift, Chief Executive Officer of Bursa Malaysia Berhad. The event celebrated both organisational and individual brokers and intermediaries for their outstanding achievements in navigating the capital markets of 2023, where three of the Group’s Remisiers were also recognised as winning participants as part of the Bursa Retail Investor Campaign 2023 in their respective categories.

For more information on Kenanga Group, please visit www.kenanga.com.my

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