NY-based groups cite ALI for corporate skills

Ayala Land Inc. (ALI) was named 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.

ALI President and CEO Bernard Vincent O. Dy was also awarded as Best CEO by the Sell-Side, while Chief Finance Officer Jaime E. 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 inthe 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 acompetitive 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 in-cludes 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 com-munity for recognitions that un-derscore 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,” said Ysmael.

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. RIZA LOZADA