KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 22 (Bernama) — CIMB Group (“CIMB” or “the Group”) has swept a total of 16 awards at the 14th Annual Alpha Southeast Asia Best Deal & Solution Awards 2020, including Best Bond House in Southeast Asia 2020, Best Ringgit Sukuk House of the Year2020 and Best Social Impact Islamic Finance House in Asia 2020. The awards are recognition of CIMB’s continued position as a leading ASEAN banking group for bond, Sukuk and equity transactions, while also highlighting its commitment to sustainable finance.
CIMB Investment Bank has been named Best Bond House in Southeast Asia for eight out of nine times since 2012, standing above the competition with 298 issues and 14.0% market share in the region for this award period – 5.9% points ahead of the nearest competitor. To-date, it is the largest Sukuk/bond arranger in ASEAN, largest global Sukuk arranger and largest MYR Sukuk/bond arranger. According to Bloomberg data, CIMB has been ranked No. 1 in ASEAN local currency bonds for 9 consecutive years since 2011 and No. 1 in global Sukuk for 9 of 13 years since 2007. It has also topped Malaysian bonds for 14 of 15 years since 2005.