HDFC Bank has emerged as the Most Honoured Company in the latest ranking released by Institutional Investor magazine. The bank’s CEO Aditya Puri has been named as Best Banking CEO in Asia and its Sashi Jagdishan as Best CFO. It has also bagged best Investor Relations Company award. Called the All-Asia Executive Team rankings 2016, the survey had 1394 investment professional at 582 financial institutions participating. HDFC Bank ranked first in the Best CEO, Best CFO, and Best IR Company categories. The survey encompassed 1541 companies from 18 sectors across Asia excluding Japan, HDFC Bank said in a press release. The in-depth research reflects feedback from both buy and sell-side analysts, with an unparalleled level of detail on the IR efforts of companies across the region. Respondents from the buy-side work at firms that collectively manage an estimated $963 billion in Asia ex-Japan equities. Voting is unprompted and confidential, and rankings in each of the four categories — Best CEO, Best CFO, Best IR Professional and Best IR Company — are based on combined buy and sell-side votes, it said. Citing HDFC Bank as an example, the publication highlights the use of technology as a key trend this year, particularly in semi-urban areas. Institutional Investor research director Thomas W. Johnson said the All-Asia Executive Team represents the region’s most highly regarded companies and corporate leaders as determined by the investment professionals who know them best — portfolio managers and sell-side researchers. These are the people whose opinions have the power to move markets, he said.
