More than 100 investment professionals from across Southeast Asia gathered in Singapore this week for Asia Asset Management’s 2026 Best of the Best ASEAN Awards Dinner.
A broad cross-section of the region’s investment industry, including pension funds and asset managers, attended the ceremony at the ParkRoyal Collection Marina Bay on April 7.
A key highlight of the evening was the presentation of the Lifetime Achievement Award to Tan Chong Koay, founder, executive chairman and chief strategist of Malaysia’s Pheim Asset Management.
Several fund management companies won multiple awards. The list includes Singapore’s Fullerton Fund Management; PT Manulife Aset Manajemen Indonesia; BPI Wealth from the Philippines; Malaysia’s Kenanga Investors Group and AmFunds Management; and Vietnam’s VinaCapital.
Entries from Thailand took home a number of awards.
The Registered Provincial Electricity Authority Provident Fund won Pensions Leader of the Year (Thailand) and Most Improved Pension Fund (Thailand) in the pensions category, while TISCO Asset Management won Best Pension Fund Manager (Thailand).
At the regional level, Thailand’s Government Pension Fund was recognised as Most Improved Pension Fund (ASEAN) and Best Pension Fund for Member Communication (ASEAN).
Malaysia’s AmFunds Management and AmIslamic Funds Management won Best Pension Fund Manager (Malaysia).
The Singapore ceremony was the second of three in Asia Asset Management’s Best of the Best Awards series. The first was held in Hong Kong on March 25. The third is the inaugural ETF Awards that will be held in Hong Kong on April 28.
