SM, BDO garner top awards from Alpha SE Asia magazine

MANILA, Philippines - SM Investments Corp. (SM) and bank subsidiary BDO Unibank Inc. garnered major awards in the 4th Annual Southeast Asia Institutional Investor Corporate Awards by Hong Kong-based Alpha Southeast Asia magazine.

SM’s executive vice president and chief finance officer (CFO) Jose T. Sio was cited as the Best CFO in the Philippines while SM topped the categories Most Organized Investor Relations and Best Strategic Corporate Social Responsibility. This is the fourth year in a row that SM has been cited for Most Organized Investor Relations. SM was also named one of the companies with the Best Senior Management IR Support and Strongest Adherence to Corporate Governance. SM has been cited for Strongest Adherence to Corporate Governance for the third straight year.

Sio has won Best CFO in the Philippines for the third time in a row. He is a director, EVP, and CFO of SM. Known for setting benchmarks in financial reporting in the Philippines, Sio is also a director of China Banking Corp., Belle Corp.  and Atlas Consolidated Mining and Development Corp., among other companies within the SM group.

Sio is a certified public accountant with a master’s degree in Business Administration from New York University. He was formerly a senior partner at Sycip Gorres Velayo & Co.

BDO was cited for Best Bank for the fifth straight year. It was also awarded Best Trade Finance Bank and Best FX Bank for Corporates and Financial Institutions. BDO Capital & Investment Corp. was named Best Investment Bank for the eighth consecutive year while Best Private Wealth Management Bank was awarded to BDO Private Bank for the seventh consecutive year.

The poll is based on tallied votes among 477 investors, pension funds, hedge funds, equity and fixed income brokers and analysts with investment interests in the Southeast Asia region.