KUALA LUMPUR: Maybank Investment Bank Bhd (Maybank IB) has been named the Best Broker in Malaysia for 2014 by three publications — Alpha Southeast Asia, Finance Asia and the Asian Banker.

To celebrate its success, Maybank IB has launched its biggest and boldest promotional campaign to date, to thank its clients as well as reward new clients when they start trading stocks or futures with Maybank IB.

“Winning three of the most prestigious Best Broker awards in the industry is no easy feat. It is a recognition of the success we have achieved in building up our equities business over the past three years to become Asean’s leading brokerage franchise,” Maybank IB chief executive officer John Chong said in a statement.

The campaign, which runs from Sept 5 to Dec 31, 2014, consists of a grand prize draw, a zero brokerage fee promotion and a weekly Guess the Index contest.

The grand prize draw will see a client drive off in a Porsche Boxster valued at RM550,000. It is also giving away an all-expenses paid trip to London worth up to RM100,000 and an IWC watch worth up to RM50,000.

Since its merger with Kim Eng in 2011, Maybank IB has strengthened its regional capabilities and expanded its reach in Asean, and in just three short years has become Asean’s leading brokerage franchise and one of the leading financial institutions in Asia with a network of offices in 10 countries worldwide, including the key Asean markets of Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, the Philippines, Indonesia and Vietnam, as well as Hong Kong, India, the United Kingdom and the United States.


This article first appeared in The Edge Financial Daily, on October 3, 2014.