The Edge Singapore bagged two awards at the Investors' Choice Awards (ICA) on Sept 17, organised by the Securities Investors Association (Singapore) (SIAS).
Associate editor Samantha Chiew won the Financial Journalist of the Year Award. Chiew’s cover story “Is the Singapore telco market heading for a consolidation” (Issue 1139, week of May 27, 2024) caught the judges’ attention, as she explored the potential for consolidation within Singapore's telecommunications sector, particularly over StarHub CC3 's possible acquisition of M1.
Chiew has been covering the local telco sector for several years and her story examined various scenarios that could unfold and the potential reactions from key players like Singtel, StarHub, M1 and Simba.
Meanwhile, a cover story from June, titled “How to jump-start the stock market” (Issue 1142, week of June 17, 2024), was named Financial Story of the Year. A collective effort by the entire editorial team at The Edge Singapore, the story explored ways to improve Singapore’s equities market, with input from industry veterans.
An equities market review group was announced on Aug 2, comprising 10 leaders from both the public and private sectors, tasked with improving Singapore’s equities market. While the topic of reviving the Singapore stock market has been ongoing for some time, the judges commended the team for their rigorous reporting and believe this work has played an important role in inspiring a nationwide effort to revitalise the stock market.
Associate editor Felicia Tan received the award on the team’s behalf.
While this is The Edge Singapore’s fourth consecutive year snagging wins at the annual ICA, this marks the first time that the team has won two ICA awards in the same year.
Last year, a cover story by executive editor Goola Warden and assistant editor Jovi Ho won the Financial Story of the Year. Published in July 2022, the cover story from Issue 1045, titled “Is your financing really green” explored how Singapore’s banks are guarding against greenwashing. A sidebar on how investors can make sense of sustainability reports featured input from research analysts, asset managers and investment bankers.
Bernard Tong, CEO of The Edge Singapore says: "I am very proud of my colleagues at The Edge Singapore. Their dedication and expertise consistently deliver impactful news to our readers. I would also like to extend my heartfelt gratitude to SIAS for this year's awards, which recognises the team's outstanding efforts in financial reporting."
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Just two weeks ago, The Edge Singapore won three awards at the seventh annual SGX Orb Awards.
Senior writer Nicole Lim’s cover story from November 2023 — “Creator economy: The new kings and queens of content” — took home the top prize, while assistant editor Khairani Afifi Noordin extended The Edge Singapore’s four-year winning streak in The Hidden Gem category with her cover story from June — “Too heavy a price for sin stocks?”. Ho won in this year’s special category, Doing What It Takes, with his cover story from April on impact investing.
At ICA 2024, 50 corporates and 12 individuals received awards across seven categories, including the Singapore Corporate Governance Award, Singapore Corporate Sustainability Award, Investors’ Choice Outstanding CEO Award, Shareholder Communications Excellence Award, Financial Journalist Award, Best Retail Broker Award and Most Transparent Company Award.
“Companies not only need to do well in terms of financial performance, but they must also do it right by anchoring good corporate governance to drive meaningful impact. We stay true to our founding mission of empowering investors through education and promoting good corporate governance and sustainability practices as we chart our course forward,” says David Gerald, president and CEO of SIAS.
SIAS ICA 2024 winners' list
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