Asia's best managed companies: Singapore

We publish the results of our annual poll to find Asia's top companies. Today, Singapore.

For our eighth annual poll of Asia's top companies we have collected votes from 167 investors and analysts across the region. The results are being published country by country over a two-week period and the final day will also reveal which companies are viewed to be the best managed in the region in eight key sectors.Here are the results for Singapore.

Best managed company Votes
1. Singapore Airlines 41
2. DBS 30
3. SingTel 23
4. OCBC 18
5. Keppel Land 18
6. CapitaLand 12
7. ST Engineering 11
8. CapitaMall Trust 9


Best corporate governance Votes
1. SingTel 44
2. Singapore Airlines 35
3. DBS 28
4. Keppel Land 19
5. CapitaMall Trust 16
6. Chartered Semiconductor 13
7. CapitaLand 6


Best investor relations Votes
1. SingTel 49
2. Singapore Airlines 20
3. UOB 19
4. Noble Group 16
4. DBS 15
6. Chartered Semiconductor 12
6. OCBC 12
8. Keppel Land 11
9. Mobile One 10
10. CapitaMall Trust 8


Most committed to a strong dividend policy Votes
1. SingTel 38
1. Mobile One 38
3. Starhub 19
4. ST Engineering 16
5. CapitaMall Trust 15
6. Singapore Airlines 12
7. DBS 10
7. Sembcorp Marine 10


Best mid-cap Votes
1. Hyflux 14


Best small-cap Votes
Not awarded


Best CFO Votes
1. Francis Heng (SingTel) 17
2. Oliver Lim (CapitaLand) 11

From Finance Asia 6 June 2008