Public Mutual emerges as the Biggest Winner for 7th consecutive year

Public Bank’s wholly-owned subsidiary, Public Mutual swept 10 out of the 29 awards, including the most prestigious “Best Overall Fund Group” award, at The Edge-Lipper Malaysia Fund Awards 2010 held at the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre on 23 February 2010. This is the 7th consecutive year Public Mutual has emerged as the biggest winner at the annual awards event.
Public Mutual’s Chairman Tan Sri Dato’ Sri Dr. Teh Hong Piow expressed pride at the outstanding achievement despite a challenging year in 2009. “These awards demonstrate Public Mutual's commitment in continuously delivering top value as well as meeting the diverse needs of our unitholders,” he said.
By winning these awards, Public Mutual has to date received a total of 148 industry awards. Tan Sri Teh dedicated these awards to Public Mutual’s board of directors, management, staff, unit trust consultants and investors for their unwavering support and confidence over the years.
The 10 awards won by Public Mutual are:
No
Fund / Company
Category
1
Public Mutual Berhad
Best Overall Fund Group Award

2
Public Regional Sector Fund
Equity Asia Pacific
3 years
3
Public Far-East Dividend Fund
Equity Asia Pacific Ex Japan
3 years
4
Public SmallCap Fund
Equity Malaysia Small and Mid Caps
3 years
5
Public SmallCap Fund
Equity Malaysia Small and Mid Caps
5 years
6
Public Bond Fund
Bond Malaysian Ringgit
10 years
7
PB Balanced Fund
Mixed Asset MYR Balanced
10 years
8
Public Islamic Bond Fund
Bond Malaysian Ringgit - Islamic
3 years
9
Public Islamic Bond Fund
Bond Malaysian Ringgit - Islamic
5 years
10
Public Ittikal Fund
Equity Malaysia - Islamic
10 years
Public Mutual is Malaysia’s largest private unit trust company with 73 funds under management. It has over 2,000,000 accountholders and as at 31 December 2009, the total net asset value of the funds managed by the company was RM35.6 billion.