SSI won 22 categories at the top prestigious award: Asiamoney Brokers Poll 2018

(January 3, 2019) SSI Securities Corporation started a new year with a rain of awards at the Asiamoney Brokers Poll - The most prestigious award in the securities industry for securities companies at Asia. With the results of winning 3/3 items for the company and 17/19 items for individuals, SSI continues to firmly affirm its position as Number 1 securities company in Vietnam.

At Asiamoney Brokers Poll this year, SSI Securities Corporation continued to win for the 6th time in row the most important category "Best Local Brokerage in Vietnam" - with 35.21% of votes, far ahead from 2^nd place. In other company categories, SSI is also an absolute winner, including the awards of "Best for Overall Country Research in Vietnam" with 36.06% of votes and "Best overall sales services” with 38.23% of the vote.

In terms of individual awards, SSI also excelled over many other securities companies in the market to be honored to lead 17/19 individual and group categories. Including awards: Leading strategic analyst in Vietnam for Ms. Hoang Viet Phuong - Director of Institutional Research & Investment Advisory; Leading economic analyst in Vietnam for Mr. Pham Luu Hung - Deputy Director of Institutional Research & Investment Advisory; Ms. Nguyen Thi Thuy Giang - Deputy Director of Institutional Research & Investment Advisory was also honored to receive the Top Analyst awards for the insurance, software and Internet, telecommunication services, group of small capitalization companies. Awards for Top Analysts in Banking, Consumer Products (Essential and Non-Essential), Industrial, Finance, Energy, Raw Materials, Real Estate, Transportation, Utilities services, Hardware and Technology equipment also belong to Institutional Research & Investment Advisory Department.

Among the individual awards for SSI Institutional Brokerage Department, the top 3 categories "Best sales trader in Vietnam" 2017 with the Number 1 position belonged to Ms. Ngo Thu Nga - Director of Institutional Brokerage. Top 3 of "Best Country Salesperson" with the number 1 position belonged to Mr. Pham Quoc Dat - Head of Institutional Customers Development Department.

This is not the first time SSI won almost completely in all categories in Vietnam within the framework of the most prestigious awards of Asianmoney Brokers Polls. For many years, SSI has always been the leading name in many categories within the framework of the award, demonstrating the maturity and strength of the leading financial institution in Vietnam. It is also a recognition for SSI's outstanding strengths in the market, with a commitment to always promote investment in people, services, transaction systems and networks, combined with leading brands in the market and great potential are always ready to provide the best financial products to customers.

Mr. Mai Hoang Khanh Minh - Head of Institutional Securities Services Division - SSI Securities Corporation said: “Overcoming many other securities companies in Vietnamese market, SSI Securities Corporation has excellently won the first position in most categories of the Asiamoney Brokers Poll 2018 organized by Asiamoney - Asia's leading magazine - member of the prestigious Euromoney Institutional Investor has proven for the maturity and strength of Vietnam's leading financial institutions. This is also the first award after the Company officially changed its name from "Saigon Securities Incorporation" to a new name - "SSI Securities Corporation" - with a further goal of reaching out to the region as well as the world. With a team of Vietnamese professional personnel, from sales, transactions, to analyses the market, combined with a team of traders from international organizations, SSI is ready for larger scale plans, with a product package of international standards."

With continuous efforts in improving the quality of products and services, SSI has always been one of the typical names of Vietnam at prestigious domestic and international financial awards. As the almost absolute leader in all categories of the Asiamoney Brokers Poll award for many consecutive years; Alpha Southeast Asia Magazine named the best "Institutional customer broker" and "Best personal broker" in Vietnam in 2017; won the "double" of two awards: “Best Investment Bank”  and “Best ECM House” voted by FinanceAsia at the end of May 2018, won the "Best Bank in Vietnam for Equity Finance for Real Estate services" award by Euromoney in early September; TOP50 of the best listed companies in Vietnam, TOP40 of the most valuable brands in Vietnam, TOP1000 of the largest enterprises paying corporate income tax, Top 500 of the most profitable enterprises in Vietnam ... and many other prestigious awards.

About SSI Securities Corporation (HOSE: SSI)

SSI Securities Corporation (SSI - HOSE) - established in December 1999 - is one of the pioneer companies at Vietnam stock market. Over 18 years of operation, SSI has become the largest financial institution in the market with a chartered capital of VND 5,100 billion, operating in major financial services including Retail Securities Services, Institutional Securities Services, Asset Management, Investment Banking, and Treasury. In 2018, SSI lie within the list of private and listed securities companies with Top highest scale of capitalization, total assets, profit as well as profitability of ROE in ASEAN region.

On December 18, 2018, the company officially changed its name from "Saigon Securities Incorporation" to the new name "SSI Securities Corporation" - unifying the company name with the abbreviation and stock code issued in the market. This is considered a necessary change, helping investors, especially foreign investors, easily identify the company's brand, in the context that SSI is one of the 40 most valuable brands in Vietnam, valued at USD 30.8 million. On the other hand, showing a professional image, aiming for further and greater development of the company in the future, not only in Vietnam market but also in the region as well as around the world.