Hong Leong Finance Sustainable Excellence 2023
Awards & Accolades
Aug 2024
Singapore Governance Transparency Index (SGTI) 2024
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Singapore Governance Transparency Index
The Singapore Governance and Transparency Index (SGTI) is a premier benchmark for evaluating corporate governance practices of companies listed in Singapore. SGTI 2024, a joint initiative by the National University of Singapore (NUS) and The Business Times, evaluated the companies based on their Financial Year 2023 annual reports, submitted by 31 May 2024.
Out of 477 listed companies, Hong Leong Finance ranked among the top 30 in the SGTI 2024, recognizing its outstanding commitment to sustainable corporate governance.
Jun 2024
ASEAN Finance Company 2024
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Asian Banking & Finance Hong Leong Finance has been named "ASEAN Finance Company of the Year" for the eleventh consecutive year. This award recognizes HLF's exceptional performance in introducing innovative products and services that meet customer needs. As a financial institution, HLF has successfully adapted to societal changes and unforeseen challenges, demonstrating its commitment to serving the community.
May 2024
Top 100 Singaporean Brands 2024
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Brand Finance Hong Leong Finance demonstrated commendable performance and was once again honored by Brand Finance as one of the Top 100 Singaporean Brands in 2024, marking the seventh consecutive year of recognition. Our brand has seen a notable 14% increase to reach USD47M this year. We remain steadfast in delivering dedicated services to our esteemed customers, ensuring their continued satisfaction.
Dec 2023
Market Leaders in Singapore 2023
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Euromoney For two consecutive years, Hong Leong Finance (HLF) has secured its place among the Euromoney Market Leaders in Corporate & SME Banking, marking a notable achievement. This prestigious award serves as recognition of our unwavering dedication and exceptional support to the corporate and SME market segments. At HLF, we remain committed as their trusted partner to delivering customised financial solutions and fostering growth opportunities, in the dynamic landscape of banking and finance in Singapore.
Nov 2023
Excellence in Search Marketing 2023
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Marketing-Interactive Hong Leong Finance (HLF) has won a silver award in the premier Marketing Excellence Awards 2023 - Excellence in Search Marketing for its effective usage of Search Marketing in capturing young depositors amidst keen competition.
Oct 2023
Top 100 ASEAN Banks 2023
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The Banker Hong Leong Finance clinched the coveted Top 100 ASEAN Banks 2023 title by The Banker for a sixth consecutive years. Its consistent achievement underscores its robust Tier 1 Capital and serves as a definitive indicator of the company's financial well-being.
Aug 2023
Singapore Governance Transparency Index (SGTI) 2023
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The Singapore Governance and Transparency Index (SGTI) is a leading index for assessing corporate governance practices of Singapore-listed companies. The latest results of the SGTI 2023 jointly released by SID, NUS CGS and CPA Australia showed that Hong Leong Finance is among the top 50 Singapore-listed companies out of 474 listed companies.
Jul 2023
Best-Performing Banks in Singapore 2023
Top 1000 World Banks 2023
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The Banker
Hong Leong Finance's (HLF's) excellent overall performance for 2022 has earned itself the top spot in the Best-Performing Banks in Singapore 2023 once again. HLF maintains its reign for three consecutive years since the ranking inception. It leads four of the eight categories under assessment, namely Growth, Operational efficiency, Soundness and Leverage.
In additional, HLF's strong Tier 1 Capital continues to make it to the Top 1000 World Banks 2023 ranking for the sixth consecutive year.
Jul 2023
ASEAN Finance Company 2023
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Asian Banking & Finance
Hong Leong Finance (HLF) is conferred the ASEAN Finance Company for the tenth year running. This award recognizes HLF's outstanding performance as a financial institution that has adapted well to serving the financial needs of the society and uncertainties that compromise the way of living.
Jul 2023
Top 100 Singaporean Brand 2023
- Brand Finance Hong Leong Finance is recognised by Brand Finance as a Top 100 Singaporean Brand 2023 for the sixth consecutive year for its strong brand value of USD41M.
Nov 2022
A Top ASEAN Asset Class Publicly Listed Company
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Asian Development Bank and Association of Southeast Asian Nations Capital Markets Forum
Hong Leong Finance is proud to be recognised among the top ASEAN Asset Class publicly listed companies in the ASEAN Corporate Governance Scorecard. The assessment by the Asian Development Bank and Association of Southeast Asian Nations Capital Markets Forum, is supported by a rigorous methodology to assess the corporate governance standing and performance of publicly listed companies in the six participating Association of ASEAN members. It is based on publicly available information and benchmarked against international best practices, to encourage publicly listed companies to go beyond national legislative requirements. This report is used by capital market regulators and other stakeholders as a reference to understand the corporate governance standards across the region.
Nov 2022
Excellence in Search Marketing 2022
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Marketing-Interactive
Hong Leong Finance (HLF) has won the bronze award in the coveted Marketing Excellence Awards 2022 - Excellence in Search Marketing for its effective usage of Search Marketing. This has enabled better online search usability by customers in finding relevant results on financial services offered by HLF more quickly.
Nov 2022
Market Leaders in Singapore 2022
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Euromoney
Hong Leong Finance (HLF) has been ranked as “notable” in two of the seven Euromoney Market Leaders Rankings in Singapore - Corporate Banking and SME Banking. The inaugural Market Leader rankings by Euromoney is a new accredited programme that conducts a comprehensive and dynamic ranking of banking and finance names across a host of sectors and key themes. HLF is proud to receive these prestigious recognitions. It is a strong testament of HLF's strong support for the corporate and SME communities.
Oct 2022
Top 100 ASEAN Banks 2022
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The Banker
Hong Leong Finance conferred Top 100 ASEAN Banks 2022 ranking for the fifth consecutive years by the Financial Times' The Banker magazine. This is in recognition of its robust and healthy Tier 1 Capital.
Aug 2022
Singapore Governance Transparency Index (SGTI) 2022
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Singapore Governance and Transparency Index (SGTI), is a leading index for assessing corporate governance practices of Singapore-listed companies. SGTI 2022, a collaboration between NUS and Business Times, assessed the companies based on their annual reports for Financial Year 2021 released by 31 May 2022.
Hong Leong Finance is ranked among the top 100 Singapore-listed companies in the SGTI 2022 for its excellent sustainable corporate governance.
Aug 2022
Top 100 Singaporean Brand 2022
- Brand Finance Despite uncertainties during the pandemic period, Hong Leong Finance brand remains strong. The household name is in the Top 100 Singaporean Brand for the fifth consecutive year.
Jul 2022
ASEAN Finance Company 2022
- Asian Banking & Finance Hong Leong Finance (HLF) continues to be conferred the ASEAN Finance Company for the ninth years running at the Asian Banking & Finance Retail Banking Awards 2022. The award recognises its outstanding performance as a financial institution that has adapted well to the needs of the society as the world changes and unforeseen challenges compromise the way of living.
Jul 2022
Best-Performing Banks in Singapore 2022 - 1st Ranking Top 1000 World Banks 2022
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The Banker
Hong Leong Finance (HLF) maintains its top rank in the Best-Performing Banks in Singapore 2022 since the inauguration of the ranking by The Banker in 2021. It also achieves top scores in the Soundness and Leverage categories.
HLF is listed in the Top 1000 World Banks 2022 for the fifth consecutive year for its robust Tier 1 Capital.
Oct 2021
Top 100 ASEAN Banks 2021
- Once again, Hong Leong Finance (HLF) is in the Top 100 ASEAN Banks 2021 by The Banker, an international publication owned by The Financial Times Ltd. This is HLF's fourth consecutive years to be admitted into the prestigious list, in recognition of the company's healthy Tier 1 Capital.
Aug 2021
Top 100 Singaporean Brand 2021
- Brand Finance Hong Leong Finance's strong brand value has made it to the Top 100 Singaporean Brand again for the fourth consecutive year.
Jul 2021
Best-Performing Banks in Singapore 2021 – 1st Ranking
Top 1000 World Banks 2021 – 665th Ranking
- The Banker Hong Leong Finance (HLF) is honoured to be ranked first in the Best-Performing Banks in Singapore 2021, attributed primarily to its top scores in three of the eight categories, namely Asset Quality, Soundness and Leverage.
- HLF is also listed in the Top 1000 World Banks 2021 for its robust Tier 1 Capital. This is the fourth consecutive year that the company is in the leader board.
Jul 2021
ASEAN Finance Company - Asian Banking & Finance Retail Banking Awards 2021
- Hong Leong Finance (HLF) is crowned its eighth consecutive ASEAN Finance Company of the Year for 2021. The good track record is a testament of HLF's success in introducing outstanding products and services that successfully met customers' needs and adapted with the rapidly evolving tech landscape. Faced with overwhelming challenges during the Covid-19 pandemic, HLF helped its customers swiftly and responsibly by implementing loan relief measures for businesses and individuals to tide over the difficult times. New services were also introduced to enable continued financial services to its customers without disruption.
Dec 2020
EXCELLENCE IN PROGRAMMATIC MARKETING 2020
- Marketing Magazine Hong Leong Finance has won in the coveted Marketing Excellence Awards 2020 - Excellence in Programmatic Marketing (Silver) for its effective Business Loan Digital Campaign launched amid the COVID-19 challenges to reach out to more prospects.
Sep 2020
Top 100 ASEAN Banks 2020
- The Banker Hong Leong Finance's strong Tier 1 Capital has made it again to the TOP 100 ASEAN Banks 2020 for three consecutive years. The ranking by The Banker is a definitive measure of the company's health.
Aug 2020
Top 100 Singaporean Brand 2020
- Brand Finance Hong Leong Finance is ranked as Top 100 Singaporean Brand 2020 for third consecutive year. Its brand value has increased by US$14 million to US$64 million.
Aug 2020
ASEAN Finance Company - Asian Banking & Finance Retail Banking Awards 2020
- Hong Leong Finance continues to be recognised as the ASEAN Finance Company of the Year for the seventh consecutive year at the Asian Banking & Finance Retail Banking Awards 2020. The awards honor outstanding Asian financial institutions that have performed and responded well to challenges and successfully introduced meaningful and innovative initiatives to the ever transforming industry.
Jul 2020
The Banker's Top 1000 World Banks Ranking 2020
- Hong Leong Finance (HLF) has once again secured its position on the prestigious The Banker's Top 1000 World Banks Ranking 2020, rising by 27 spots from last year to its current 640th placing in the 2020 ranking. This is the third consecutive year that HLF is listed in the global ranking. HLF attributed its higher ranking to the growth of 7.8% to US$1.33 billion in Tier 1 capital as at 31 Dec 2019, a measurement tool used by The Banker to map a financial institution's financial strength.
Jul 2020
Porsche Financial Services (PFS)' Global Top Contributor Award 2019
- Hong Leong Finance, a trailblazer, is the first finance institution in the world to be conferred the coveted Porsche Financial Services (PFS)' Global Top Contributor Award 2019 for the third consecutive year for having the highest market share of financing Porsche cars worldwide.
Nov 2019
Hong Leong Finance is on Singapore Exchange Regulation (SGX) Fast Track
- SGX Fast Track In recognition of its high corporate governance standards and good compliance track records, Hong Leong Finance (HLF) has been placed on the SGX Fast Track. This allows HLF to enjoy prioritized response from SGX on corporate action submissions, including circulars, requests for waiver and applications for share issuance for two years.
Oct 2019
Top 100 ASEAN Banks 2019
- The Banker Hong Leong Finance is ranked in the TOP 100 ASEAN Banks 2019 by The Banker for its strong Tier 1 Capital. This is the second consecutive year that the award is conferred.
Sep 2019
Most Transparent Company, Finance - Runner-Up
- SIAS Investors' Choice Awards 2019 Hong Leong Finance was conferred the Most Transparent Company, Finance – Runner-Up for 2 consecutive years. Securities Investors Association (Singapore) or SIAS recognised its good corporate governance and transparency practices at Investors' Choice Awards 2019.
Aug 2019
Singapore's Top 100 Brands 2019
- Brand Finance Hong Leong Finance is among Singapore's Top 100 most valuable brands for the second time with brand value worth US$50 million. The ranking, by established Brand Finance, follows a globally recognised methodology.
Jul 2019
Top 1000 World Banks 2019
- The Banker Hong Leong Finance is ranked as one of the TOP 1000 WORLD BANKS for 2 consecutive years for its robust Tier 1 Capital.
Jul 2019
ASEAN Finance Company & Best Mortgage Loan Singapore
- Asian Banking & Finance Retail Banking Awards 2019 Hong Leong Finance (HLF) has once again been lauded with 'ASEAN Finance Company of the Year' for the sixth consecutive year at the 2019 Asian Banking and Finance Awards. For the second year, HLF picked up the 'Mortgage and Home Loan Product of the Year - Singapore' and this year it is for the SME Property Loan.
Mar 2019
2018 Global Top Contributor Award
- Porsche Financial Services Hong Leong Finance is awarded for achieving the highest 'market penetration worldwide' in financing for the German premium sports car manufacturer, Porsche. HLF financed an average of 130 cars in the year when the cooperation with Porsche Financial Services was first incepted in 2012. Since then, this figure has soared to 400 in 2018.
Oct 2018
TOP 100 ASEAN Banks 2018
- The Banker Hong Leong Finance is ranked in the TOP 100 ASEAN Banks 2018 based on its robust Tier 1 Capital. It is an honour to receive 2 top rankings from The Banker in a year!
Sep 2018
Fastest-Growing Company Award
- The Edge Singapore – Billion Dollar Club 2018 Hong Leong Finance won the prestigious Fastest-Growing Company Award in The Edge Singapore Billion Dollar Club 2018. Among the companies that are listed and have at least $1 billion in market capitalisation as at March 31, 2018, Hong Leong Finance was recognised for the highest 3-year annualised net profit growth achievement in the finance sector.
Sep 2018
Most Transparent Company, Finance – Runner-Up Award
- SIAS Investors' Choice Awards 2018 Hong Leong Finance was presented the Most Transparent Company – Runner-Up award for the financial industry at the Securities Investors Association (Singapore), SIAS Investors' Choice Awards 2018 Ceremony for its excellence in adopting good corporate governance practices.
Jul 2018
ASEAN Finance Company and
Mortgage & Home Loan Singapore Awards
- Asian Banking & Finance Retail Banking Awards 2018 Hong Leong Finance won the ASEAN Finance Company award for the 5th consecutive year! In addition, the highly popular Mortgage Equity@50 product was named the Mortgage & Home Loan Singapore – a first for the company in the Asian Banking & Finance Retail Banking Awards.
Jul 2018
TOP 1000 World Banks 2018
- The Banker Hong Leong Finance is recognised in the TOP 1000 WORLD BANKS 2018 by The Banker for its strong Tier 1 Capital.
Jul 2017
"ASEAN Finance Company of the Year" Award
- Asian Banking & Finance Retail Banking Awards 2017 Hong Leong Finance has been recognised as the top finance company in ASEAN for the 4th consecutive year at the Asian Banking & Finance Retail Banking Awards 2017. The award is a testament of our excellent customer-centric solutions that we offer.
Jun 2017
Hong Leong Finance is ranked among "Singapore's Top 100 Brands 2017" by Brand Finance.
- Hong Leong Finance has made it to Singapore's Top 100 brands with brand value worth US$36 million. The rankings produced by Brand Finance, the world's leading independent brand valuation and strategy consultancy, follow an internationally recognised methodology that is globally recognised.
Jul 2016
'ASEAN Finance Champion' and 'Website Of The Year'
- Asian Banking & Finance Retail Banking Awards 2016 Hong Leong Finance has clinched the crown for the third consecutive year as the region's top finance company with the "ASEAN Finance Company of the Year", and bagged the "Website of the Year - Singapore" award - a first for the company.
Nov 2015
Excellent Service Award
- Singapore Banking Industry's Excellent Service Awards 2015 Hong Leong Finance staff was once again honoured at the Singapore Banking Industry's Excellent Service Awards 2015 (EXSA) for delivering superior customer service.
Jul 2015
ASEAN Finance Company of the Year 2015
- Asian Banking & Finance Retail Banking Awards 2015 This prestigious award is presented to outstanding Asian financial institutions that have performed and responded well to challenges, while distinguishing themselves with groundbreaking strategies and unparalleled services.
Mar 2015
AustCham President's Medal
- AustCham Singapore's President's Lunch and Business Awards 2015 Conferred to Hong Leong Finance President Mr Ian Macdonald, this prestigious award commends his significant contribution to the Australian and Singaporean business communities, and business and trade relations between the two countries.
Oct 2014
Silver for Service Excellence
- Singapore Banking Industry's Excellent Service Awards 2014 All three of Hong Leong Finance's nominated staff scooped the Silver awards for service excellence. The awards recognise individuals from Singapore's banking industry who provide outstanding customer service, seeking to develop service models for staff to emulate and create service champions in the industry.
Jul 2014
ASEAN Finance Company of the Year 2014
- Asian Banking & Finance Retail Banking Awards 2014 The awards recognise best performance and practices that enhance the banking and financing services sector in Asia.
Dec 2013
Ranked top 1% of Singapore's most influential corporations
- 27th Annual Awards Singapore 1000 & Singapore SME 1000 Hong Leong Finance has been ranked within the top 1 per cent of Singapore's most influential corporations and SMEs. This achievement is a hallmark of the company's outstanding success, its market leadership and distinct contribution towards the nation's economic growth.
Jul 2013
Domestic Finance Company Singapore 2013
- Asian Banking and Finance Retail Banking Awards 2013 Winners for this category were selected based on their contribution in areas of banking and financial products, activities, technologies, and services in banking and finance sectors in Asia.
Mar 2013
Best Finance Company Singapore 2013
- Global Banking & Finance Review The award recognises the company's achievement in innovative banking and outstanding contributions towards the banking and finance industry.
Feb 2013
Ranked in Singapore 1000 Company 2013
- 26th Annual Singapore 1000 Family of Ranking Held by DP Information Group, the rankings are conferred to corporations and SMEs which have attained the highest achievements in the quantitative management of their companies.
Aug 2012
Singapore Finance Company of the Year 2012
- Asian Banking & Finance Retail Banking Awards 2012 The award recognises ‘best-of-the-best' practices that significantly enhance the banking and financial services sector in Asia. The industry's nominations were assessed based on three key criteria: innovation, effectiveness and dynamism.
Jul 2011
Singapore Finance Company of the Year 2011
- Asian Banking & Finance Retail Banking Awards 2011 It is a double celebration for the company as it celebrated its 50th Anniversary. The award is a reflection of Hong Leong Finance's adaptability and flexibility to the rapidly changing business environment and customers' evolving needs.
Nov 2007
Finance Company of the Year 2007
- Asian Banking & Finance Retail Banking Awards 2007 Coming out tops in Asia to achieve this milestone testified the tremendous support and loyalty Hong Leong Finance had received from our staff, customers and business partners.
Sep 2004
Friends of Enterprise award
- Spirit of Enterprise Awards 2004 Awarded to business-friendly organisations and setup by non-profit Spirit of Enterprise, the award gives recognition to the company for assisting small and medium enterprises (SMEs).
Sep 2003
Friends of Enterprise award
- Spirit of Enterprise Awards 2003 Awarded to business-friendly organisations and setup by non-profit Spirit of Enterprise, the award gives recognition to the company for assisting small and medium enterprises (SMEs).