UBL Funds awarded under the category of Financial Industry Application by The Asia Pacific ICT Alliance Awards (APICTA) 2016
Islamabad, 13 December 2016:
UBL Fund Managers Limited (UBL Funds), one of Pakistan’s leading asset
management companies, has been recognized for its ImPro Application under the
category of the Financial Industry Application by APICTA – Asia Pacific ICT
Alliance. UBL Funds beat the financial applications of Singapore, Hong Kong,
China, Malaysia, Vietnam and Chinese Taipei to grab the silver award at
Asia-Pacific ICT Awards 2016 –dubbed as the ‘Oscars of the ICT arena’ held in
Taipei, Taiwan.
In
its esteemed global awards for 2016, Asia Pacific ICT Alliance recognized
organizations from17 countries in 17 different categories. More than 60 judges
finalized the winners out of 238 teams fitting the criteria of technology,
innovation, capability and adoption. The
President of Republic of China (Taiwan) also graced the event with his
presence.
Elated
on this achievement, Rehan Qadri, founder of the application and Chief
Technology Officer of UBL Funds, stated “ImPro enables the organization to
reduce the five days processing time to two days which improves the operational
efficiency and significantly cuts down transaction costs. UBL Funds has always
emphasized on innovation with world class services. Being the pioneer of such
application in the asset management industry not just gives us the confidence
to provide more for our customers but position us as a market leader in modernization”. He further added “We are pleased to be
recognized by APICTA and with this recognition we ensure to offer more unique
services for the convenience of our investors. UBL funds believe in providing best
investment opportunities to the masses with least complex procedures”
Pakistan won 3
Gold Awards and 6 Silver Awards at the ceremony held in Taipei,
Taiwan. Mr. Rehan Qadri Chief Technology Officer UBL Funds attended the
ceremony and received a silver award on behalf of his organization.
UBL
Fund Managers has bagged a number of recognitions and awards, not just locally,
but globally as well, for its outstanding fund performance, customer service,
and innovation in Pakistan’s asset management industry. It is the only AMC in
Pakistan to be recognized by International Data Group’s CIO Magazine
as one of the CIO 100 2016 Award winners (cio.com), who are
considered the top 100 companies in the world for leading-edge IT practices and
measurable results. It is also a winner of the P@SHA ICT Awards 2015 (http://pashaictawards.com/)for
'Best in Service Innovation’. UBL Funds has also been awarded The
Most Customer-Centric Asset Manager in Pakistan by The European in its prestigious Global Banking & Finance Awards
2016 (http://www.the-european.eu).
About
UBL Fund Managers Limited:
Established in 2001 and regulated by the Securities and Exchange
Commission of Pakistan, UBL Funds has been offering its products and services
to investors in Pakistan for over a decade and, since 2011, has presence in the
Middle East as well. With AUMs of PKR 75.64bn as of 30th November
2016, UBL Funds is one of the leading Asset Management Companies in Pakistan.
It has also been given the High Management Quality Rating of AM2++ by JCR-VIS
Credit Rating Company, which is currently the highest management quality rating
assigned to any AMC in Pakistan.
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About APICTA
APICTA
– Asia Pacific ICT Alliance, is an alliance of national ICT organisations
representing their respective economy to build and enhance a mutually
cooperative network to promote ICT, enhance technology innovations, capability
and adoption, and encourage the development of indigenous ICT solutions for the
global market.
Information
and Communications Technology (ICT) have had a significant impact in the way we
communicate, work, live and play. It is key to entrepreneurial and economic
growth as well as wealth creation in our knowledge-based economies. With the
recognition of ICT as a fast growing, pervasive and ubiquitous activity and
industry to support the economy’s growth agenda, APICTA epitomises the mutual
collaboration of economies coming together and working to further recognise
this important phenomenon.
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