/KASE, June 19, 2019/ – Halyk Finance, subsidiary of Halyk Savings Bank of
Kazakhstan (Almaty, Halyk Finance in the heading), whose bonds are officially
listed on the Kazakhstan Stock Exchange (KASE), has provided KASE with the
following press release dated June 19, 2019:
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An official “Cbonds Awards CIS 2019” ceremony, where Kazakhstan's financial
industry leaders are traditionally nominated, took place on June 19th in Batumi
during the XVI Bond Congress of the CIS, Baltic States and Caucasus arranged by
Cbonds Information Agency (St. Petersburg).
Based on the results of an independent survey of the CIS financial market experts
and Cbonds’ editorial board, JSC Halyk Finance (“Halyk Finance”) has won the
prestigious award – “Best Bond Market Research in Kazakhstan 2019” and for the
3rd consecutive year and for the record 5th time, Halyk Finance has become the
winner of most prestigious Kazakhstani award - “The Best Investment Bank in
Kazakhstan 2019”.
Mr Talgat Ayupov, Halyk Finance’s CEO, gave following comments:
"Year 2018 was a successful year for Halyk Finance, having significantly
strengthened Halyk Finance’s longstanding leading position in the competitive
investment banking market. We are very proud of this well-deserved recognition
by independent experts. Thus, over the past few months, Halyk Finance has been
recognized as the “Best Investment Bank in Kazakhstan” by prestigious international
financial magazines such as Global Finance, EMEA Finance, Global Business Outlook
and FinanceAsia. And now we are winning this prestigious award from Cbonds, which
we are receiving for the 3rd consecutive year and for the record 5th time in this
award’s 6-year history. Moreover, according to Cbonds, Halyk Finance leads the
ranking of Kazakhstan underwriters of corporate Eurobond placements in 2018. I
am very pleased that excellent coordinated work of our team was appreciated at
such a high level, but further to this, we are grateful to our clients for their
continuous trust and choice Halyk Finance as the deal arranger for many years.”
JSC Halyk Finance – the leading investment bank in Kazakhstan rendering a full
range of investment banking services including consulting and underwriting,
corporate finance (M&A advisory and corporate debt restructurings), sales and
trading with market making on the KASE and AIX, investment portfolio management
and research.. Halyk Finance is the one and only investment bank in Kazakhstan
which has received and keeps on maintaining its robust international credit rating.
(“BB” with “Positive” outlook from Fitch Ratings).
JSC Halyk Bank of Kazakhstan – the leading financial group with the leading
retail bank in Kazakhstan with the biggest client base and branch network. Bank
is developing as a universal financial group, which offers wide spectrum of
services (banking, brokerage services, insurance services, leasing an asset
management services) to its retail, medium and small business and corporate
clients. Halyk Bank also operates in Russia, Georgia, Kirgizstan, Uzbekistan and
Turkmenistan.
Cbonds – the leading source of information on fixed income markets in the CIS.
Cbonds is one of the leading information agencies specializing in financial
markets. The Cbonds Group operates in Russia, Ukraine and Kazakhstan in the
following business lines: maintaining and developing information websites
(Cbonds.Info и Investfunds), conducting specialized conferences and exhibitions
on financial markets, publishing business (CbondsReview magazine and annual
yearbooks).
Ospanov Sanzhar
Head of Corporate Finance
Consulting and Underwritting
JSC Halyk Finance
www.halykfinance.kz
tel.: + 7 (727) 357 31 77
Press service
JSC Halyk Bank of Kazakhstan
www.halykbank.kz
Tel. +7 (727) 259 08 16
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This information is available (in Russian) at –
http://kase.kz/files/emitters/HFIN/hfin_reliz_190619.pdf
[2019-06-19]