KUALA LUMPUR – With the closing ceremony of Save & Invest 2021 on July 31, the organisers have presented participating organisations and financial industry leaders with the very first FSI (Financial Services Industry) Excellence Awards.
With the theme ‘Managing Personal Finance in Time of Pandemic’, Save & Invest 2021 was organised by Money Compass Media, Max Capital Management Holding Ltd, uLearnMONEY, and Celik Wang, to provide an effective platform for the local financial industry to reach out to public consumers, investors, and fellow peers, in order to provide financial advisory and solutions.
“During the 5-day event, we had also organised meaningful networking sessions with regional financial industry leaders from all over Malaysia, inclusive of the northern, southern, central, and Sabah and Sarawak regions,” said Ms Amy Seok, Organising Director of Save & Invest 2021.
“Other efforts we had put in during Save & Invest 2021 was to invite all participating associations to come together and join hands for conducting CSR initiatives such as the food bank initiative and providing financial online education to Malaysian young adults.
“We had a total of 100 FSI leaders who participated in our virtual event and was able to obtain 10,000 sign up visitors at the SME e-Fair website which is the official platform for Save & Invest 2021. Furthermore, we had 750 webinar participants attending the webinar sessions we had organised throughout the event and a total of 150,000 viewers on our social media platforms,” Amy Seok added.
There was a total of 15 categories presented during the FSI Excellence Awards ceremony. The recipients of the FSI Excellence Awards are:
| Victor Ng |
Senior Manager, Future Segment of Prudential Assurance Malaysia Berhad |
FSI Recruitment Excellence Award & Life Insurance Excellence Award |
| Azman Hashim | GM of Agensi Kaunseling dan Pengurusan Kredit (AKPK) | Debt counseling Excellence Award |
| Kenneth Yew | Chief Marketing Office of Quantum Metal Sdn Bhd | E-Gold Platform Excellence Award |
| Mervin Anthony | Head External Relations, Research & Publication Of Malaysian Financial Planning Council | FSI Financial Education Excellence Award |
| John Chan | Deputy President of AFA Association | FSI Advisory Excellence Award |
| Mani Raja Chandran | Secretary General of NAMLIFA National | FSI Insurance Service Excellence Award |
| Jon Chong Yong Kong | Head of Life Insurance Agency, Etiqa Life Insurance Berhad | Life Insurance Excellence Award |
| Ms. Sharmila | Chief Executive Officer of SIDREC | Investor Dispute Resolution Excellence Award |
| Roy Ong | Chief Marketing Officer of Max Capital Management | Investor Education & CRM Excellence Award |
| KC See | Founder and CEO of MasteryAsia Group | Financial Training & Coaching Excellence Award |
| Mr. Lucas Wong | COO of uLearnMONEY | Financial literacy elearning Excellence Award |
| Ms. Jess Ling | Legal Advisor & Founding Committee | Foodbank CSR Excellence Award |
| Nicholas Chu | Founder of Max Wealth education SDN Bhd | Financial Educator Excellence Award |
| Azizi Ali | Financial Coach Of True Wealth Sdn Bhd | Financial Educator Excellence Award |
| Abang Abu | Wealth Engineer of Now Asia International Sdn Bhd | Financial Educator Excellence Award |
Although the event has ended, visitors are still able to visit the SME e-Fair website at https://smeefair.com.my from August 1 to August 7, 2021. Visitors can visit exhibitor booths at the Exhibition Hall during the seven days and at the same time, they can also watch playbacks of the webinar and networking sessions at the Webinar Hall and Networking Lounge.
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