SM Investments Corp. clinches five awards from Alpha Southeast Asia magazine based on a poll of investors. SM was cited in the following categories under the 8th Annual Institutional Investor Awards for Corporates: Most Organized Investor Relations for the seventh year in a row; Best Senior Management Investor Relations Support for the fifth year; Strongest Adherence to Corporate Governance for the sixth year; and Most Consistent Dividend Policy for the second year. SMIC chairman Jose Sio was also named Best Chief Finance Officer in the Philippines for the sixth year in a row. Shown receiving the awards on behalf of SM during the ceremony in Singapore is SMIC vice president for planning and corporate communications Paul Arcenas (left) from Alpha Southeast Asia publisher and chief executive Siddiq Bazarwala.