KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 22): Public Mutual won eight out of 35 awards at the Edge-Lipper Malaysia Fund Awards 2012 on Monday.

Public Mutual, who has more than 2.6 million account holders and as at Jan 31, said this was the ninth consecutive year it had emerged as the biggest winner at the annual awards event.

Its CEO, Yeoh Kim Hong said Public Mutual was proud of the company’s outstanding achievement despite the challenging market conditions in 2011.

“These awards demonstrate Public Mutual’s commitment in continuously achieving excellence in our fund performance as well as in meeting the diverse needs of our unit holders,” she said.

The eight awards won by Public Mutual are:

No.    Fund/Company                                   Category

1. Public Focus Select Fund                    Equity Malaysia Small and Mid Caps   3 years

2.      PB Asia Real Estate Income Fund         Mixed Asset MYR Balance – Global     3 years

3.      Public Asia Ittikal Fund                        Equity Asia Pacific                             3 years

4 .     PB Islamic Bond Fund                          Bond Malaysian Ringgit (Islamic)       3 years

5.      PB Islamic Bond Fund                          Bond Malaysian Ringgit (Islamic)       5 years

6.      Public SmallCap Fund                          Equity Malaysia Small and Mid Caps  5 years

7.    Public Islamic Bond Fund                      Bond Malaysian Ringgit (Islamic)       10 years

8.    Public SmallCap Fund                          Equity Malaysia Small and Mid Caps   10 years

The total net asset value of the funds managed by Public Mutual as at Jan 31, 2012 was RM45.6 billion.