OREANDA-NEWS. February 27, 2012. According to the results of Global Finance’s (http://www.GFmag.com) annual selection, JSC Halyk Finance has been named the Best Investment  Bank in Kazakhstan the second year in a row and has been included in the list of the World`s Best Investment Banks 2012, which will be published in April 2012 issue of Global Finance, reported the press-centre of KASE.

In its selection of the World’s Best Investment Banks in 2011, Global Finance editors, with input from industry experts, looked at market share, number and size of deals, service and advice, structuring capabilities, distribution network, efforts to address market conditions, innovation, pricing, after-market performance of underwritings and market reputation.

“The international and domestic capital markets experienced intense volatility in 2011,” said Yerkebulan Tulibergenov, the Chairman of the Management Board of JSC Halyk Finance. “It is no secret that some issuers simply lost their access to markets while many deals have been canceled or postponed for better times. We are extremely pleased however that despite those unfavorable circumstances our company has managed to remain the most active player in the domestic market, thereby retaining the good title of the Best Investment Bank in Kazakhstan. And this is not the end point. We intend to further improve the quality of our financial services in the best interests of our clients.”

In 2011, JSC Halyk Finance was named the “Best Investment Bank in Kazakhstan 2011” by Global Finance, “The Best Investment Bank in Kazakhstan 2010” by EMEA Finance and “The Best Financial Advisor 2010” by the Kazakhstan Stock Exchange.

JSC Halyk Finance is the leading investment bank in Kazakhstan rendering a full range of investment banking services including consulting and underwriting, corporate finance including M&A advisory and corporate debt restructurings, sales and trading (with market making on the Kazakhstani Stock Exchange), investment portfolio management and research.

JSC Halyk Bank is the leading bank in Kazakhstan with the largest number of customers and the largest branch network in the country. Halyk Bank is a part of Halyk Group which has 13 subsidiaries. Halyk Group provides a broad range of services (banking, pension asset management, insurance, leasing, investment banking and asset management services) to retail, SME and corporate customers. Halyk Bank conducts banking operations in Russia, Georgia and Kyrgyzstan. Halyk Bank is rated by all three main international rating agencies: Moody's Investor Service (Ba2), Fitch Ratings (BB-) and Standard&Poor's (BB).

Global Finance is an international business magazine founded in 1987 with a circulation of 50,050 and readers in 163 countries.

EMEA Finance is an international financial magazine covering important events and news in corporate finances in emerging Europe, Middle East, and Africa.