We are excited to announce the 8th annual

AGF Service Providers
Awards 2023

brought to you by Africa Global Funds and sponsored by:

About the Awards

It is FREE to enter; there are 39 categories, all rewarding excellence in African Asset Servicing



About event

Be recognised and honoured in the African Fund Services space by participating in the 2023 AGF Africa Service Providers Awards. The Awards were created to honour and generate both industry and public recognition of the outstanding efforts and accomplishments of Fund Service Providers covering Africa. The 8th edition of the prestigious AGF Service Providers Awards are a recognized symbol of excellence as we are the only international awards in African Fund Services.

The winners will be invited to participate in the November issue (Special Edition) of Africa Global Funds magazine. The Awards issue will feature interviews, analysis, and/or opinion commentary with participating companies. The Awards issue will be distributed free of charge.

Should you require any further information, please do not hesitate to contact us at 1.718.787.6105 or awards@africaglobalfunds.com

Deadline extended to: September 20th 2023.

Please note that the judging period is from July 2022 to June 2023.

Entry requirements

Entrants will be asked to submit a case study (up to 500 words) or statement that fulfils stated objectives of each award. Please note that the judging period is from July 2022 to June 2023..

  • Submissions will be accepted via the online entry system only.
  • Deadline extended to: September 20th 2023.
  • All information submitted will be for the use of judging and will remain confidential.
Methodology

Submissions will be assessed by the appointed panel of judges. In assessing a submission, judges will be looking for the following, but not exclusive, attributes:

  • The entry fulfils the stated award criteria
  • Clear identification of the service objectives
  • Evidence of a satisfactory client outcome
  • Key differentiators of your service
  • The use of innovation and/or technology brought to the task
  • Levels of ongoing service and support to the client
  • Levels of Best Practice

Those judged best in their category will progress to the finalist stage. The 2023 awards shortlist will be announced in September.

From the finalists, the judging panel will decide on the winning and highly commended entries.

NOTE: The judges' decision is final. The judges have the right to determine the standards of an award and to withhold an award in any category, if, in their view, the entries are not of sufficient merit. The judges also have the right to give a number of special awards.

Confidentiality

We recognize and respect the sensitive nature of the information submitted in the entries. Entries are not disclosed or discussed outside the judging process. We do not publish the names of companies, organizations or individuals that have not won an Award, nor will we reproduce any information from your entry. Therefore if you enter the Awards, but are not successful, this will remain confidential.

All entries and supporting material will be destroyed after the winners are announced.

The organizers reserve the right to use information contained in the winning entries (apart from contact details and any content marked not for publication) for subsequent publicity, promotions and other activities relating to the Awards.

Judging guidelines

The panel is carefully selected to ensure the Awards judging process is fair and objective. We select individuals to serve as judges who have distinguished themselves in their field and who demonstrate exceptional leadership ability and vision. We hold our judges to the highest standards of fairness, accuracy and integrity. The entire judging process adheres firmly to these guiding principles.

Judges will take part in a judging conference call, where the winners will be decided, with one expert per category will be asked to summarize the judges’ comments and provide any additional input as required. All judges are required to sign a disclaimer form to keep information about entries and the final winners confidential.

The Judging panel

The judges are carefully selected for their wealth of experience and expertise, as well as their absence of conflicts of interest. The list of judges will be announced shortly, and published on this page.

IMPORTANT: The judges are bound by a strict confidentiality agreement and are required to declare any conflict of interest in entries over which they deliberate, and to stand aside from deliberations concerning those entries.

2023 Winners Announced

We congratulate the following companies for taking the win this year!



Best Advisory Firm: Fund Structuring
  • Lima Capital
Best Advisory Firm: Private Equity
  • Verdant Capital
Best Advisory Firm - Corporate Finance
  • Emsy Capital
Best Advisory Firm - Project Finance
  • Aninver Development Partners
Best Independent Advisory Firm - Pan Africa
  • Verdant Capital
Best Independent Advisory Firm - East Africa
  • Finaltus
Best Independent Advisory Firm - North Africa
  • EFG Hermes
Best Independent Advisory Firm - South Africa
  • Bravura
Best Investment Survey Provider
  • Alexforbes
Best Tax Advisory Firm
  • Webber Wentzel
Best Banking & Custody Provider: Global Custodian
  • AfrAsia Bank
Best Banking & Custody Provider: Sub-Custodian
  • Standard Bank
Best Derivatives Clearing Provider
  • Standard Bank
Best Securities Lending Provider
  • Standard Bank
Best Brokerage Services
  • SBM Group
Best Trading Platform
  • EFG Hermes
Best Regulatory Hosting Platform
  • Afriwise
Best Fund Administrator Overall - Pan-Africa
  • IQ-EQ
Best Fund Administrator: Investment Funds
  • Trident Trust
Best Fund Administrator: Private Equity Funds over $20bn
  • IQ-EQ
Best Fund Administrator: Private Equity Funds under $20bn
  • Axis
Best Investment Administrator - Pension Funds
  • Standard Bank
Best CIS Trustee Services
  • Standard Bank
Best Middle-Office Solution
  • SS&C Technologies
Best Index provider
  • S&P Dow Jones Indices
Best Legal Services: Investment Funds - Pan - Africa
  • Bowmans
Best Legal Services: Investment Funds - South Africa
  • Webber Wentzel
Best Legal Services: Private Equity - Pan - Africa
  • Charles Russell Speechlys
Best Legal Services: Private Equity - South Africa
  • Webber Wentzel
Best Fund Accounting & Reporting Software Provider
  • Temenos Multifonds
Best Portfolio Management Software Provider - Pan Africa
  • SS&C Technologies
Best Portfolio Management Software Provider - South Africa
  • Fundamental Software
Best Private Equity Software Provider
  • SS&C Technologies
Best SME Financier
  • aiBANK
Best Marketing & Communications Consultancy
  • Flow Communications

Judges

The judges are carefully selected for their wealth of experience and expertise, as well as their absence of conflicts of interest. COMING SOON.



Judging guidelines

The panel is carefully selected to ensure the Awards judging process is fair and objective. We select individuals to serve as judges who have distinguished themselves in their field and who demonstrate exceptional leadership ability and vision. We hold our judges to the highest standards of fairness, accuracy and integrity. The entire judging process adheres firmly to these guiding principles.

Judges will take part in a judging conference call, where the winners will be decided, with one expert per category will be asked to summarize the judges’ comments and provide any additional input as required. All judges are required to sign a disclaimer form to keep information about entries and the final winners confidential.


IMPORTANT: The judges are bound by a strict confidentiality agreement and are required to declare any conflict of interest in entries over which they deliberate, and to stand aside from deliberations concerning those entries.

Sponsors




Standard Bank Group is the largest African bank by assets, operating in 20 African countries and 5 global financial centers. Headquartered in Johannesburg, South Africa, we are listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange, with share code SBK, and the Namibian Stock Exchange, share code SNB.

Standard Bank has a 161-year history in South Africa and started building a franchise outside southern Africa in the early 1990s.

Our strategic position, which enables us to connect Africa to other select emerging markets as well as pools of capital in developed markets, and our balanced portfolio of businesses, provide significant opportunities for growth.

The group has over 46 000 employees excluding Liberty, more than 1 143 branches and over 6 600 ATMs on the African continent, which enable it to deliver a complete range of services across personal and business banking, corporate and investment banking and wealth management.

Standard Bank Group Limited (SBG or group) headline earnings for the twelve months to 31 December 2022 (FY22) were R34.2 billion. Return on equity (ROE) improved to 16.4%. Net asset value grew by 10%. Standard Bank's market capitalisation as of 31 December 2022 was R284 billion (USD17 billion).

The group's largest shareholder is the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC), the world's largest bank, with a 20.1% shareholding. In addition, Standard Bank Group and ICBC share a strategic partnership that facilitates trade and deal flow between Africa, China and select emerging markets.

For further information, go to http://www.standardbank.com