It is FREE to enter; there are 38 categories, all rewarding excellence in African Asset Servicing
Be recognised and honoured in the African Fund Services space by participating in the 2024 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 AGF Service Providers Awards serve as a prestigious symbol of excellence, being the only international awards in African Fund Services.
This year we partnered with MNCapital Group that organizes the 8th Africa Investment Funds and Asset Management (AIFAM) Forum (6-8th November 2024 in Kigali, Rwanda), where we will be distributing our October magazine issue.
The AIFAM Forum and AGF Service Providers Awards aim to foster long-term strategic collaborations with active stakeholders dedicated to finding innovative and sustainable solutions to the key challenges faced by African institutional investors.
The awards ceremony offers a unique platform to celebrate achievements and foster connections within the investment community.
The AGF Service Providers Awards will take place in South Africa this November (TBC).
Submissions Deadline Extended : September 16th 2024.
Please note that the judging period is from July 2023 to June 2024.
We are also inviting companies to participate in two special editions of Africa Global Funds magazine: October issue focused on African pension funds to be distributed during the AIFAM Forum in Rwanda; and the Awards issue published in November (posted on our website and distributed free of charge to our database). Both issues will feature interviews, analysis, and/or opinion commentary with participating companies.
Should you require any further information on the Awards or sponsorship opportunities, please do not hesitate to contact Anna Lyudvig at 1.718.787.6105 or awards@africaglobalfunds.com
For AIFAM registration inquiries or partnership opportunities, please contact: Michael Ndinisa: michael@mncapitalgroup.com
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 2023 to June 2024.
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:
Those judged best in their category will progress to the finalist stage. The 2024 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.
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.
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 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.
Below are the individual award submissions
The Awards are open to companies providing services to the African asset management industry (traditional and alternative assets).
Entries will be judged on many factors including commercial success and business growth; sales/market share figures; demonstration of product innovation; future development possibilities; and positive customer feedback.
Please note that the judging period is from July 2023 to June 2024.
It is FREE to enter! Entrants can enter multiple categories.
NOTE: A separate entry must be supplied for each award.
The categories for this year are: | Status | Action |
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Advisory Firm - Fund Structuring | Not on file | | Create |
Advisory Firm - Private Equity | Not on file | | Create |
Advisory Firm - Corporate Finance | Not on file | | Create |
Advisory Firm - Project Finance | Not on file | | Create |
Independent Advisory Firm | Not on file | | Create |
SME Financier | Not on file | | Create |
Trade Finance Provider | Not on file | | Create |
African Securities Exchange | Not on file | | Create |
Investment Survey Provider | Not on file | | Create |
Banking and Custody Provider: Global Custodian | Not on file | | Create |
Banking and Custody Provider: Sub-Custodian | Not on file | | Create |
Derivatives Clearing Provider | Not on file | | Create |
Securities Lending Provider | Not on file | | Create |
Brokerage Services | Not on file | | Create |
Prime Broker | Not on file | | Create |
FX Broker | Not on file | | Create |
Regulatory Hosting Platform | Not on file | | Create |
Fund Administrator - Hedge Funds | Not on file | | Create |
Fund Administrator - Investment Funds | Not on file | | Create |
Fund Administrator - Under $20bn Private Equity Funds | Not on file | | Create |
Fund Administrator - Over $20bn Private Equity Funds | Not on file | | Create |
Fund Administrator - Real Estate and Infrastructure Funds | Not on file | | Create |
Investment Administrator - Pension Funds | Not on file | | Create |
CIS Trustee Services | Not on file | | Create |
Index Provider | Not on file | | Create |
Legal Service - Investment Funds - Pan-Africa | Not on file | | Create |
Legal Service - Investment Funds - South Africa | Not on file | | Create |
Legal Service - Private Equity - Pan - Africa | Not on file | | Create |
Legal Service - Private Equity - South Africa | Not on file | | Create |
Performance Measurement & Attribution Platform | Not on file | | Create |
Fund Accounting and Reporting Software Provider | Not on file | | Create |
Portfolio Management Software Provider | Not on file | | Create |
Private Equity Software Provider | Not on file | | Create |
Data Management Solution | Not on file | | Create |
Risk Management Solution | Not on file | | Create |
Capital Matching Platform | Not on file | | Create |
Research and Data Provider - Capital Markets | Not on file | | Create |
Research and Data Provider - Private Equity | Not on file | | Create |
Marketing and Communications Consultancy | Not on file | | Create |
The judges are carefully selected for their wealth of experience and expertise, as well as their absence of conflicts of interest. COMING SOON.
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.
Standard Bank Group is the largest African bank by assets, operating in 20 African countries and 4 global financial centers and 2 offshore hubs. 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 162-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’s headline earnings for the year ended 31 December 2023 were R42.9 billion (USD2.3 billion) and total assets were R3.1 trillion (USD166 billion).
As at 31 December 2023, Standard Bank Group had over 18.8 million clients, employed over 50,000 people (including Liberty) and had over 1,000 points of representation and 6,000 ATMs on the African continent.
The group’s largest shareholder is the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC), the world’s largest bank, with a 19.4% 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
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