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It is FREE to enter; there are 43 categories, all rewarding excellence in African Asset Servicing
Be recognised and honoured in the African Fund Services space by participating in the 2020 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 5th 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 for submissions: Extended: September 30th, 2020.
Please note that the judging period is from July 2019 to June 2020.
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 2019 to June 2020.
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 2020 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 We do not publish the names of companies, organizations or individuals that have not won an Award, nor will we reproduce any information from your entry.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 2019 to June 2020.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Best Advisory Firm - Fund Structuring | Not on file | |Create |
| Best Advisory Firm - Private Equity | Not on file | |Create |
| Best Independent Advisory Firm | Not on file | |Create |
| Best Investment Survey Provider | Not on file | |Create |
| Best Tax Advisory Firm | Not on file | |Create |
| Best Accounting and Audit Services | Not on file | |Create |
| Best Banking and Custody Provider: Global Custodian | Not on file | |Create |
| Best Banking and Custody Provider: Sub-Custodian | Not on file | |Create |
| Best Placement Agent | Not on file | |Create |
| Best Transition Manager | Not on file | |Create |
| Best Derivative Clearing Provider | Not on file | |Create |
| Best Securities Lending Provider | Not on file | |Create |
| Best Transfer Agent and Shareholder Services | Not on file | |Create |
| Best Depository Solution | Not on file | |Create |
| Best Brokerage Services | Not on file | |Create |
| Best Prime Broker - Capital Introduction | Not on file | |Create |
| Best Prime Broker - Technology | Not on file | |Create |
| Best Regulatory Hosting Platform | Not on file | |Create |
| Best Fund Administrator - Hedge Funds | Not on file | |Create |
| Best Fund Administrator - Investment Funds | Not on file | |Create |
| Best Fund Administrator - Under $20bn Private Equity Funds | Not on file | |Create |
| Best Fund Administrator - Over $20bn Private Equity Funds | Not on file | |Create |
| Best Fund Administrator - Real Estate and Infrastructure Funds | Not on file | |Create |
| Best Investment Administrator - Pension Funds | Not on file | |Create |
| Best Collective Investment Scheme Trustee | Not on file | |Create |
| Best Middle-Office Solution | Not on file | |Create |
| Best Fund Rating Service | Not on file | |Create |
| Best Index Provider | Not on file | |Create |
| Best ETF Provider | Not on file | |Create |
| Best Third-Party Fund Distributor | Not on file | |Create |
| Best Legal Service - Investment Funds | Not on file | |Create |
| Best Legal Service - Private Equity | Not on file | |Create |
| Best Offshore Law Firm | Not on file | |Create |
| Best Offshore Law Firm: Client Service | Not on file | |Create |
| Best Fund Accounting and Reporting Software Provider | Not on file | |Create |
| Best Portfolio Management Software Provider | Not on file | |Create |
| Best Private Equity Software Provider | Not on file | |Create |
| Best Data Management Solution | Not on file | |Create |
| Best Risk Management Solution | Not on file | |Create |
| Best Tech Infrastructure Provider | Not on file | |Create |
| Best Capital Matching Platform | Not on file | |Create |
| Best Research and Data Provider - Capital Markets | Not on file | |Create |
| Best Research and Data Provider - Private Equity | Not on file | |Create |
| Best Marketing and Communications Consultancy | Not on file | |Create |
| Best SME Financier | Not on file | |Create |
| Best SME Support Provider | 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.
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.
Co-Founder, Insider; Senior Fellow, Africa Center at the Atlantic Council, and Africa investment advisor
Aubrey Hruby is a Co-Founder of Insider and an investor in African start-ups. As a Senior Fellow at the Atlantic Council and advisor to investors, she speaks and writes regularly on African business issues for the Financial Times and Axios. She has interviewed with the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, National Public Radio, Al Jazeera, Bloomberg Radio, CNBC, CCTV, and Africa24. Aubrey sits on the board of Invest Africa USA, the private sector advisory board of the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) and two dynamic Nigerian companies. She is a term member of the Council on Foreign Relations and Young Leader at the Milken Institute. Aubrey teaches at Georgetown University and the co-author of award-winning The Next Africa (Macmillan, 2015). She earned a MBA from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania and a MA from Georgetown University.
Department of Accounting and Finance, University of Strathclyde
Daniel is a finance academic and formerly a senior figure in the fund management industry. He is Director of the Centre for Financial Regulation and Innovation. In addition to previously managing African equity and fixed income funds, Daniel has held a number of executive level positions in the investment world. These include Chief Executive Officer, Chief Investment Officer and Chief Portfolio Manager. Daniel has written numerous books and articles related to capital markets and has had two peer reviewed papers published on what the appropriate index is for African equity funds.
COO, African Infrastructure Investment Managers
Dean joined AIIM in 2013, working across transactions and asset management. Dean transitioned to the role of Chief Operating Officer, where he is responsible for the finance, compliance and governance functions as well as providing technical support to the investment professionals from deal origination to transaction execution and asset management.
Manager of Enterprise Solutions, Futuregrowth Asset Management
Yusuf is responsible for a portfolio of projects, analysis and software development, and technology support. He is passionate about strategy, innovation, data transformation and change management. As an ambassador for effectivity and efficiency through a systems thinking approach, his focus areas are data-driven investment management and system optimisation enabled by governance, agile frameworks and business intelligence technologies.
CEO, Altree Capital
Jenni Chamberlain serves as Chief Investment Officer for Altree Capital and Portfolio Manager of the Africa Opportunities Funds including Altree Africa, Altree Credit and Altree Impact. Altree Africa is recognized as one of the industry’s pre-eminent Africa ex-South Africa investment funds and was voted Africa ex-South Africa Fund of the Year 2011.
CEO, ST Funds Management
Tim Staermose has 24 years’ equity capital markets, and equity research experience. He worked at international sell-side equity brokerage firms in South Korea, and Hong Kong, including Banque Indosuez (now part of Credit Agricole), in the late 1990s and, Lehman Brothers in the early 2000s.
Pictures from the 2019 AGF Awards Gala Dinner
We would like to thank everyone who attended the AGF Awards 2019 Gala Event at the Radisson Blu Hotel Sandton, October 24th, 2019.
It is a pleasure to share these event photos with the top companies who dominate their industry; we had quite a laugh reviewing the photographers photo reel and hope that everyone enjoyed their time.
We would like to especially congratulate Investec Asset Management, Standard Bank, and SS&C Advent for winning 5, 4, and 3 awards respectively, well done guys!
At Africa Global Funds (AGF) we are focused on reporting exclusively on the African Asset Management industry (traditional and alternative asset classes).
Featured in our monthly magazine you will find exclusive interviews, analysis, news, comments and more dedicated to the topic.
Each month we also compile data on the latest PE (fundraising, deals, and exits), Funds and Markets performance stats, along with economic indicators; available in the magazine and online.
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