It is FREE to enter; there are 42 categories, all rewarding excellence in African Asset Servicing
Gain industry-wide recognition and elevate your brand by participating in the 2025 AGF Africa Service Providers Awards—the only internationally recognized awards exclusively celebrating excellence in African Fund Services.
This prestigious platform honours the outstanding achievements and innovations of Fund Service Providers operating across the continent.
It's your opportunity to be acknowledged by both your peers and institutional investors for your leadership, expertise, and impact.
Participating companies have the option to be featured in a special Awards Edition of Africa Global Funds magazine, published in November.
This premium issue will include paid editorial opportunities such as interviews, opinion pieces, and thought leadership articles—offering valuable visibility to our global audience in both the digital magazine and online.
Gain recognition. Build influence. Celebrate excellence. Submit your entry for the 2025 AGF Awards today!
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 2024 - June 2025.
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 2025 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 We do not publish the names of companies, organizations or individuals that have not won an Award, nor will we reproduce any information from your entry.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 2024 to June 2025.
It is FREE to enter! Entrants can enter multiple categories.
NOTE: A separate entry must be supplied for each award.
Advisory Services | 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 |
Investment Survey Provider | Not on file | | Create |
Banking, Custody & Trading Services | Status | Action |
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Banking And Custody Provider: Global Custodian | Not on file | | Create |
Banking And Custody Provider: Sub-Custodian | Not on file | | Create |
Trading, Clearing & Execution Services | Not on file | | Create |
Securities Financing & 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 Compliance Or Hosting Services | Not on file | | Create |
Fund Administration & Distribution | Status | Action |
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Fund Administrator - Hedge Funds | Not on file | | Create |
Fund Administrator - Traditional/UCITS-Style 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 |
Fund Distribution Platform | Not on file | | Create |
Cis Trustee Services | Not on file | | Create |
Legal Services | Status | Action |
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Legal Services - Investment Funds - Pan-Africa | Not on file | | Create |
Legal Services - Investment Funds - South Africa | Not on file | | Create |
Legal Services - Private Equity - Pan - Africa | Not on file | | Create |
Legal Services - Private Equity - South Africa | Not on file | | Create |
Legal Services: Mergers & Acquisitions | Not on file | | Create |
Legal Services: Regulatory & Compliance | Not on file | | Create |
Technology & Software Providers | Status | Action |
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Fund Accounting And Reporting Software Provider | Not on file | | Create |
Performance Measurement & Attribution Platform | Not on file | | Create |
Portfolio Management Software Provider | Not on file | | Create |
Private Equity Software Provider | Not on file | | Create |
Blockchain Infrastructure Provider | Not on file | | Create |
Data Management Solution | Not on file | | Create |
Risk Management Solution | Not on file | | Create |
Innovation In Fund Services (Technology Or Operational Excellence) | Not on file | | Create |
Capital & Research Platforms | Status | Action |
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Capital Introduction & Deal Sourcing 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 |
Other Service Providers | Status | Action |
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Index Provider | 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.
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.