Africa investor (Ai), a leading international investment and communications group, has announced that African and international business leaders were honoured at the Africa investor (Ai) Institutional Investment and Capital Market Awards, held on the 25th of September 2015 at the Thomson Reuters offices on 195 Broadway, during the 8th Ai CEO Institutional Investment Summit.
Launched in 2007, and linked to the Africa investor (Ai) Index Series, the Ai Institutional Investment and Capital Market Awards are based around the Ai Index Series and are the only pan-African Awards designed to recognise Africa’s best performing stock exchanges, listed companies, investment banks, research teams, regulators, socially responsible companies and sovereign wealth and pension fund investors.
It is a uniquely African capital markets event.
Commenting on the Awards winners, Hubert Danso, CEO and Vice Chairman of Africa investor, said, “Africa investor has long seen the need for a respected platform to provide recognition to Africa’s best and most innovative capital market leaders and institutional investors. We are delighted to be able to say that this year’s winners are our most exciting yet, and are testament to the ever-improving investment climate in Africa.”
Most Innovative African Stock Exchange was awarded to the Stock Exchange of Mauritius, while FBN Capital was recognised as Best African Investment Bank. Standard Bank nabbed the Award for Best Africa Research Team. The Capital Markets Authority of Kenya took Most Innovative Capital Markets Regulator.
The Best Performing Broker in Africa went to Ecobank Securities and Asset Management while Prudential was awarded Best Africa Fund Manager. Samba Foods was recognised as Best African Listing. In the Ai Index company categories, Best Performing Ai100 Company was awarded to Zambia National Commercial Bank; Best Performing Ai40 Company went to Equity Bank; Most Innovative Ai SRI 50 Company was awarded to Dangote Cement, and Most Innovative Ai SRI 30 Company went to GTBank for a second year in a row.
Ai SRI 50 CEO of the Year went to Stephen Olabisi Onasanya, CEO of First Bank Nigeria, while Ai SRI 30 CEO of the Year was awarded to Phillips Oduoza, CEO, UBA Bank, also for a second year in a row.
In the pensions and sovereign wealth funds categories, International Sovereign Wealth Fund Initiative of the Year was awarded to Investment Corporation of Dubai. Senegal’s Strategic Investment Fund (FONSIS) was recognised as African Sovereign Wealth Fund Initiative of the Year. International Pension Fund Initiative of the Year went to the New York State Common Retirement Fund and the Award for African Pension Fund Initiative of the Year was shared by Natal Joint Municipal Pension Fund and the National Social Security Fund, Uganda.
Lastly, African Pension Fund Personality of the Year was awarded to Lesedi Moakofhi for her outstanding work as CEO of the Botswana Public Officers Pension Fund.
