New York, USA; Johannesburg, South Africa; 25thSeptember 2018: Africa investor (Ai), a leading international investment group, today 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 2018 at the NASDAQ, New York during the 12th Ai CEO Institutional Investment Summit.
Commenting on the Ai Awards winners, Hubert Danso, CEO and Vice Chairman of Africa investor, said, “Africa investor is proud to use its global platform to showcase and recognize Africa’s best and most innovative capital market leaders and institutional investors at NASDAQ in New York. This year’s winners are testament to the ever-improving investment climate in Africa. We congratulate them on their success and leadership.”
Most Innovative African Stock Exchange was awarded to the Ghana Stock Exchange, while EFG Hermes was recognised as Best African Investment Bank. Rand Merchant Bank won the Award for Best Africa Research Team. Financial Regulatory Authority of Egypt took the award for most Innovative Capital Markets Regulator.
The Best Performing Broker in Africa went to Auerbach Grayson, while Coronation Global Fund Managers was awarded Best Africa Fund Manager of the Year. African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) was awarded the as Best African Listing of the year. In the Ai Index company categories, Best Performing Ai100 Company was awarded to Botswana Insurance Holdings; Best Performing Ai40 Company went to Attijariwafa Bank. Innscor Africa took the award for Most Innovative Ai SRI 50 Company and GT Bank nabbed the award for Most Innovative Ai SRI 30 Company.
Catherine Lesetedi, Group Chief Executive Officer of Botswana Insurance Holdings, was recognised as Ai100 CEO of the Year. Mohammed el-Kettani, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Attijariwafa Bank took Ai40 CEO of the Year Award and Ai SRI 50 CEO of the Year went to Julian Schonken, CEO of Innscor Africa. Ai SRI 30 CEO of the Year was awarded to Segun Agbaje, Managing Director of GT Bank.
In the Pensions and Sovereign Wealth Funds categories, International Sovereign Wealth Fund Initiative of the Year was awarded to Government of Singapore Investment Corporation (GIC). 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 Chicago Teachers Pension Fund and the Award for African Pension Fund Initiative of the Year was taken by Kenya Power Pension Fund.
Lastly, our prestigious Global Institutional Investment Personality of the Year was awarded to Ms. Arunma Oteh, Treasurer and Vice President of the World Bank Group.
Ai Institutional Investment and Capital Market Awards Winners 2018
- Most Innovative African Stock Exchange
Ghana Stock Exchange
- Best Africa Investment Bank
EFG Hermes
- Best Africa Research Team
Rand Merchant Bank
- Most Innovative Capital Markets Regulator
Financial Regulatory Authority of Egypt
- Best Performing Broker in Africa
Auerbach Grayson
- Best Africa Fund Manager
Coronation Global Fund Managers
- Best African Listing
African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank)
- Best Performing Ai100 Company
Botswana Insurance Holdings Limited
- Best Performing Ai40 Company
Attijariwafa Bank
- Most Innovative Ai SRI 50 Company
Innscor Africa
- Most Innovative Ai SRI 30 Company
GTBank
- Ai100 CEO of the Year
Catherine Lesetedi, Group Chief Executive Officer of Botswana Insurance Holdings
- Ai40 CEO of the Year
Mohammed el-Kettani, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Attijariwafa Bank
- Ai SRI 50 CEO of the Year
Julian Schonken, CEO, Innscor Africa
- Ai SRI 30 CEO of the Year
Segun Agbaje, Managing Director, GTBank
- International Sovereign Wealth Fund Initiative of the Year
Government of Singapore Investment Corporation (GIC)
- African Sovereign Wealth Fund Initiative of the Year
Senegal Strategic Investment Fund (FONSIS)
- International Pension Fund Initiative of the Year
Chicago Teachers Pension Fund
- African Pension Fund Initiative of the Year
Kenya Power Pension Fund
- Global Institutional Investment Personality of the Year
Ms. Arunma Oteh, Treasurer and Vice President of the World Bank Group
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Note to Editors
For more information on the Ai Institutional Investment and Capital Market Awards, contact Tatenda Mutasa on +27 11 783 2431 or tmutasa@africainvestor.com
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