Stand Out as a Leader in African Fund Services at the 11th Annual AGF Service Providers Awards

AGF Service Providers
Awards 2026

brought to you by Africa Global Funds

About the Awards

It is FREE to enter; there are 42 categories, all rewarding excellence in African Asset Servicing



About event

Gain industry-wide recognition and elevate your brand by participating in the 2026 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.

Why Enter?
  • Global Recognition: Be celebrated as a top-tier service provider in the African investment space.
  • Industry Prestige: Join an elite group of winners driving change and setting new benchmarks in fund services.
  • Strategic Visibility: Showcase your capabilities to institutional investors and decision-makers across Africa.
  • 📅 Submission Deadline: September 5, 2026
  • 📊 Judging Period: July 2025 - June 2026
  • Submissions will be accepted via the online entry system only! Submit a separate entry for each category.
Exclusive Media Feature Opportunity

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.

Should you require any further information on the Awards or sponsorship opportunities, please do not hesitate to contact:
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Gain recognition. Build influence. Celebrate excellence. Submit your entry for the 2026 AGF Awards today!

Entry requirements

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 2025 - June 2026.

  • Submissions will be accepted via the online entry system only.
  • Submissions Deadline: September 5, 2026
  • All information submitted will be for the use of judging and will remain confidential.
Methodology

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:

  • The entry fulfils the stated award criteria
  • Clear identification of the service objectives
  • Evidence of a satisfactory client outcome
  • Key differentiators of your service
  • The use of innovation and/or technology brought to the task
  • Levels of ongoing service and support to the client
  • Levels of Best Practice

Those judged best in their category will progress to the finalist stage. The 2026 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.

Confidentiality

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.

Judging guidelines

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 Judging panel

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.

2026 Shortlist Announced

We congratulate the following companies for making the shortlist!



Category Shortlisted Firms
Advisory Firm – Private Equity
  • Bravura
  • Verdant Capital
  • Enexus Finance
  • I&M Burbidge Capital
Advisory Firm – Corporate Finance
  • Verdant Capital
  • S Corporate Advisors
  • EFG Hermes
  • Wegagen Capital Investment Bank
  • Enexus Finance
  • Bravura
Independent Advisory Firm
  • Verdant Capital
  • EFG Hermes
  • Bravura
  • Enexus Finance
  • Valeo Capital
SME Financier
  • Verdant Capital
  • EFG Hermes
  • Sourcefin
Investment Survey Provider
  • Alexforbes
  • Verdant Capital
  • Motswedi
Banking & Custody Provider – Sub-Custodian
  • Standard Chartered
  • Standard Bank
  • Ecobank
Derivatives Clearing Provider
  • NG Clearing
  • Standard Bank
  • JSE Clear
Securities Financing & Lending Provider
  • Absa
  • Strate
  • Standard Bank
Brokerage Services
  • SBM Holdings
  • EFG Hermes
  • Avior Capital Markets
Prime Broker
  • SBM Holdings
  • EFG Hermes
  • Prime Financials
CIS Trustee Services
  • Standard Bank
  • United Capital Trustees
  • Fides Trustees
Fund Administrator – Hedge Funds
  • PIM Capital
  • ONS FinServ
  • Apex Group
Fund Administrator – Traditional/UCITS-Style Investment Funds
  • Intercontinental Trust Limited
  • Apex Group
  • ChiLin Global Fiduciary Services
Fund Administrator – Private Equity Funds Over $20bn
  • Citco
  • IQ-EQ
  • Alter Domus
Fund Administrator – Private Equity Funds Under $20bn
  • Intercontinental Trust
  • ONS FinServ
  • Trident Trust
  • Axis Fiduciary
Fund Administrator – Real Estate & Infrastructure Funds
  • Ocorian
  • Intercontinental Trust Limited
  • Apex Group
Investment Administrator – Pension Funds
  • Standard Bank
  • Alexforbes
  • Apex Group
Legal Services – Investment Funds
  • Bowmans
  • Epena Law
  • Webber Wentzel
Legal Services – Private Equity
  • Bowmans
  • Webber Wentzel
  • Charles Russell Speechlys
Regulatory Compliance or Hosting Services
  • Afriwise
  • RealFin
  • eComply
Fund Accounting & Reporting Software Provider
  • Pacific Fund Systems
  • Multifonds
  • Fundamental Software
Performance Measurement & Attribution Platform
  • Confluence Technologies
  • Neoxam
  • Vidrio Financial
Portfolio Management Software Provider
  • Fundamental Software
  • Neoxam
  • Vidrio Financial
Private Equity Software Provider
  • Lemina
  • Multifonds
  • Intapp DealCloud
Data Management Solution
  • BNY
  • Neoxam
  • Vidrio Financial
Risk Management Solution
  • Vidrio Financial
  • BlackRock
  • Confluence Technologies
Capital Introduction & Deal Sourcing Platform
  • African Alliance
  • Asoko Insight
  • Capital Connect Africa
Research and Data Provider – Capital Markets
  • EFG Hermes
  • African Alliance
  • One Africa Markets
Index Provider
  • S&P Dow Jones Indices
  • EFG Hermes
  • MarketVector Indexes
Marketing & Communications Consultancy
  • Flow Communications
  • Frontier Intelligence
  • Gong Communications

Judges

The judges are carefully selected for their wealth of experience and expertise, as well as their absence of conflicts of interest.



Judging guidelines

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.