The November issue of Africa Global Funds focuses on the eighth annual AGF Africa Service Providers Awards. The winners combined a mixture of business performance, growth and progress over the 12 months period (from July 2022 to June 2023).

Find out about our outstanding winners on pp.18-31.

We believe that winning AGF Awards helps position your firm as a leader in your sector! We want to extend our sincerest gratitude to our sponsor Standard Bank Group for their continuous support!

In this special issue of Africa Global Funds, some of our winners share their success stories and thought pieces.

• pp. 4-5: In an increasingly competitive brokerage landscape, staying innovative and responsive to clients’ needs is key to success, writes Dharmeshsingh Mohadewo of SBM Capital Markets.
• 6-7: Meanwhile, Husayn Sassa of Axis Fiduciary discusses the role of Private Equity Funds in delivering United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.
• 8: In this issue, Soria Hay of Bravura talks to Africa Global Funds about Bravura Group and recent developments.
• 9: In addition, Jose de la Maza of Aninver Development Partners, shares his thoughts on project finance in Africa.
• 10: This month, Guillaume De Meyer and Emmanuel Maire from Temenos Multifonds discuss the issues impacting asset management firms in South Africa, and how the latest technology can help to address them.
• 12: How Lima Capital LLC's Fund Structuring Strategy facilitated global expansion of a listed insurance company.
• 14: In this edition, we also hear from Shamima Mallam-Hassam and Rajan Rosick of Trident Trust about the firm and its commitment to excellence in African Fund Administration.
• 15: Find out how Finaltus is supporting investment across Africa.
• 16-17: Hari Chaitanya of Standard Bank shares his thoughts on the African pension funds industry and why it is at a pivotal juncture.