Nominees for 2015 Imbasa Yegolide Awards announced

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The awards honour and pay tribute to service providers who demonstrate professional excellence in their service of retirement funds. Awards are made in a range of 24 categories.

Shortlist - Imbasa Yegolide Awards 2015:

Cash Manager of the Year

• Momentum Asset Management
  
• STANLIB Asset Management

Global Manager of the Year

• Foord Asset Management (Pty) Ltd
  
• Coronation Fund Managers
  
• Allan Gray (Pty) Ltd
  
• Investec Asset Management

Custodian of the Year

• Nedbank Corporate
  
• Standard Bank Investor Services

Equities Manager of the Year

• Coronation Fund Managers
  
• Foord Asset Management (Pty) Ltd
  
• Allan Gray (Pty) Ltd
  
• Argon Asset Management
  
• Prudential Investment Managers

Manager of Managers of the Year (Multi-manager)

• Old Mutual Multi-Managers
  
• Investment Solutions
  
• Sygnia
  
• Momentum Manager of Managers

Emerging Asset Manager of the Year

• Prowess Investment Managers
  
• Cachalia Capital
  
• Perpetua Investment Managers
  
• Mianzo Asset Management

Hedge Fund Provider of the Year

• Old Mutual Investment Group
  
• Cadiz Asset Management

Law Firm of the Year

• Jonathan Mort Inc
  
• Fluxmans Attorneys
  
• Bowman Gilfillan Inc
  
• Shepstone & Wylie Attorneys

Investment / Asset Consultant of the Year

• Alexander Forbes Financial Services
  
• Towers Watson
  
• Mentenova
  
• GCI Asset Consulting
  
• Simeka Consultants & Actuaries
  
• RisCura Consulting

Responsible Investment Manager of the Year

• Prescient Investment Management
  
• Futuregrowth Asset Management

Training Provider of the Year

• Cedar Employee Benefits (Pty) Ltd
  
• Investment Consulting & Trustee Services

Overall Investment / Asset Manager of the Year

• Argon Asset Management
  
• 10X Investments
  
• Allan Gray (Pty) Ltd
  
• Coronation Fund Managers
  
• Kagiso Asset Management
  
• Investec Asset Management

Employee Benefit Consultant of the Year

• Absa Consultants and Actuaries
  
• Robson Savage (Pty) Ltd
  
• Tennant Administration Services
  
• Seshego Benefit Consulting
  
• Alexander Forbes Financial Services

Employee Benefit Administrator of the Year

• GIB Employee Benefits
  
• AdminPeople
  
• Verso Financial Services (Pty) Ltd
  
• Absa Consultants and Actuaries
  
• 10X Investments
  
• Robson Savage (Pty) Ltd
  
• Old Mutual Corporate

Absolute Returns Manager of the Year

• Old Mutual Investment Group
  
• Absa Capital
  
• Argon Asset Management
  
• Prescient Investment Management

Transition Manager of the Year

• RisCura Transition
  
• BNP Paribas Cadiz Securities

Trust & Beneficiary Administrator of the Year

• Fairheads Benefit Services (Pty) Ltd
  
• FedGroup
  
• Bophelo Benefit Services (Pty) Ltd

Tracing Agent of the Year

• The Data Factory
  
• ICTS Tracing Services

Actuarial Firm of the Year

• ARGEN Actuarial Solutions
  
• Towers Watson
  
• Absa Consultants and Actuaries
  
• NMG Benefits
  
• Simeka Consultants & Actuaries

Risk Benefit Underwriter of the Year

• Old Mutual Corporate
  
• Reinsurance Group of America, Incorporated
  
• Momentum Employee Benefits
  
• Sanlam Employee Benefits
  
• Hollard Group Risk

Bond Manager of the Year

• Argon Asset Management
  
• Futuregrowth Asset Management
  
• Prescient Investment Management

Balanced Fund Manager of the Year

• Foord Asset Management (Pty) Ltd
  
• 10X Investments
  
• Prudential Investment Managers

Responsible Investment Consultant / Service Provider of the Year

• GraySwan Investments
  
• RisCura Consulting
  
• Prescient Investment Management

Technology Provider of the Year

• 10X Investments
  
• Absa Consultants and Actuaries
  
• EB Net

Member Education Fund Challenge

• Old Mutual SuperFund
  
• Liberty Corporate Selection Umbrella Fund
  
• Natal Joint Municipal Pension Funds

The Imbasa Yegolide Awards serve to highlight the important roles that retirement fund office bearers play in executing their fiduciary duties as Trustees and Principal Officers. The Awards are an important opportunity for Trustees and Principal Officers to make their voices heard.

New category

This year, for the first time, a new category has been introduced to the awards to showcase and recognise consumer education initiatives on the part of retirement funds. The category is called the Member Education Fund Challenge.

Unlike the other categories, where retirement funds nominate their favourite service providers, this category allows funds themselves to compete. The aim of the challenge is to build excellence in member education that will contribute to financial capability and financial well-being.

The award ceremony will take place at the Batseta Winter Conference at Emperors Palace in Johannesburg on Monday, 1 June 2015.