OUR OPERATING UNITS CONTINUE TO FOCUS ON THEIR CORE STRENGTHS, RESULTING IN AWARDS FOR PERFORMANCE AND INNOVATION

While our focus is not on winning awards, we appreciate it when we - together with our staff and the clients that support us - are rewarded for positive performance, outstanding service delivery and leadership. It’s about celebrating the success of our teams who make it possible.

These awards are attributed to the role the company’s values play in our service standards, and in providing innovation and forward-thinking service delivery to our clients.

Investment Management 

2022 ABSIP Financial Services Sector Awards

• Winner:  Women in Leadership Award - Letshego Rankin
• Runner-up:  Listed Debt Award - Prescient Credit Team
• Top 3: ESG Strategy Award - Prescient ESG Committee
• Top 3: Global Equities Award - Prescient Equity Team

2021 Raging Bull Award

• Prescient Yield QuantPlus Fund - Best SA Interest-Bearing short-term fund on a risk adjusted basis

2020 Raging Bull Award

• 3rd Best Performing SA Manager of the Year

2019 PlexCrown Fund Ratings Survey - Second Quarter 2019

• Top South African asset manager of actively managed unit trust funds.  Results are based on risk-adjusted performance over five years, taking into account consistency of performance and the amount of risk a manager takes in achieving that performance.

2019 27four BEE.conomics Survey

• Recognition for its strong empowerment credentials and status as a large BEE investment manager in South Africa.

2017 Raging Bull Awards

• Prescient Income Provider Fund – Best SA Interest-Bearing Fund

2016 Raging Bull Awards

• Prescient Income Provider Fund – Best SA Interest-Bearing Fund

2016 Raging Bull Certificates

• Prescient Income Provider Fund – Top Performance in SA Multi-Asset Class
• Prescient Income Provider Fund – Top Performance on the basis of risk-adjusted returns

2015 Raging Bull Awards

• Prescient Income Provider Fund - Best SA Interest-Bearing Fund

2015 Raging Bull Certificates

• Prescient Income Provider Fund - Top Performance in SA Multi-Asset Class
• Prescient Income Provider Fund - Top Performance on the basis of risk adjusted returns

2015 Batseta Imbasa Yegolide Awards

• Bond Manager of the Year
• Responsible Investment Consultant / Service Provider of the Year
• Nominated in Absolute Return Manager of the Year category
• Nominated in Responsible Investment Manager of the Year category

2014 Raging Bull Award

• Positive Return - Best SA Multi-Asset Medium Equity Fund
• Positive Return - Best SA Multi-Asset Medium Equity Fund on a risk adjusted basis

2014 Morningstar

• Nominated in Diversified Bond category
• Nominated in Global Bond category

2013 POA Imbasa Yegolide

• Absolute Return Manager of the Year

Securities

2023 Financial Mail Ranking the Analysts

• 1st Place:  Diversified Industrials
• 1st Place:  Forestry and Paper
• 3rd Place:  Administrative Efficiency
• 3rd Place:  Computing & Electronics
• 3rd Place:  Derivatives
• 4th Place:  Construction, Building Materials & Machinery
• 4th Place:  Resources Small & Medium Market Cap Companies
• 5th Place:  Financial & Industrial Small & Medium Cap Companies
• 3rd Place:  Execution: Derivatives
• 4th Place:  Execution: Fixed Income Securities
• 5th Place:  Execution: Equities
• 3rd Place:  Small Black Stockbroker

2022 JSE Spire Awards 

• 2nd Place: Best Agency Broker - Bonds
• 3rd Place:  Best Agency Broker - Listed FX Futures
• 3rd Place:  Best Agency Broker - Listed FX Options
• 3rd Place:  Best Agency Broker - Listed Interest Rate Derivatives

2022 Financial Mail Ranking the Analysts

• 1st Place:  Forestry & Paper 
• 1st Place:  Diversified Industrials
• 1st Place:  Financial & Industrial Small & Medium Cap Companies
• 1st Place:  Computing & Electronics
• 2nd Place: Small Black Stockbroker
• 3rd Place:  Investment Companies
• 4th Place:  Food Producers
• 4th Place:  Quantitative Analysis
• 6th Place:  Construction, Building Materials & Machinery
• 6th Place:  Derivatives
• 8th Place:  Execution: Derivatives
• 9th Place:  Execution: Equities

2021 JSE Spire Awards 

• 1st Place:  Best Agency Broker - Listed Interest Rate Derivatives
• 2nd Place:  Best Agency Broker - Listed FX Futures
• 2nd Place:  Best Agency Broker - Bonds
• 3rd Place:  Best Agency Broker - Listed FX Options

2021 Financial Mail Ranking the Analysts

• 1st Place:   Computing & Electronics 
• 1st Place:   Forestry & Paper
• 2nd Place:  Small Black Stockbroker
• 2nd Place:  Risk Management
• 3rd Place:  Derivatives Analysis
• 3rd Place:  Diversified Industrials
• 4th Place:  Execution: Derivatives
• 4th Place:  Financial & Industrial Small & Medium Cap
• 5th Place:  Food Producers
• 5th Place:  Quantitative Analysis
• 6th Place:  Innovative Research
• 6th Place:  Execution: Fixed Income
• 10th Place: Administrative Efficiency

2020 JSE Spire Awards 

• 1st Place:  Best Agency Broker - Listed Interest Rate Derivatives
• 1st Place:  Best Agency Broker - Listed FX Options
• 2nd Place:  Best Agency Broker - Listed FX Futures
• 2nd Place:  Best Agency Broker - Bonds

2020 Financial Mail Ranking the Analysts

• 1st Place:  Forestry & Paper 
• 1st Place:  Risk Management 
• 2nd Place:  Top Small Black Stockbroker
• 2nd Place:  Young Analyst of the Year (Non-Equity)
• 2nd Place:  Computing & Electronics
• 2nd Place:  Quantitative Analysis
• 3rd Place:  Diversified Industrials 
• 3rd Place:  Derivatives Analysis
• 6th Place:  Hotels, Travel & Leisure
• 6th Place:  Financial & Industrial Small & Medium Cap

2019 JSE Spire Awards 

• 1st Place:  Best Agency Broker - Listed Interest Rate Derivatives
• 1st Place:  Best Agency Broker - Listed FX Futures
• 1st Place:  Best Agency Broker - Listed FX Options
• 3rd Place:  Best Agency Broker - Bonds

2019 Financial Mail Ranking the Analysts

• 1st Place:  Young Analyst of the Year (Non-Equity) 
• 1st Place:  Computing & Electronics 
• 2nd Place:  Quantitative Analysis 
• 2nd Place:  Risk Management 
• 3rd Place:  Forestry & Paper
• 3rd Place:  Derivatives Analysis 
• 3rd Place:  Innovative Research (Equity & Non-Equity)
• 3rd Place:  Execution: Derivatives

2018 JSE Spire Awards 

• 1st Place:  Best Agency Broker - Listed Forex Options
• 2nd Place: Best Agency Broker - Bonds
• 3rd Place:  Best Agency Broker - Listed Interest Rate Derivatives
• 3rd Place:  Best Agency Broker - Listed Forex Futures
• 4th Place:  Best Dealing Team - Equity Delta One Derivatives
• 5th Place:  Best Research Team - Quantitative Research
• 5th Place:  Best Team - Inflation Linked Bonds

2018 Financial Mail Ranking the Analysts

• 1st Place:  Computing & Electronics 
• 1st Place:  Risk Management
• 2nd Place:  Quantitative Analysis 
• 2nd Place:  Derivatives Analysis 
• 2nd Place:  Execution - Derivatives
• 3rd Place:  Young Analyst of the Year 
• 3rd Place:  Hotels, Travel & Leisure 
• 3rd Place:  Forestry & Paper
• 5th Place:  Resources Small & Medium Cap
• 8th Place:  Execution - Fixed Interest

Fund Services

Prescient Fund Services uses Eagle Investment Systems as its primary administration system. The business unit received an award from Eagle for innovative use of its software.

2022 Africa Global Funds Service Provider Awards

• Best Fund Administrator:  Hedge Funds
• Best Fund Administrator:  Overall South Africa

2021 Africa Global Funds Service Provider Awards

• Best Fund Administrator:  Hedge Funds
• Best Fund Administrator: Private Equity Funds under $20bn

2020 Africa Global Funds Service Provider Awards

• Best Fund Administrator:  Hedge Funds

2019 Africa Global Funds Service Provider Awards

• Best Fund Administrator:  Private Equity Funds under $20bn

2018 Africa Global Funds Service Provider Awards

• Best Hedge Fund Administrator in Africa
• Best Fund Administrator: Private Equity Funds under $20bn

2017 Africa Global Funds Service Provider Awards

• Best Hedge Fund Administrator in Africa