Batseta announces 2016 Imbasa Yegolide Awards shortlist

Batseta - Council of Retirement Funds for South Africa is delighted to announce the short-listed nominee companies for the seventh annual Imbasa Yegolide Awards. These awards honour and pay tribute to service providers who demonstrate professional excellence in their service of retirement funds and are made in a range of 22 categories.

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. 

In addition, the 2016 Imbasa Yegolide Awards are seeking to honour service providers who integrate Treating Customers Fairly (TCF) principles as part of the ethos and value proposition for service excellence within the retirement community. 

“TCF seeks to restore the balance of power from favouring service providers to achieving greater symmetry between them and their clients,” explains Anne-Marie D'Alton, Batseta Chief Executive Officer. “The six TCF outcomes are to be embodied in the products and services on offer throughout the value chain and the product life cycle. They should now become a baseline for excellence in the retirement fund industry.”

The Award ceremony will take place at the Batseta Winter Conference at the Durban ICC on the evening of Monday, 6 June 2016. A dazzling Gala Dinner and an evening of electrifying entertainment are planned, so make sure that you have booked your place at the conference. Visit www.batseta.org.za for more information. 

Shortlist – Imbasa Yegolide Awards 2016 

1.           Risk Benefit Underwriter of the Year

•        FedGroup
•        Momentum Employee Benefits
•        Old Mutual Corporate
•        Sanlam Employee Benefits 

2.           Custodian of the Year

•        Nedbank Corporate
•        Standard Bank 

3.           Equities Manager of the Year

•        Consilium Group
•        Kagiso Asset Management
•        Sanlam Investments 

4.           Manager of Managers of the Year

•        Investment Solutions
•        Old Mutual Multi-Managers
•        Sygnia 

5.           Emerging Asset Manager of the Year

•        Benguela Global Fund Managers
•        Mianzo Asset Managers
•        Perpetua Investment Managers
•        Legacy Africa Fund Managers
•        Cachalia Capital 

6.           Alternative Asset Class Manager of the Year

•        No award made 

7.           Law Firm of the Year

•        Bowman Gilfillan Inc
•        De Klerk and Van Gend Attorneys 

8.           Investment / Asset / Solutions Consultant of the Year

•        GraySwan Investments
•        Mentenova
•        RisCura
•        Robson Savage (Pty) Ltd
•        Selekane Asset Consultants
•        Simeka Consultants and Actuaries 

9.           Training Provider of the Year

•        Investment Consulting and Trustee Services
•        Simeka Consultants and Actuaries 

10.         Overall Investment / Asset Manager of the Year

•        10X Investments
•        Old Mutual Multi-Managers
•        Sygnia 

11.         Employee Benefits Administrator of the Year

•        10X Investments
•        NBC
•        Robson Savage (Pty) Ltd
•        Tennant Administration Services
•        Verso Financial Services (Pty) Ltd 

12.         Employee Benefits Consultant of the Year

•        Alexander Forbes Financial Services
•        NBC
•        Robson Savage (Pty) Ltd
•        Simeka Consultants and Actuaries
•        Tennant Life Benefits 

13.         Transition Manager of the Year

•        No award made 

14.         Trust and Beneficiary Fund Administrator of the Year

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

15.         Tracing Agent of the Year

•        ICTS Tracing Services
•        Khangela Benefit Tracing Services
•        The Data Factory 

16.         Actuarial Firm of the Year

•        Absa Consultants and Actuaries
•        Alexander Forbes Financial Services
•        Momentum
•        Robson Savage (Pty) Ltd
•        Simeka Consultants and Actuaries 

17.         Bond Manager of the Year

•        Futuregrowth Asset Management
•        Prudential Investment Managers 

18.         Balanced Fund Manager of the Year

•        10X Investments
•        Allan Gray (Pty) Ltd
•        Consilium Group
•        Coronation Fund Managers
•        Investment Solutions 

19.         Technology Provider of the Year

•        10X Investments
•        EBNet
•        ICTS Tracing Services                              

20.         Communications and Marketing Provider of the Year

•        Old Mutual Corporate
•        Sanlam
•        Simeka Consultants and Actuaries 

21.         Responsible Investment Manager of the Year

•        No Award made 

22.         Responsible Investment Consultant of the Year

•        GraySwan Investments
•        RisCura
•        Simeka Consultants and Actuaries