FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Johannesburg, South Africa – 01/12/2025
The Association of Black Securities and Investment Professionals (ABSIP) successfully hosted the prestigious ABSIP Financial Services Sector Awards 2025 on 27 November at the Sandton Convention Centre. The landmark event celebrated exceptional achievement, transformation, and ethical leadership within the financial services industry, while concurrently marking the organisation’s significant 30th Anniversary.
The gala dinner brought together industry leaders, professionals, and stakeholders to honour those driving progress and inclusivity. In a powerful keynote address, Ms Tryphosa Ramano underscored the critical pillars of ethical leadership, corporate accountability, and the collective duty of the sector to foster sustainable and inclusive economic growth.
Reflecting on the occasion, ABSIP President Ms Mohau Polo Leteka stated: “This 30th-anniversary celebration was more than an awards ceremony; it was a testament to three decades of unwavering commitment to the advancement of black professionals and the transformation of South Africa’s financial landscape. We honoured not just individual excellence tonight, but the collaborative spirit that propels our industry forward.”
ABSIP extends its profound gratitude to its partners, whose generous support was instrumental to the event’s success.
The evening culminated in the recognition of the 2025 award winners, whose work exemplifies the highest standards of professionalism and innovation:
ABSIP Financial Services Sector Awards 2025 Winners:
- Best Asset Allocator of the Year: Rand Water Provident Fund
- Best Asset Multi-Manager: Alexforbes Multi-Manager
- Best Private Equity Fund Manager: Mahlako A Phahla Investments
- Best Specialised Private Markets Fund: Prescient Investment Managers
- Best Hedge Fund Manager: Terebinth Capital
- Best Black Fund Manager/Team – Equities: Perpetua Investment Managers
- Best Black Fund Manager/Team – Listed Property: Old Mutual Investment Group
- Best Black Fund Manager/Team – Multi-Asset & Global Assets: Camissa Multi Asset Team
- Best Black Fund Manager/Team – Fixed Income: Prowess Investment Managers
- Sustainability Award: Ninety One
- Woman Leadership Award (ABSIP–FSTC): Relebohile Malahleha (Executive: Strategic Finance & Treasury, Barloworld)
- Student Leader of the Year: Relebohile Pheko (Stellenbosch University)
- Student Chapter of the Year: Nelson Mandela University
- Mxolisi Mbetse Award for Outstanding Black Young Professional: Reabetswe Kungwane (Senior Investment Specialist, Ninety One)
- Greg Boyd Award for Contribution to ABSIP: Mutle Mogase (Pioneer in black-owned private equity fund management)
Mutle Mogase received the evening’s highest honour — the Greg Boyd Award for Contribution to ABSIP. His influence on ABSIP has been nothing short of catalytic. From the organisation’s earliest days, Mr. Mogase played a formative role in shaping ABSIP’s direction and strengthening its voice within the industry. Over the years, he has remained a steadfast supporter, generously offering guidance, wisdom and unwavering commitment to the organisation’s mission.
As ABSIP embarks on its next chapter, the organisation reaffirms its dedication to shaping a more equitable, robust, and transformed financial services sector for the next 30 years and beyond.
Best Regards,
ABSIP National