IAS Awards 2005

Overall Winner

  • Investec Limited

Section I: Resources – Diamonds, Precious Metals & Minerals, Coal

  • Gold Fields Limited

Section II: Resources – Mining Finance & Other Mineral, Extractors & Mines

  • Bhp Billiton Plc

Section III: Resources – Oil And Gas, Chemicals Steel & Other Metals, Forestry & Paper

  • Mittal Steel South Africa Limited

Section IV: Financial – Banks

  • Absa Group Limited

Section V: Financial – Life Assurance And Insurance

  • Sanlam Limited

Section VI: Financial – General

(Incl. Investment Companies, Speciality & Other Finance & Real Estate)

  • Investec Limited

Section VII: – Basic Industry And Manufacturing

Construction & Building Materials, Engineering And Machinery, Diversified Industrials, Automobiles & Parts

  • Imperial Holdings Limited

Section VIII: Consumer Products

Beverages, Food Producers, Pharmaceuticals, Household Goods, General Retailers, Food And Drug Retailers

  • Mr Price Group Limited

Section IX: Service Sectors

Support Services, Leisure & Hotels, Media,Entertainment And Transport Services)

  • The Bidvest Group

Section X : General Industrial

Electronic And Electrical Equipment, Engineering & Machinery, Information Technology And Telecommunications

  • Allied Technologies Limited

Section IX: Small Companies

(Market Capitalisation Below R2000 Million)

  • Brait South Africa

Most Improved Reporting And Communications

  • Mutual And Federal Insurance Co Ltd

Best Chairman’s Statement

  • Sasol Limited

Best Company Presentation To The Society During 2005

(Companies With Market Cap Above R20-Billion)

  • Firstrand Limited

Best Company Presentation To The Society During 2005

(Companies With Market Cap Between R5 – R20 Billion

  • Discovery Holdings Limited

Best Company Presentation To The Society During 2005

(Companies With Market Cap Below R5 Billion)

  • Datatec Limited

SAMREC/IAS Award

Joint Winners

  • Gold Fields Limited And Harmony Gold Mining Company Limited

Sanlam Capital Markets/IAS Journal Award

  • Winners; Nadine Scher and Chris Muller

“Equity Style and Performance Persistence In South Africa Unit Trusts