IAS Awards 2006

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

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

  • Sasol 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

  • Group Five Limited

Section VIII: Consumer Products

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

  • Ellerine Holdings Limited

Section X : General Industrial

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

  • Datatec Limited

Section XI: Small Companies

(market capitalisation below R2000 million)

  • Sasfin Holdings Limited

Most Improved Reporting and Communications

  • Apexhi Properties Limited

Best Chairman’s Statement

  • Sasol Limited

Best Company Presentation to the Society during 2006

(companies with market cap above R20-billion)

  • Investec Limited

Best Company Presentation to the Society during 2006

(companies with market cap between R5 – R20 billion

  • Discovery Holdings Limited

Best Company Presentation to the Society during 2006

(companies with market cap below R5 billion)

  • Adcorp Holdings Limited

SAMREC/IAS Award

  • Gold Fields Limited

Sanlam Capital MARKETS/IAS Journal Award

  • Book-to-Market Ratio and Returns on the JSE –
    Investment Analysts Society Journal 63 by Dr CJ Auret and RA Sinclaire