Robert Rubin to speak at the Africa investor Index Series Awards and Summit 2010

London, Beijing, Johannesburg, New York, 31 August 2010: Africa investor (Ai), a leading international investment research and communications group, today announced the shortlist for its prestigious annual Africa investor Index Series Awards, to be held at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on the 17th of September 2010.

The Africa investor Index Series Awards are the only international, pan-African awards that recognise and reward Africa’s institutional investors, stock exchanges, best-performing listed companies, stockbrokers and capital market regulators. The awards assess performance between April 2009 and April 2010.

Commenting on the awards Hubert Danso, Vice Chairman and Managing Director, Africa investor said, “We are again delighted to have the opportunity to profile African capital market success stories through the Africa investor Index Series Awards. The quality and quantity of entries received this year is testament to Africa’s increasing appeal to the global investment community”

The Ai Index Series Awards ceremony coincides with the annual Africa investor Index Series Summit held in association with NYSE Euronext. The Summit will bring together international investors, African CEOs, pension funds and capital market professionals to explore investment partnerships in African listed equities.

Confirmed participants and speakers for the Summit include: Robert E Rubin, former Secretary of the United States Treasury and Member of the Africa Progress Panel; Arnold Ekpe, CEO, Ecobank; James Mwangi, CEO, Equity Bank; Geoffrey White, CEO, Lonrho; Karim Hajji, CEO, Casablanca Stock Exchange; Arunma Oteh, Director General, Securities and Exchange Commission, Nigeria; Sunil Benimadhu, CEO, Mauritius Stock Exchange; Rafael Stone, Partner, Foster Pepper PLLC; Ashley Bendell, Associate Director, Equities, Exotix USA; Capital Markets Dynamics; Joseph Boateng, CIO Casey Family Programmes; Stefan Jekel, Managing Director, New York Stock Exchange; Christopher Grune, State Street Global Advisors; Donald Elefson, Portfolio Manager, Harding Loevner; Jim Ovia, Co-founder and Former CEO, Zenith Bank; Beatrice Mkanza, CEO, Lusaka Stock Exchange; John Mudany, Chief Financial Officer, Kengen, Kenya; Mohamed Bichiou, CEO, Tunisian Stock Exchange; Hassan Debbarh, Director General, Cartier Saada, Morocco; Steven Suzzan, Partner, Fulbright Jaworski LLP; Nicolas Clavel, Scipion Capital; Zouhair BENNANI – CEO of Label Vie; Tom McGrath, Senior Investment Officer, New York State Common Retirement Fund; Joel Moser, Partner, Bingham McCutchen LLP; Johan De Bruijn, Investment Portfolio Manager, Emerging Markets Management; Suzanne Bishopric, Director, Investment Management Division, United Nations Joint Staff Pension Fund; Pradeep Paunrana, Managing Director, Athi River Mining, Kenya; David P Sanders, Chief Investment Officer, Abu Dhabi Investment Company - Investment Management, Abu Dhabi (Invest AD); Stephen Olabisi Onasanya, Group Managing Director/CEO, FirstBank Nigeria Plc; Christopher Bush, Executive Director, Russell 20-20; amongst others.

Both the Africa investor Index Series Summit and Awards represent an unprecedented opportunity for international investors and African capital market leaders to explore investment partnerships at the New York Stock Exchange.

The winners for the 2010 Africa investor Index Series Awards will be announced on the 17th of September 2010, at an invitation-only gala ceremony on the trading floor of the New York Stock Exchange.

Summit Sponsors and Partners include: Ecobank, NYSE Euronext, Thomson Reuters, Standard Bank, CNBC, the African Development Bank, CI Capital, Label Vie, the African Securities Exchanges Association, the United Nations Office for Partnerships and the NEPAD Business Group.

Africa investor Index Series Awards 2010 Full Shortlist:

Africa investor 100 CEO of the Year
Othman Bejelloun – Banque Marocaine du Commerce Exterieur
Chris Newton – Stanbic IBTC Bank Nigeria
Samuel Ashitey Adjei – Ecobank Ghana
Ekwunife Okoli – Guinness Ghana Breweries Limited
Hussein Mansi – Bamburi Cement
Semi Adetu – East African Breweries
Mohamed Ferid Ben Tanfous – Arab Tunisian Bank

Africa investor 40 CEO of the Year
Arnold Ekpe – Ecobank Transnational
Abdullahi Sule – Dangote Sugar
Edward Njoroge – KenGen
Tayo Aderinokun – Guaranty Trust Bank
Mohamed El Kettani – Attijariwafa Bank
Abdelwaheb Ben Ayed - Poulina Group Holding
Graham Mackay – SAB Miller

Africa investor SRi50 CEO of the Year
Stephen Olabisi Onasanya – First Bank Nigeria
Linus Gitghi – Nation Media Group
Felice Fabio Piccirillo – Sun Resorts Mauritius
Titus Naikuni – Kenya Airways
David Cutting – Standard Chartered Botswana
Alain Bellissard – SG-SSB
Omar Najii - Societe Tunisienne des Banques

Africa investor SRi30 CEO of the Year
Martin Oduor - Otieno - Kenya Commercial Bank
Tarek Tantawy – Telecom Egypt
Jim Ovia – Zenith Bank
Abdeslam Ahizoune – Maroc Telecom
Pierre-guy Noel – Mauritius Commercial Bank
Anas Sefrioui – Douja Prom Addoha
Nassef Sawiris – Orascom Construction

Best Africa Fund Manager
Investec Asset Management
EFG Hermes
Silk Invest
Renaissance Asset Managers
State Street Global Advisors
Coronation Africa Fund
Emerging Markets Management

Best Africa Investment Bank
Renaissance Bank Investment Bank
Morgan Stanley
Standard Bank
Citi Bank
JP Morgan
CI Capital
BMCE Capital

Best Africa Research Team
Standard Bank
African Alliance
Renaissance Capital
Deutsche Bank
Morgan Stanley
CI Capital
EFG Hermes

Best African IPO
National Insurance Corporation Uganda
Wilderness Safaris Botswana
Juhayna Food Industries Egypt
Life Healthcare SA
African Barrick Gold
CFAO
Optimum Coal

Best Performing Broker in Africa
African Alliance
Renaissance Capital
Auerbach and Grayson
Kestrel Capital
Afrinvest (West Africa) Limited
Stanbic IBTC Stockbrokers Ltd
Integra Bourse Morocco

Best Performing Africa investor 100 Company
Ghana Commercial Bank
Stanbic Uganda
Benue Cement Company Nigeria
Co-operative Bank Kenya
Banque Centrale Populaire Morocco
Letshego Botswana
Commercial International Bank Egypt

Best Performing Africa investor 40 Company
Equity Bank Kenya
TMG Holdings Egypt
Celtel Zambia
Ecobank Transnational
Attijariwafa Bank
Lafarge Morocco
Nigerian Breweries

Best Performing Africa investor Sri30 Company
State Bank of Mauritius
Douja prom addoha
Orascom Construction
Safaricom
Standard Bank
Maroc Telecom
EFG Hermes

Best Perfoming Africa investor Sri50 Company
Mobinil
Kenya Power and Lights Corporation
Zambia Sugar
Naiade Resorts Mauritius
Kenya Airways
Ecobank Transnational
Tanzania Portland Cement

Most Innovative African Stock Exchange
The Egyptian Exchange (EGX)
Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE)
The Stock Exchange of Mauritius (SEM)
Tunisia Stock Exchange (BVMT)
Casablanca Stock Exchange
Ghana Stock Exchange (GSE)
Lusaka Stock Exchange (LUSE)

Most Innovative Capital Markets Regulator
Capital Markets Authority - Kenya
Morocco Capital Market Authority
Capital Market Authority Egypt
Financial Services Board South Africa
Securities and Exchange Commission Ghana
Financial Services Commission Mauritius
Nigeria Securities and Exchange Commission

Best Risk Adjusted Performance by an African/South African Hedge Fund
Scipion Capital
Catalyst Fund Managers
RMB Asset Management (Pty) Ltd
Visio Capital Management
I Capital
Kadd Capital
Cadiz Holdings

ENDS**

Notes to Editors

For more information on the Africa investor Index Series Summit, contact Emma Sayers on +27 11 783 2431 or esayers@africa-investor.com.

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