Awards

Our awards and industry recognition reflects our long-standing commitment to exceptional private banking, wealth management and corporate banking.

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Banking & Wealth

Financial Times

Bank of the Year 2025
Best Private Bank and Wealth Manager in South Africa 2025
Best Private Bank and Wealth Manager in South Africa 2024
Best Private Bank and Wealth Manager in South Africa 2023
Best Private Bank and Wealth Manager in South Africa 2022
Best Private Bank and Wealth Manager in South Africa 2021
Best Private Bank and Wealth Manager in South Africa 2020
Best Private Bank and Wealth Manager in South Africa 2019
Best Private Bank and Wealth Manager in South Africa 2018
Best Private Bank and Wealth Manager in South Africa 2017
Best Private Bank and Wealth Manager in South Africa 2016
Best Private Bank and Wealth Manager in South Africa 2015
Best Private Bank and Wealth Manager in South Africa 2014
Best Private Bank and Wealth Manager in South Africa 2013

Raging Bull Awards

Best SA Equity General Fund 2025
Best SA Equity General Fund 2024
Best SA Equity General Fund 2023
Best South African Equity General Fund on a Risk-Adjusted Basis 2023

News24 Business Award

Bank of the Year 2023

Citywire

Best Fund Manager: Equity – South Africa 2023

PWM Global Private Banking Awards

Best Private Bank for Use of Technology in Africa 2026
Best Digital Private Bank in Africa 2026
Best Private Bank in SA 2025
Best Private Bank in SA 2024
Best Private Bank in SA 2023
Best Private Bank in Africa for Philanthropy 2023
Best Branding in Private Banking (Africa) 2023

Euromoney Global Private Banking Awards

Best for Philanthropic Advisory 2025
Best Private Bank in SA for Digital Solutions 2024

Krutham Top Private Banks & Wealth Managers Award

People's Choice for Private Banking 2024

International Banker, Middle East & West Africa

Best Private Bank 2023

DealMakers Awards 2025 - Investec wins as Financial Advisor to Valterra Platinum

ICIB

Structured Products Intelligence (SPi)

Best South African Issuer 2025
Best South African Issuer 2024

DealMakers

Winner Deal of the Year 2025 Valterra Platinum
Winner BEE Deal of the Year 2025 Exxaro Resources | Ntsimbintle Minning
1st by transaction value – Sponsors (General Corporate Finance) 2025
1st by deal flow – Sponsors (General Corporate Finance) 2025
2nd by deal value – Investment Advisers (Mergers & Acquisitions) 2025
2nd by deal flow – Investment Advisers (Mergers & Acquisitions) 2025
2nd by deal value – JSE Sponsors (Mergers & Acquisitions) 2025
3rd by deal flow – JSE Sponsors (Mergers & Acquisitions) 2025
3rd by transaction value – Investment Advisers (General Corporate Finance) 2025
2nd by transaction flow – Investment Advisers (General Corporate Finance) 2025
Top Investment Advisers by Transaction Flow 2023
Top Sponsors by Transaction Value 2023

Air Finance Journal (AFJ)

Revolving Credit Facility Deal of the Year 2022
Africa Deal of the Year 2019
Africa Deal of the Year 2018
Africa Deal of the Year 2016
Africa Deal of the Year 2015
PDP Deal of the Year 2012

Air Finance Africa Awards

African Aviation Finance Award 2024
African Aviation Finance Award 2022
African Aviation Deal of the Year (ACIA transaction) 2022

Aviation 100 Global Leaders Awards

Fund of the Year (Long-Term Performance) – 2020

Corporate Jet Investor Awards

Financier of the Year for Africa Year 2015
Financier of the Year for Africa Year 2014
Financier of the Year for Africa Year 2013
Financier of the Year for Africa Year 2012

Helicopter Investor Deal of the Year Awards

Energy Deal of the Year 2026 - Aviation Finance

Digital Solutions

PWM Wealth Tech

Best Private Bank for use of Technology in Africa 2025

Marketing

Content Marketing Award

Best Content Marketing Programme in Financial Services 2025

General

SAGEA

Employer of Choice (Investment Bank) 2024

The Best Private Bank and Wealth Manager in SA

Ranked as the Best Private Bank and Wealth Manager in South Africa for 13 consecutive years, and the best in Africa for Customer Service, by the Financial Times of London.