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Top Private Banks and Wealth Managers Awards 2025 – Industry report

Private banks and wealth managers in South Africa are renowned for providing quality services to their clientele but which are the best? In the 14th edition of the Top Private Banks and Wealth Managers survey, clients ranked their wealth managers and private bankers on a range of products and services. The rankings feed into the overall scores to determine the winners in numerous archetypes. 

The overall winners are: 

  • Top Wealth Manager award (Large Institutions) – PSG Wealth
  • Top Wealth Manager award (Boutique firms) – Rand Swiss
  • Top Private Bank award – RMB Private Bank
  • Wealthy Family award – Absa Wealth and Investment
  • Lump-sum investor, Retiree, Executive and Entrepreneur awards – PSG Wealth
  • Young Professional award – Rand Swiss
  • People’s Choice Wealth Management – Sterling Private Wealth
  • People’s Choice Private Banking – Investec Private Bank
  • Top Relationship Manager – Dirk van Antwerpen – PSG Wealth
  • Top Private Banke – Hannalie van der Nest – Absa Private Bank