THE South Pacific Stock Exchange (SPX) successfully hosted the 2025 SPX Annual Awards last week and helped bring together leaders from Fiji’s business community, government the capital markets and the private sector.
The event marked the revival of the Awards after five years and celebrated outstanding achievements in corporate reporting and market development.
SPX chairperson Nitin Gandhi said the Awards were more than a recognition ceremony.
“They are a catalyst for lifting corporate reporting standards across Fiji.
“We commend the organisations that continue to demonstrate leadership in telling their story with clarity, transparency and purpose,” Mr Gandhi said.
This year’s Awards recognised organisations that demonstrated excellence in both financial and non-financial reporting.
“The close contests across multiple awards highlighted the growing maturity and commitment of organisations to high quality corporate reporting,” SPX said in a statement.
“The SPX Annual Awards will continue as a flagship initiative to recognise excellence, inspire innovation and promote high quality reporting across Fiji’s corporate landscape.”
Officiating at the event, the Minister for Finance Esrom Immanuel commended SPX for reintroducing the Awards and emphasised the important role that the capital markets and corporate reporting play in strengthening investor confidence and supporting Fiji’s economic ambitions.
Among listed companies, the Annual Report of the Year was awarded to Pleass Global Limited, while among unlisted entities, the honour went to Fiji Ports Corporation Limited.
In a historic development marked at the event, the inaugural SPX Lifetime Achievement Award for Capital Market Development was presented to FMF Group Ltd founder and patriarch Hari Punja, recognising his longstanding contribution to Fiji’s capital markets.
The following organisations were recognised for excellence in corporate reporting and contribution to capital market development:
Capital Market Excellence Awards
n Stockbroker Firm Award – Trading Value: FHL Stockbrokers Limited
n Stockbroker Firm Award – Trading Volume: Kontiki Stockbroking Limited
n Stockbroker Firm Award – New Investor Growth: Fiji Stockbrokers Limited
n Capital Raising Facilitation Award: BDO
n Innovative Investor Relations Initiative: Sun Insurance Company Limited
Best Practice Awards
n Excellence in Gender Reporting: Fiji Development Bank
n Excellence in ESG Coverage: Fiji Ports Corporation Limited
Unlisted Company Merit Awards
n Excellence in Presentation and Content – Unlisted: Fiji National Provident Fund
n Excellence in Reporting and Disclosure – Unlisted: Fiji Ports Corporation Limited
Listed Company Merit Awards
n Excellence in Presentation and Content – Listed: Pleass Global Limited
n Excellence in Reporting and Disclosure – Listed: Amalgamated Telecom Holdings Limited
n Best Management Commentary – Listed: Pleass Global Limited
Main Awards
n Annual Report of the Year – Unlisted: Fiji Ports Corporation Limited
n Annual Report of the Year – Listed: Pleass Global Limited
The three-member awards selection committee was chaired by SPX director Lorraine Seeto and comprised of the acting head of School of Accounting, Finance and Economics at the University of the South Pacific Dr Rup Singh and council member at the Fiji Institute of Chartered Accountants (FICA) Reshma Chand.
The 2025 SPX Annual Awards was supported by the Reserve Bank of Fiji and FMF Foods Limited as Gold Sponsors, Sun Insurance Company Limited, Amalgamated Telecom Holdings Limited and Shreedhar Motors as Silver Sponsors, and the Fiji National Provident Fund and ANZ Bank as Bronze Sponsors. Fiji TV was the Electronic Media Partner for the event while The Fiji Times provided support as the Print Media Partner.
