Steadfast has won five awards, including best company in its category, at the annual East Coles Corporate Performance Awards.

It won the company accolade for the S&P/ASX 101-200 financials sector, while Robert Kelly was named best CEO and Stephen Humphrys best CFO.

Steadfast also took the honours for best investment desirability and best growth prospects.

The awards, presented in Sydney last Thursday, are voted on by more than 50 financial services organisations, with equities analysts from fund managers and stock brokerage houses scoring stocks they cover across 25 categories.

East Coles, a financial markets research group, says proceeds from the event will go to Transplant Australia.

James Coghill and the UBS team were named best insurance equities team.

Wesfarmers took out the evening’s top prize, for best company across the S&P/ASX 100.