AMEDA
Strate became a member of the African and Middle-Eastern Depositories Association (AMEDA) in 2007. AMEDA's main purpose is to be a forum for the exchange of information and experiences among its members in a spirit of mutual cooperation and to promote best practice recommendations in services such as securities depository, clearance, settlement, and risk management. AMEDA's goal is also to support local markets in their efforts to adopt securities market regulations, while considering their specific circumstances and to serve as a dialogue channel with other organizations worldwide. AMEDA is formed for the benefit of its Member community, as an elective, inter-professional and regional facility to foster a spirit of cooperation, reciprocity and harmony among members, to achieve those objectives it determines from time to time.
For more visit: www.ameda.org.eg
ACSDA
Strate is a member of The American Central Securities Depository Association (ACSDA). Strate was invited to join ACSDA as South Africa shares a common interest with the emerging South American markets. ACSDA is made up of CSDs in North, Central and South America. ACSDA's main purpose is to be a forum for the exchange of information and experiences among its members in a spirit of mutual co-operation and to promote the best practice recommendations in services such as securities depository, clearing, settlement and risk management
The benefits for Strate to be part of these two international associations are:-
- The attendance of yearly conferences regarding the latest issues, trends and developments in the industry;
- Contact with other CSDs for advice and recommendations;
forum to discuss issues affecting emerging markets;
- As the USA and Canada are leading the way forward in terms of industry initiatives, this will allow Strate to learn from their experiences without the need to reinvent what already exists in this industry; and
- Representation at an international forum.
For more visit: www.acsda.org
ECSDA
The European Central Securities Depositories Association (ECSDA) was formed in 1997 in Madrid in order to provide a forum for CSDs to exchange views and take forward projects of mutual interest. At the beginning of its activity, the work programme of ECSDA was focused on technical aspects of secure and efficient cross border settlement, through the introduction of the Eurolinks network. ECSDA has developed complete standards for cross-border settlement (free of/against payment) of securities transactions and for automated support of corporate actions, ranging from cash dividends to more complex events such as rights. In support, a model agreement was drafted to provide legal guidelines for establishing links between (I)CSDs.
ECSDA is composed by 42 (I) CSDs situated in the geographical area of Europe.
For more visit: www.ecsda.com
ACG
The Asia-Pacific Central Securities Depository Group (ACG) was formed in November 1997 as an informal international organization with the objective to facilitate the exchange of information and to promote mutual assistance among member securities depositories and clearing organizations in the Asia Pacific region.
ACG's objective is to facilitate the exchange of information and to promote mutual assistance among member securities depositories and clearing organizations in the Asia Pacific region.
For more visit: www.acgcsd.org
AECSD
The Association of Eurasian Central Securities Depositories (AECSD) unites the Central Securities Depositories of the CIS countries. The Association's mission is to develop and enhance depository operations, create a common depository "environment", and integrate the CSDs of the CIS countries into the global securities settlement system.
The start of the AECSD activities was in 2001, when its members gathered in Tashkent for the first international seminar, "Integration of Depository Systems as the Basis for Efficient Interaction on International Securities Markets". At the event, the securities industry members were able for the first time to discuss freely the matters relating to the interaction among the CSDs of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS).
For more visit: www.aecsd.com