The 24 financial market players who form part of the SA financial blockchain consortium (SAFBC) have been recognised for their blockchain research efforts in the Banker Technology Projects of the Year Awards 2017. The Banker is owned by the Financial Times and is one of the world’s premier banking and finance resources, read in over […]
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Strate Collateral Management Services (SCMS): An automated, compliant Tri-Party Collateral solution that completely meets the market’s collateral needs
Regulation for cleared and non-cleared derivatives has driven the themes of collateral transparency, segregation, collateral tracking , standard reporting requirements and eligibility. Upcoming regulation, such as Secured Funding Transaction Reporting (SFTR), is further driving these themes at a transactional level for securities lending and borrowing, margin lending, commodities lending and borrowing and repurchase transactions. It […]
CloudMargin and South Africa’s First Tri-Party Collateral Agent – Strate Collateral Management – Bring Unprecedented Automation, Efficiencies to South African OTC Derivatives Participants
South African market participants can now enjoy unprecedented automation and straight-through processing by leveraging newly available, integrated cloud-based technology to exchange tri-party SWIFT1 messaging for collateral instructions, settlement and confirmations. CloudMargin, the multi-award winning creator of the world’s first web-based collateral and margin management solution, and Strate, the South African Central Securities Depository (CSD) and […]
CSD Working Group Releases Product Requirements for General Meeting Proxy Voting on Distributed Ledger
CSD Working Group on DLT, an association of Central Securities Depositories working on developing reference products using Distributed Ledger Technology, has released product requirements for the proxy voting business case during the International Securities Services Association (ISSA) Operational Committee meeting in London on April 24, 2017. The document titled “General Meeting Proxy Voting on […]
Finding what it takes to be a conscious company
Strate was named the winner of the Inaugural Conscious Companies Awards held at an evening gala event on 11 May in the northern suburbs of Johannesburg. There has been much to be said about the inclusivity of stakeholders to create and nurture shared value, as opposed to shareholder value, says Strate CEO Monica Singer. […]
The future of South Africa’s capital markets: Far from lacklustre
South Africa has one of the most sophisticated financial markets and has earned a reputation for its sound financial market development. Looking to the next five years, A2X Markets CEO and co-founder Kevin Brady believes the market could become more dynamic and efficient as new exchanges are granted licences. A2X Markets was officially granted […]
Strate has published its 2016 Integrated Report
Strate has published its annual integrated report for the 2016 financial year end. Not only can you learn about Strate’s operating environment and performance highlights, there are a range of infographics and a wealth of information about the history of the company, as well as the current value it creates for its clients, the […]
Strate categorized as a Level 2 Contributor during its 2017 B-BBEE Audit
During the 2017 Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment (B-BBEE) Audit, which was based upon the 2016 Audited Financial Statements, Strate was categorized as a Level 2 Contributor with an overall recognition level of 156.25%. This is Strate’s best contributor status yet in the company’s history. Strate continues to pride itself on the efforts by staff […]
Strate extends its services to a new exchange as ZAR X goes live
Strate, a South African Central Securities Depository (CSD), has welcomed the official go-live of South Africa’s newest bourse, ZAR X, after successfully integrating the exchange into Strate’s clearing and settlement platforms. At the beginning of September 2016, the Financial Services Board notified the market that it had granted ZAR X an exchange licence. Strate […]
‘Liquidity Alliance’ builds blockchain solution for cross-border collateral transfer
Four members of the ‘Liquidity Alliance’ (LA), an international group of central securities depositories (CSDs), are cooperating with Deutsche Börse to launch an initiative leveraging blockchain technology to ease cross-border mobilisation of security collateral. With the planned solution, The Canadian Depository for Securities Limited (CDS), Clearstream (Luxembourg), Strate (South Africa) and VPS (Norway) want to […]
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Companies’ share register information is not restricted by new laws
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Enhancing Industry Knowledge with Exciting new Content on Strate e-Tutor
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Liquidity Alliance will Provide Worldwide Collateral Access to T2S
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South African Financial Blockchain Consortium wins global accolade
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Strate Collateral Management Services (SCMS): An automated, compliant Tri-Party Collateral solution that completely meets the market’s collateral needs
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CloudMargin and South Africa’s First Tri-Party Collateral Agent – Strate Collateral Management – Bring Unprecedented Automation, Efficiencies to South African OTC Derivatives Participants
