In October, employees who form part of Strate’s 2012 Mentorship Programme purchased 150 trees in the Eastern Cape to create a Strate Forest for National Arbour Week …
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Innovative share charity scheme has raised over R2 million for a host of worthy South African causes
Strate Charity Shares (SCS), an innovative scheme designed to get rid of unwanted odd-lots of JSE-listed shares to help a variety of needy causes, this week donated R100 000 – in all R400 000 – to four worthy causes …
Continue readingSocial Media 101
Strate engages and connects with its stakeholders through various means, including the social media arena. With over 500 million ‘users’ on Twitter and 150 million members on LinkedIn, there is a growing emphasis on digital communication …
Continue readingIn memory: Richard (Rick) Gray Cottrell
On Monday, 5 November 2012, Richard Gray Cottrell passed away unexpectedly. Mr Cottrell was the former Chairman of Strate’s Regulatory and Supervisory Committee and an Independent Non-Executive Director of Strate …
Continue readingStrate settles first transactions for de-listed companies
Four recently de-listed companies have chosen to continue to settle their shares electronically via Strate. Strate provides both JSE-listed and any unlisted companies a facility whereby they are able to dematerialise, clear and settle shares in the Strate environment …
Continue readingCollateral Management Seminar Speakers
The Collateral Management Seminar, which is due to take place today, promises to be a highly informative and rewarding function as attendees will be fortunate to learn from a number of high-profile speakers …
Continue readingSegregated Depository Accounts (SDAs) come to the aid of pension funds wanting to invest in hedge funds
A number of stringent conditions have been placed on pension funds that wish to have hedge funds in their portfolios, which must be complied with by November 2012 …
Continue readingSouth Africa’s bonds system to be revamped
At Strate, weʼre planning to revamp our bond clearing and settlement system with new advanced technology that will take the entire market forward using global best practice and standards …
Continue readingLeave nothing to chance with Strate’s upcoming Collateral Management Seminar
The emphasis on risk mitigation has increased significantly for all involved in the financial markets since new regulations such as Basel III, Solvency II and Regulation 28 of the Pension Funds Act were introduced …
Continue readingStrate scores higher in economic transformation rating
Strate has been awarded a level three Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment (B-BBEE) rating by verification agency Empowerdex, with an overall score of 78.44% …
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