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 …
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Segregated 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% …
Continue readingStrate recognised as a Southern African Best Company to Work For in 2012 Deloitte survey
Strate has been voted the Southern African best company to work for regional winner in the 2012 Deloitte ‘Best Company To Work For’ Survey’s small company category …
Continue readingBankserv Africa forges relationship with Strateʼs SWIFT Services
After a long-standing working relationship with the BankservAfrica group, we are excited to have Africaʼs largest automated payments clearing house join and utilise Strateʼs SWIFT infrastructure ..
Continue readingBuilding resilience to withstand the unexpected – The new CPSS IOSCO recommendations
Turn back the clock five years and many thought that large banks were too big to fail. The events of 2008 have reversed this perception and financial institutions and regulators are looking to create stability …
Continue readingFinancial market experts: Crisis is not over
On October 2nd 2012, the financial industry gathered at a conference hosted at the Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS) to hear from influential leaders as to whether the financial market could be sitting on the cusp of another crisis. In response, they believe the crisis is not yet over …
Continue readingSouth Africa inches into the top 3 spot in a World Economic Forum report
South Africa’s financial market development rank has climbed to third in the World Economic Forum’s The Global Competitiveness Report 2012-2013, from fourth in the prior year, scoring 5.7 out of 7 …
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