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 …
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Social 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 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 …
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