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Strate launches Corporate Action Services

Strate is pleased to announce the creation of the Equities Corporate Action Subscription Services (ECASS). The product / service is aimed at assisting users to obtain standardised corporate action information …

True segregation of clients’ assets provides investor protection

As South Africa’s Central Securities Depository (CSD), we have introduced Segregated Depository Accounts (SDAs) to take advantage of enhanced legal protection for investors. Many financial institutions and investors have called for higher levels of transparency, increased regulation and improved access to their assets…

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Cash-based collateral dethroned

In a world scared by the events of 2008, considerable questions have been put forward regarding the mitigation of counter-party credit risk, the protection and use of collateral, and greater demands on transparency within the financial services arena…

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