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CSD 11 Feedback
Elli Lechtman, Strate Ltd
AECSD Conference
9-10 September 2010
About Strate
 Licensed Central Securities Depository for the electronic settlement of financial
instruments in South Africa.
Strate's core purpose is to mitigate risk, bring efficiencies to the South Africa’s
financial markets and improve its profile as an investment destination.
 Strate handles the settlement of a number of securities including equities and
bonds for the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) as well as a range of derivative
products such as warrants, Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs), retail notes and tracker
funds.
Recent Achievements
 Implementation of a fully dematerialised Money Market Instruments System
with over ZAR 323.55 Billion (EURO 32.36 Billion) held in Custody. The system is a
global first considering the degree of straight-through-processing (STP) that has
been built.
Strate has become a fully licensed SWIFT Service Bureau, capable of offering a
variety of SWIFT-related services to our clients and global custodians.
Implementation of a world-class, global best practice Corporate Actions
System. System is capable of processing 67 types of Corporate Action events,
provider the users with a completely new user interface and offers far greater
automation/STP than ever before.
AMEDA
 Africa and Middle East Depository Association (AMEDA) is proud to be hosting
the CSD11 Conference in Cape Town, South Africa.
AMEDA was established in April 2005 and has 23 member countries
 AMEDA is a non-profit organization comprised of Central Securities
Depositories and Clearing Houses in AFRICA & The MIDDLE EAST
 AMEDA's main purpose is to be a forum for the exchange of information and
experiences among its members in a spirit of mutual cooperation and to promote
best practice recommendations in services such as securities depository,
clearance, settlement, and risk management.
Save the Date: 13-15 April 2011
Where in South Africa?
Beautiful Cape Town
Cape Town
 Situated on the southwestern tip of Africa, Cape Town is recognised as one of
the most beautiful places on earth. Offering a range of attractions, breathtaking
sights and endless activities, it is a year-round holiday destination with friendly
people, a mild climate and rich cultural heritage.
 Top tourist attractions:
Table Mountain
Wine lands / wine route
Victoria & Alfred Waterfront (shopping)
Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens
Robben Island & Cape Point
Hotel - Grand Westin Arabella Quay
 A five star hotel situated on the outskirts of the
central business district in the shadow of Table
Mountain and overlooking the city’s harbour and
Atlantic ocean.
 Less than 30 minutes from the airport
 Walking distance to the Victoria and Alfred
Waterfront
 Three and four star accommodation available
within walking distance
 South Africa is one of the most cost-effective
destinations with a favourable exchange rate for
most visitors.
High Level Programme
Tuesday, 12 April 2011
Time
Agenda item
From 8:00am
Registration
2:00pm – 5:00pm
Visit to Greenpoint football stadium in Cape Town
Evening at leisure
High Level Programme
Day 1: Wednesday, 13 April 2011
Time
Agenda item
From 8:00am
Registration
9:00am – 11:00am
Regional Association Meetings
11:00am – 11:30am
Refreshment break
11:30am – 1:00pm
Regional Association Meeting cont
1:00pm – 2:00pm
Finger lunch
2:00pm – 2:30pm
Welcome address and AMEDA overview
2:30pm – 3:15pm
Session 1
3:15pm – 4:00pm
Session 2
5:00 pm
Bus departs for opening cocktail function
High Level Programme
Day 2: Thursday, 14 April 2011
Time
Agenda item
9:00am – 9:15am
Opening remarks
9:15am – 9:45am
Keynote address
9:45am – 10:30am
Session 3
10:30am – 11:00am
Refreshment break
11:00am – 11:45am
Session 4
11:45am – 12:00pm
Group photo
12:00pm – 1:30pm
Lunch
1:30pm – 2:15 pm
Session 5
2:15pm – 3:00pm
Session 6
3:00pm – 3:30pm
Refreshment break
3:30 pm – 4:30pm
Breakaway session (A) – Two concurrent sessions
4:30pm – 5:00pm
Reporting session from stream
6:30pm
Bus depart for evening function
High Level Programme
Day 3: Friday, 15 April 2011
Time
Agenda item
9:00am – 9:15am
Opening remarks
9:15am – 9:45am
Keynote address
9:45am – 10:30am
Session 7
10:30am – 11:00am
Refreshment break
11:00am – 11:45am
Breakaway session (B) - Two concurrent sessions
11:45am – 12:15pm
Reporting session from stream
12:15pm – 1:45pm
Lunch
1:45pm – 3:15pm
What next? Chairpersons and CEOs reflect
3:15pm – 3:30pm
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3:30pm – 4:00pm
Closing remarks
5:15pm
Bus depart for closing function
Social events
Welcome cocktail party:
Camps Bay beach
Gala Dinner:
Kirstenbosch Botanical
Gardens
African Dinner:
Moyo at Spier Wine Estate
Spouse Programme
• Exciting leisure activities for spouses
visiting Cape Town
• Including tours of Table Mountain,
Robben Island, the Aquarium and
V&A Waterfront (shopping)
• Some activities are weather
permitting
Flight information
Best to fly to Cape Town directly or via Johannesburg
• Airlines directly to Cape Town:
Air Berlin
Air Mauritius
Air Namibia
British Airways (International)
Civair Airways
Emirates
Etihad Airways
Kenya Airways
KLM
Lufthansa
Malaysia Airlines
Qatar Airways
Singapore Airlines
South African Airways
TAAG Angola Airlines
Virgin Atlantic Airways
Other information
• Language – English is widely spoken and the official
language of the conference
• Weather – April is usually sunny weather (26 degrees)
with blue skies and sporadic rain
• Currency – ZAR (Rands) equivalent to approximately:
1EUR = R 9.80 or US$1 = R 7.70
• Time zone – two hours ahead of GMT
Registration
• Registration for CSD11 is now open
• Early bird registration ZAR 12 000 (approx EUR 1200)
• Standard registration ZAR 13 000 (approx EUR 1300)
• Late registration
ZAR 15 000 (approx EUR 1500)
• Spouse programme
ZAR 4 000 (approx EUR 400)
• Early bird special runs until 31 September 2010
• Standard registration runs until 31 December 2010
• Website includes information on AMEDA, Cape Town,
Spouse Tours, sponsors details and other information.
• Visit www.csd11.net to register
Sponsorship Opportunities
• There are numerous sponsorship opportunities
available
• Ideal opportunity for sponsors to showcase
themselves and network with CSD from around the
world, regulators, central banks, vendors, international
banks and custodians as well as many other
stakeholders in the capital markets
• Further details available from Strate or MCDR
Thank You