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JIBAR-to-ZARONIA transition status dashboard

Strate has launched the JIBAR-to-ZARONIA transition status dashboard, a digital platform that gives market participants direct access to transition information and market progress statistics on South Africa’s benchmark reform programme.
The dashboard provides a single, authoritative source of transition information, sourced from Strate’s approved

Strate supports SA Home Loans’ R1,25 billion bond issuance

SA Home Loans has issued bonds totalling R1,25 billion under its Amber House programme, digitally settled and recorded through Strate’s infrastructure.

Umthombo Wealth joins Strate’s e-Voting platform

Umthombo Wealth has joined our e-Voting platform and can now process voting instructions via our digital solution. The onboarding marks another step in growing our digital shareholder meeting solution across South Africa’s financial market ecosystem.

NEO Energy Metals joins Strate’s cross-border removals process

NEO Energy Metals PLC has been successfully enabled on Strate’s cross-border removals process through our direct central securities depository link with Euroclear, effective 1 July 2026.

New Strate exams module: Collective investment schemes

The Strate Academy has introduced a new Collective Investment Schemes (CIS) module to its examination syllabus. Available from 2 July 2026, the addition expands the programme to five modules, further supporting the development of professionals in South Africa’s securities industry.

Canal+ implements Strate’s enhanced removals capability

Canal+, a leading global media and entertainment company, has elected to implement Strate’s enhanced cross-border removals capability following its JSE listing on 3 June 2026.

South Africa’s first JIBAR-to-ZARONIA money market transition

Strate is pleased to share a significant market milestone: Investec Corporate and Investment Banking (Treasury) has successfully transitioned five money market ISINs from JIBAR to ZARONIA, effective 25 May 2026, making Investec the first money market issuer to do so.

Strate Supervision publishes 2025 Regulatory and Supervisory Report

Strate Supervision has published its 2025 Regulatory and Supervisory Report, marking progress on strengthening its risk-based supervision framework and enhancing digital supervisory capabilities for more forward-looking and data-driven oversight.

Strate awarded level 1 B-BBEE status for sixth year

Strate has been awarded level 1 Broad-based Black Economic Empowerment (B-BBEE) status following its latest evaluation by the South African National Accreditation System (SANAS). This is the sixth year in a row that Strate has achieved this level, which is a pleasing reflection of our commitment to the transformation of our people.

Strate enables Sanlam Life Insurance Limited’s first seamless, automated exchange of Regulatory Initial Margin

Strate Collateral Services is pleased to announce that we have successfully enabled our first non-bank client to meet their Regulatory Initial Margin (Reg IM) exchange obligations. Using our triparty collateral platform, Sanlam Life Insurance Limited (Sanlam) and their bank counterparts are able to exchange Reg IM in an automated and seamless process and continue to do so daily to meet their mark-to-market requirements.