The Third annual African securities trading conference will take place from the 10th-11th March 2010 in Cape Town; Republic of South Africa at the water front Radisson SAS Hotel.
Globalised viable markets, with sustained growth under global downturn
The global downturn have slightly effected the African financial markets, which are now globalised, underpinned by commodity export and improved economic management, a number of countries have issued sovereign Bonds in international markets, this and the correction in the equities markets i.e. Nigeria has brought some visibility and as a result there’s real opportunities in these markets.
Accessibility is improving at a great pace; it’s now possible to trade a number of assets via the EURO CLEAR. There are a large number of locally listed reputable companies audited by professional firms which generate high returns on investment.
The Africa Securities trading conference will provide unrivalled definitive platform for senior representative from the buy side (asset managers), sell side (securities sales), custodians, stock exchanges, and many others to discuss developments in securities trading in Africa, analyze current trends, and evaluate market conditions for various asset classes.
Now in its third year, AST conference has established itself to be the meeting platform for institutional investors, pension funds and specialist brokerage and research firms, interested in investing in the “final frontier”. AST 2010 provides unique and unrivalled platform to network, learn and engage with the key industry players.
Topics covered at the conference will include:
- Fixed Income markets ex SA
- Harmonizing Trading Platforms across Africa stock exchanges
- Developing Exchange Traded Funds
- Alternative Investing
- Stock Exchange ‘s update
- Increasing Liquidity
- Investment analysis: sectors and companies
- Forecast for Africa Stock markets
- A showcase of listed companies
- National Pension funds perspective
Key speakers at the 2008 meeting included:
- Brad Koen, Head of Global Markets, Standard bank Group
- Abdulrahman Yinusa, Managing Director UBA, Sierra Leone
- Armien Tyer, Managing Director, Sanlam Investment Management
- SJ Du Preez, Head Africa RMB Asset Management
- Rupert Boyd, Managing Director, Global Head Distribution
- Monica Ambrosi, Research Manager, The Bond Exchange of South Africa
- Sandeep Jain, Principal Treasury Officer African Development Bank
- Darmanand Virahsawmy, Senior Manager, The Stock exchange of Mauritius
- Maureen Dlamini, Head of Education Johannesburg Stock Exchange
- Nathaniel Nyika,Head of Research & Trading Liquid Africa
- Raymond Ndlovu, CEO Noah Financial Innovation
- Ephraim Letebele, CEO Botswana Public officers Pension Fund
- X K Memani, Chairman The Board of Trustees, Eskom pension provident fund
- Dr Yemi Kale, Head of Research IBTC Asset Management
- Andre DeSimone, Executive Director, Kestrel Capital
- Charles Mate, Managing Director Stock Brokers Zambia
- Manoj Puri, Head of IT STRATE
To request post show report for the 2008 event which includes the final list of participants please contact: Mahadahmed@ametrade.org