Cape Town to host JSE SA Trade Connect 2025, the premier conference on investment and market structure.
The Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) is set to host the SA Trade Connect 2025, South Africa’s premier equity market structure conference, on February 27, 2025, at the Century City Conference Centre in Cape Town. Since its inception in 2019, this annual event has become a cornerstone for professionals across the investment community, including buy-side and sell-side participants, connectivity providers, software vendors, and electronic liquidity providers. The 2025 conference aims to address pivotal issues in investment, product innovation, and liquidity sourcing, fostering discussions that will advance Africa’s capital markets ecosystem.
Key Focus Areas
This year’s conference will delve into several critical topics:
Investment Community Challenges: Exploring the current obstacles and opportunities faced by both buy-side and sell-side entities in the African market.
Product Innovation: Showcasing new financial products and services designed to meet the evolving needs of investors and traders.
Liquidity Sourcing: Discussing strategies to enhance liquidity in African capital markets, ensuring more efficient and transparent trading environments.
These focus areas are designed to provide attendees with actionable insights and innovative ideas to navigate and thrive in the dynamic financial landscape.
Insights from Vuyo Mashiqa
In a recent interview, Vuyo Mashiqa from the JSE highlighted the significance of the SA Trade Connect conference in shaping market developments. Mashiqa emphasized that the event serves as a platform for industry stakeholders to engage in meaningful dialogue, share best practices, and collaboratively address challenges within South Africa’s capital markets. Such interactions are crucial for driving innovation and ensuring the robustness of the financial ecosystem.
Registration Details
Professionals interested in attending can register through the official JSE SA Trade Connect website. The registration fee is R4,500.00 excluding VAT (R5,175.00 including VAT). The fee covers conference entry, lunch, refreshments, networking opportunities, and parking. Early registration is encouraged, as previous events have reached full capacity quickly.
JSE SA Trade Connect 2025 presents a unique opportunity for stakeholders in Africa’s financial markets to engage with peers, share knowledge, and collaboratively shape the future of the continent’s capital markets. By focusing on pressing issues such as investment challenges, product innovation, and liquidity sourcing, the conference aims to equip participants with the tools and insights necessary to drive growth and innovation in Africa’s financial sector.
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