Open a Custody Account

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 Open a Custody and Settlement Account with us

Since February 2017, South Africa has two equities exchanges, the JSE Limited and ZAR X.  You have the opportunity to open an account for  JSE-listed securities and an account for  ZAR X-listed securities further down the page.  

  • JSE-listed securities
    Open a custody and settlement account for shares of a company listed on the JSE Ltd
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  • ZAR X-listed securities
    Open a custody and settlement account for shares of a company listed on ZAR X.
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Have you lost your share certificate?

Learn how you can replace your lost share certificate and download the form you will require.
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  • Update your personal details
    If you would like to update your personal details, open the form and complete it.

    If you are using Internet Explorer 9 or above, you can complete the form online and submit automatically by clicking the submit button. If you are using another browser, you will need to download the form onto your system after which you will be able to submit it automatically.
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  • Update your banking details
    If you would like to change your banking details, just open the form and as soon as we receive it, we'll update our records.

    If you are using Internet Explorer 9 or above, you can complete the form online and submit automatically by clicking the submit button. If you are using another browser, you will need to download the form onto your system after which you will be able to submit it automatically.
    Download the form

Tax Free Investments

In his budget speech on 21 February 2017, Minister of Finance, Pravin Gordhan announced that the value of tax free investments would increase by 10% to R33 000 per annum. Since ETFs have become increasingly popular with investors, both large and small, we've partnered with etfSA to bring you a low risk income bearing tax free account. Talk to us about opening a tax free investment account.
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​Computershare Proprietary Limited is an authorised Financial Services Provider and Participant regulated by the Financial Services Board and Strate Proprietary Limited