Individual and organisational accounts
Sections ↑Continental Capital Limited is listed among the Malawi Stock Exchange’s member institutions. Its public customer service is centred on local securities dealing and financing against investments. The firm should not be confused with the group’s bank, asset manager or pension administrator, each of which appears separately in the corporate navigation.[1][6]
Opening the account
| Step | Published requirement or status |
|---|---|
| Individual evidence | National ID, front and back; current payslip or three months of bank statements; utility bill.Source 2 |
| Forms | Individual and organisational applications, securities-depository form, residence verification and PEP declaration.Source 5 |
| Digital onboarding | The public account-opening page currently says that its digital system is unavailable.Source 4 |
| Assisted route | Contact the firm for the appropriate forms and submission arrangements.Source 6 |
Use the assisted route while the digital account-opening service is unavailable. The notice concerns onboarding; it does not announce a suspension of existing-account dealing.[4][6]
Application forms offered
| Applicant | Form route |
|---|---|
| One adult | Individual accountSource 5 |
| Two or more individual holders | Joint accountSource 5 |
| Child beneficiary | Minor account held in trustSource 5 |
| Business or partnership | Company or partnership accountSource 5 |
| Investment club or association | Investment group/club or association/non-profit accountSource 5 |
| Trust or foundation | Trust, foundation or other legal-arrangement accountSource 5 |
Local shares, debt and secured financing
Sections ↑Offering
| Offering | Structure | Account implication |
|---|---|---|
| MSE shares | Purchase and sale of listed equity for clients. | The FAQ permits a minimum of one share.Source 3Source 2 |
| Treasury bills | Trading before maturity. | The instrument and dealing price need to be identified.Source 3 |
| Repos | A sale of securities with a later repurchase agreement. | Terms and repayment obligations differ from a bank withdrawal.Source 3 |
| Margin / bridging finance | Existing shares can be pledged; advances up to 50% of share value pending sale are advertised. | Credit approval, interest and collateral conditions require an offer.Source 3 |
Brokerage and financing costs
Sections ↑Continental’s FAQ links brokerage to transaction value and lists VAT at 17.5% on brokerage, plus a basic MWK 50 charge. Its current page does not display the commission bands. Request the current tariff or Key Fact Statement with the quotation.[2][5]
Charges to include in the quotation
| Component | Why it matters |
|---|---|
| Brokerage bands | The actual rate or bands, the amount to which each applies, and the resulting brokerage charge.Source 2 |
| VAT and basic charge | The FAQ lists 17.5% VAT on brokerage and MWK 50 basic charge; obtain the total invoice amount.Source 2 |
| Credit costs | The services page does not quote interest, default charges or a margin-liquidation threshold.Source 3 |
An advance against shares is not settlement of those shares. For example, applying the advertised maximum proportion to an illustrative MWK 200,000 holding gives MWK 100,000 before credit costs, subject to approval. It says nothing about the interest rate, approved valuation haircut or net amount eventually received.[3]
An instruction needs a security, price and quantity
Sections ↑Orders pass through the broker. Identify the security, quantity and price instruction, then retain the dealing confirmation so it can be reconciled with the securities and cash records.[7]
Agree the order’s expiry and cancellation procedure when placing it. An unfilled instruction may still remain open.
Cash transfers and credit should remain separately identifiable
Sections ↑The application library separates the investment-account application from the securities-depository form. Cash-funding details and any credit agreement are separate documents; obtain those for the account being opened.[5]
Before a sale, an investor should establish how the firm confirms execution, when proceeds become available, and whether any pledge must be released before payment. A bridging facility changes the funding arrangement; it does not remove the need to reconcile the eventual sale consideration, fees and loan balance.
Membership is not a group-wide deposit guarantee
Sections ↑The exchange independently lists Continental Capital as a member and links its website and contact details. It does not describe the customer’s equity positions as deposits of a related bank or establish a blanket investment-compensation ceiling.[1]
For an in-specie transfer, request the current depository-transfer form, receiving-agent details and charges. A securities transfer and a sale followed by a cash withdrawal have different costs and consequences.
Office-led assistance and a documented complaint
Sections ↑Contact
| Contact | Channel | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Blantyre office | Current contact page | Ground floor, Ulimi House, Glyn Jones Road, Blantyre.Source 6 |
| Telephone | Listed contact numbers | +265 111 828 363; +265 887 376 469; +265 999 971 579.Source 6 |
| General and account enquiries | [email protected].Source 6 | |
| Independent identity check | MSE member directory | The same firm, domain and main contact appear in the exchange’s list.Source 1 |
For a dealing complaint, send the account number, instruction, transaction date, disputed amount and supporting order/payment records to the firm. Obtain acknowledgement and a case reference.
Research and issuer work are separate from retail execution
Sections ↑Continental also acts as a sponsoring broker and structures commercial paper and bonds for issuers. Its reporting library carries economic updates and financial statements. These activities provide company context; an issuer mandate or a published market view is not a contractual commitment to execute a retail order at a particular price.[3][8]
- Headquarters
- Blantyre, Malawi
Legal entities & licences
These are source-dated records, not a blanket assessment of the broker. Read each issuer, identifier, status and scope together.
Continental Capital Limited
MalawiSource 1
No separate licence entry is recorded in this panel.
Sources & further reading
- MSE member institutions: Continental Capital Limited Malawi Stock Exchange · Accessed 29 Oct 2026
- Account documents, share minimum and charging explanation Continental Capital · Accessed 29 Oct 2026
- Equity, Treasury-bill, repo and collateralised-finance services Continental Capital · Accessed 29 Oct 2026
- Digital account-opening service notice Continental Capital · Accessed 29 Oct 2026
- Account and securities-depository forms library Continental Capital · Accessed 29 Oct 2026
- Official contact details Continental Capital · Accessed 29 Oct 2026
- How an investor places an order through an MSE broker Malawi Stock Exchange · Accessed 20 Oct 2026
- Downloads: market reporting and financial statements Continental Capital · Accessed 20 Oct 2026
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