On 27 March 2013 ASIC issued amended market integrity rules and related guidance to help with the introduction of retail trading of Commonwealth Government Securities (CGS) depository interests on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX).

Read the release on CGS

Consultation paper

On 20 July 2012 we published Consultation Paper 181 Retail trading in Commonwealth Government Securities (Download CP 181). The paper contains proposals to extend the scope of and adapt rules from the competition market integrity rules for trading in Commonwealth Government securities (CGS) depository interests on public exchanges.

The proposals are part of the framework required to help implement the Australian Government’s initiative to facilitate retail trading of CGS depository interests on public exchanges on a non-exclusive basis.

Read the media release about CP 181

More information

ASIC finalises regulatory framework for retail trading of Commonwealth Government Securities, 13-065MR, 27 March 2013

ASIC consults on retail trading of Commonwealth Government Securities, 11-225MR, 20 July 2012

See also our MoneySmart website on Australian government bonds.