REP 168 Market assessment report: Australian Securities Exchange group
Released 28 September 2009.
ASX Limited, ACN 008 624 691
Australian Clearing House Pty Limited, ACN 001 314 503
ASX Settlement and Transfer Corporation Pty Limited, ACN 008 504 532
Sydney Futures Exchange Limited, ACN 000 943 377
SFE Clearing Corporation Pty Limited, ACN 050 615 864
Austraclear Limited, ACN 002 060 773 28
This report summarises ASIC’s:
- seventh assessment of ASX and SFE under s794C(2) of the Corporations Act 2001 (Corporations Act).
- seventh assessment of ACH, ASTC and SFECC and fifth assessment of Austraclear under s823C(2) of the Corporations Act.
This report relates to the period 1 January 2008 to 31 December 2008. Accordingly, it does not address the Government announcement of 24 August 2009 on proposed structural changes to the supervision of Australia's financial markets.
ASX group will continue to have its current supervisory responsibilities for its markets and clearing and settlement facilities until at least the end of the next period for assessment purposes.