The companies, products and regulatory developments shaping the broker industry.
A close reading of the NSW Supreme Court judgment separates the 2009–2024 reporting-error period from contraventions starting in May 2019, and reconstructs why reconciliation and trade-replay controls failed.
ASX recorded major CHESS-related amounts as an asset, a programme expense and a legal settlement. Adding them without separating accounting treatment would materially misstate the FY2026 profit effect.
An ASX-supplied report estimates 11.5m Australian adults now invest outside their home and superannuation. ETF ownership and demand for financial advice rose, even as median annual trading frequency and ticket sizes declined.
The exchange distinguishes 13–16% operating-expense growth before depreciation and amortisation from higher total-cost growth, while building additional capital.
The rules effective on 21 October target large equity-funded transactions by S&P/ASX 300 companies. Announcement dates, higher approved thresholds and transition provisions now shape the approval analysis.
Anthony Attia wants to bring forward Australia’s move to next-business-day settlement. The proposal reopens the timing debate while ASX is addressing material infrastructure and governance weaknesses.
Release 2 Drop 3 is available in the industry test environment, building toward the planned 2029 settlement and register replacement. The immediate work is integration and exception testing across participants.