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ASX lays out five-year plan to restore trust

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 6 JUN 2023
... we must address, including our regulatory commitments and our expanded technology modernisation program." ASIC's ASX CHESS Special Report, which was handed down yesterday, highlighted key risk areas, one of which will force the ASX to increase its ...

ASX CHESS lead to become chief information officer

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 MAY 2023
... will commence his new role as chief information officer of the ASX. Just last year, Whiteley was selected to lead the ASX's CHESS Replacement Solution Design work, following its decision to reassess CHESS replacement project. In his new role, Whiteley ...

ASX expands partnership program criteria

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 MAY 2023
The Australian Securities Exchange is seeking stakeholder feedback for its CHESS Replacement Partnership Program as it updates the eligibility criteria for potential participants. The CHESS Replacement $70 million Partnership Program canvasses industry ...

ASIC investigates CHESS replacement blunder

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 MAR 2023
The corporate and securities watchdog has commenced an investigation into the ASX's botched CHESS replacement program. The ASX, its subsidiaries ASX Clear and ASX Settlement, and responsible directors and officers are under scrutiny for their role ...

Government targets ASX dominance

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 24 MAR 2023
... Australian people." In the wake of the proposed changes, ASIC is clamping down on the ASX to ensure that it successfully replaces CHESS after botching its attempt to overhaul it with blockchain. Following Accenture's external review into the 25-year-old ...

ASIC cracks down on CHESS issues

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 FEB 2023
ASIC is further clamping down on the ASX to ensure that it successfully comes through on replacing CHESS after botching its attempt to overhaul it with blockchain. Following Accenture's external review into the 25-year-old settlements system, ASIC ...

Assets under custody stagnant: Data

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 10 FEB 2023
... supporting institutional involvement in digital assets, including cryptocurrencies, and the future direction of the ASX's CHESS replacement project. "Innovation, digital asset evolution and standards remain critical to achieving efficiency in custody ...

Regulators urge ASX to maintain CHESS

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 15 DEC 2022
ASIC and the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) have acted to ensure the ASX keeps the current CHESS until a replacement is successfully administered. ASIC issued notices to the ASX requiring it to produce a special report regarding the ongoing operation ...

ASX dumps CHESS replacement project

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 17 NOV 2022
More than seven years on from when talk of a CHESS replacement began, the ASX has confirmed it will go back to the drawing board, writing off about $255 million in investment already made. The bourse first touted it would look to replace CHESS in February ...

ASIC welcomes second ASX market resilience consultation

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 1 NOV 2022
... capabilities provided by third-party vendors. The changes run alongside important amendments, including the replacement of the CHESS settlement system, Cboe's technology upgrade, and the implementation of new Market Integrity Rules which will come into ...