Australian Securities Exchange, Sydney

Identity area

Identifier

daa/41

Authorized form of name

Australian Securities Exchange, Sydney

Parallel form(s) of name

Other form(s) of name

  • Australian Stock Exchange, 1987-2006
  • Australian Securities Exchange, 2006-2010
  • ASX Group, 2010- present
  • ASX Ltd

Type

  • Business

Contact area

 

Research Services Manager

Type

Address

Street address

16-20 Bridge Street, Sydney

Locality

Sydney

Region

New South Wales

Country name

Postal code

2000

Telephone

02 9227 0406

Fax

Note

Description area

History

The ASX Group's origins as a national exchange go back to 1987. The Australian Stock Exchange Limited was formed in 1987 after the Australian Parliament drafted legislation that enabled the amalgamation of six independent state-based stock exchanges. Each of those exchanges brought with it a history of share trading dating back to the nineteenth century.

In 2006 The Australian Stock Exchange merged with the Sydney Futures Exchange and operated under the name Australian Securities Exchange. Later, however, ASX launched a new group structure to better position it in the contemporary financial market environment. From 1 August 2010 the Australian Securities Exchange has been known as the ASX Group.

Research Services maintains ASX artifacts and records dating from 1871

Geographical and cultural context

Mandates/Sources of authority

Administrative structure

ASX is a multi-asset class, vertically-integrated exchange group whose activities span primary and secondary market services, including the raising, allocation and hedging of capital flows, trading and price discovery; central counterparty risk transfer; and securities settlement for both the equities and fixed income markets.

ASX functions as a market operator, clearing house and payments system facilitator. It also oversees compliance with its operating rules, promotes standards of corporate governance among Australia’s listed companies and helps to educate retail investors.

Records management and collecting policies

The focus is on collecting historical information and data relating the Australian stock market and exchanges.

Buildings

Holdings

Annual reports for ASX as well as state exchanges before ASX's formation.

Finding aids, guides and publications

Access area

Opening times

Open by appointment only.

Access conditions and requirements

Accessibility

Services area

Research services

Reproduction services

Public areas

Control area

Description identifier

Institution identifier

Rules and/or conventions used

Status

Level of detail

Dates of creation, revision and deletion

Revised 17 April 2018

Language(s)

Script(s)

Sources

Maintenance notes

Access points

Access Points

  • Education (Thematic area)
  • Industry, Manufacturing and Commerce (Thematic area)
  • Law and Justice (Thematic area)
  • Clipboard

Primary contact

16-20 Bridge Street, Sydney
Sydney, New South Wales 2000