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Reserve Bank of Australia “disappointed” by delay to ASX’s CHESS go-live date
03 October 2022 Australia
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) is “disappointed” by the most recent delay to the go-live date for the Australian Securities Exchange’s (ASX’s) CHESS replacement

ASX needs to place 'high priority' on operational risk and margin standards, says RBA
30 September 2021 Australia
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

The regulators say ASX needs to address some elements of its trading platform upgrade project as a 'high priority'

ASX’s Peter Hiom to step down as deputy CEO
26 May 2021 Australia
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

Peter Hiom will leave the organisation on 1 July to further his interest in fintech and blockchain technology

ASX confirms CHESS replacement push back until April 2023
28 October 2020 Sydney
Reporter: Becky Bellamy

The Australian Securities Exchange has pushed back the go-live date for the CHESS replacement system until April 2023

BNP Paribas and Digital Asset to partner on DLT trade and settlement apps
15 September 2020 Hong Kong
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

BNP Paribas Securities Services has partnered with Digital Asset to design a number of real-time trade and settlement apps using DAML smart contracts

Majority of ASX CHESS users to meet new April 2022 go-live date
05 August 2020 Sydney
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

ASX will now review the feedback submitted from the four-week consultation and follow up with some CHESS users on points of detail they raised in order to meet the new timetable

ASX releases CHESS consultation paper
30 June 2020 Sydney
Reporter: Rebecca Delaney

ASX has released a consultation paper seeking feedback for the revised timeline to replace CHESS

IHS Markit acquires Catena Technologies
04 May 2020 London
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

As part of IHS Markit, Catena will be able to offer customers a single-vendor solution that integrates transaction reporting with other post-trade and compliance workflows

ASX sees value of securities held in CHESS decrease
08 April 2020 Sydney
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

ASX’s monthly activity report showed the value of securities held in CHESS was 13 percent lower than the previous corresponding period

ASX replans CHESS replacement implementation amid COVID-19 uncertainty
25 March 2020 Sydney
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

The replan will allow extra time for users to complete operational readiness activities and to consider the rule changes that accompany the new system

ASCA report highlights evolving role of custodians
11 February 2020 Sydney
Reporter: Becky Bellamy

The whitepaper, released by the Australian Custodial Services Association, describes the evolving role custodians play in Australia’s institutional investment landscape

ASX teams up with Digital Asset and VMware on DLT
27 August 2019 Sydney
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

ASX has signed a three-party memorandum of understanding with Digital Asset and VMware to work together on DLT initiatives in Australia and New Zealand