Regulatory arrangements for NSX and BSX stock exchanges
Tuesday, July 4, 2006
Sydney, NSW – NSX Limited (ASX: NSX) announces arrangements for the on going regulation of the Stock Exchange of Newcastle (SENL) and the Bendigo Stock Exchange (BSX).
The Board of Directors has approved and mandated two separate committees to manage listing and admissions and to manage compliance. Both committees have a majority of independent members and are comprised of people external to the NSX and BSX operating entities.
Listing and Admissions Committee
The NSX Listing and Admissions Committee have responsibility for listings of new issuers and admissions of Broker Participants, Nominated Advisers and Facilitators on both BSX and SENL.
Compliance Committee
The NSX Compliance Committee has responsibility for compliance, surveillance and waivers of Listing and Business Rules on both BSX and SENL.
NSX believes that these arrangements will continue to enhance the regulatory framework of its markets and also enhance the separation of commercial and regulatory activities.
Exploring additional regulatory arrangements for both Stock Exchanges
In line with our previous announcement of the development of a Derivatives Market NSX is exploring with Australian Securities and Investments Commission, the necessary arrangements required to be able to combine the BSX listed securities into the SENL market.
Author: NSX