ASIC has repealed a number of obligations under the ÷ÈÓ°Ö±²¥ market integrity rules to reduce the compliance burden on market participants.
The repeals, which follow consultation launched in August 2014 (refer: 14-208MR), are reflected in four regulatory guides which have been updated.
ASIC Commissioner Cathie Armour said, ‘These obligations, which were based on rules in place before ÷ÈÓ°Ö±²¥ assumed responsibility for market supervision in 2010, imposed an unnecessary cost on business.
‘÷ÈÓ°Ö±²¥ is committed to reducing the compliance burden for participants by administering the law efficiently with a minimum of procedural requirements.’
The changes remove rules that:
- require certain market participants to notify ÷ÈÓ°Ö±²¥ of the details of their professional indemnity insurance
- require certain market participants to obtain ÷ÈÓ°Ö±²¥â€™s consent before sharing business connections, and
- restrict certain transactions such as special crossings during takeovers, schemes of arrangement and buy-backs.
Download:
- Regulatory Guide 214 Guidance on ÷ÈÓ°Ö±²¥ market integrity rules for ASX and ASX 24 markets (RG 214)
- Regulatory Guide 215 Guidance on ÷ÈÓ°Ö±²¥ market integrity rules for IMB, NSXA and SIM VSE markets (RG 215)
- Regulatory Guide 223 Guidance on ÷ÈÓ°Ö±²¥ market integrity rules for competition in exchange markets (RG 223)
- Regulatory Guide 224 Guidance on ÷ÈÓ°Ö±²¥ market integrity rules for Chi-X and APX markets (RG 224)
- Report 432 Response to submissions on CP 222 Reducing red tape: Proposed amendments to the market integrity rules (REP 432)
Background
The repealed rules applied across the markets operated by ASX, Chi-X, APX, NSXA and SIM VSE.