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Analysis of the Australian Stock Market: Organization, Players, Challenges, and Opportunities
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Abstract
The Australian stock market is discussed in this report because of its importance as a financial hub. In Australia, the primary market operator is the Australian Securities Exchange Ltd (ASX), which is increasingly utilizing technology to develop novel approaches to maximizing shareholder value. Several aspects of the Australian stock market and its participants are discussed using the existing literature as a basis for this paper. The report provides context for ASX's technology deployment. Secondly, it draws attention to the ASX's significant participants. The article's third section discusses the opportunities and threats that participants in the Australian stock market face. Problems have arisen in the regulation and operations of the Australian stock market due to recent changes, such as the transfer of regulatory authority to ASIC, the introduction of new rules regarding the disclosure of information regarding securities lending and short sales, and the introduction of novel market integrity rules. Investing in Australia's financial markets makes sense for several reasons, including the country's rapidly growing domestic market, sophisticated corporate infrastructure, pension-friendly government, and highly educated, multilingual workforce.
Keywords
Australian stock market, organization, players, challenges, opportunities
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- Volume Title
- Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Business and Policy Studies
- ISBN (Print)
- 978-1-915371-73-7
- ISBN (Online)
- 978-1-915371-74-4
- Published Date
- 13 September 2023
- Series
- Advances in Economics, Management and Political Sciences
- ISSN (Print)
- 2754-1169
- ISSN (Online)
- 2754-1177
- DOI
- 10.54254/2754-1169/15/20230899
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- 13 September 2023
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