The ASX will have to strengthen its governance following ASIC's investigation into a major trading outage that forced the exchange to shut down for a day in November last year.
The ASX has launched a technology index with 46 constituent companies and while several, such as Nearmap and ResApp Health, have a WA connection, none are based in Perth.
The federal government has announced a $50 million emergency fund to address the loss of wildlife during the nation's bushfire season, as more Australian businesses have pledged millions in combined donations.
The ASX has announced it will spend $30 million over the next three years to set up an electronic property settlement business with tech company InfoTrack that will compete with sole player PEXA.
The ASX is set to adopt blockchain-based technology for its clearing and settlement process, after announcing today that it would replace the current Clearing House Electronic Subregister System.
