The ASX Austraclear Registry Service

ASX Austraclear provides a wholesale register for debt-raising programs allowing Issuers and Investors access to the ASX Austraclear Central Securities Depository (CSD), for lodgement of, or investment in, $A-denominated securities.

About the Registry Service

Our Registry Service covers the full range of corporate actions during the life cycle of a security, from origination to maturity. Corporate actions include, inscribing securities in the Austraclear wholesale register, making payments, transferring ownership of the security between seller and buyer and effecting maturity payments.

Registry benefits

  • Efficient and expedient establishment of new issues
  • Seamless fulfilment of all corporate actions relating to an issue
  • Electronic notification to investors of new issues and lodgements into the ASX Austraclear System
  • The opportunity to use ASX Austraclear as an Issuing and Paying Agent
  • Access to the ASX Austraclear System, one of the most commonly used financial systems in Australia
  • Establishment of an ISIN Code

Acceptable securities

The registry accepts a broad range of $A-denominated securities for lodgement, including:

  • Commercial paper - (uncertificated and certificated)
    • Short Term Notes (STNs)
    • Registered Commercial paper
    • Registered Notes
    • Electronic Certificates of Deposit
    • Electronic Promisory Notes
    • Electronic Bank accepted Bills of Exchange
    • Commercial Bills
  • Registered Securities
    • Medium-Term Notes (MTNs) both fixed coupon and floating rate
    • Mortage Backed Securities
    • CPI linked Bonds
    • Commonwealth Government Securities
    • Semi-Government Securities

Registry Clients include:

  • Local and international institutions
  • Local and international Corporate institutions
  • Federal, State and Local Governments
  • Fund Managers
  • Custodians

The Issuing and Paying Agency (IPA) Service

Issuers of debt securities can appoint ASX Austraclear as their IPA to issue and register or lodge securities into the ASX Austraclear System and automate the payment of interest and maturity proceeds, facilitating the straight through flow of information between the Issuer, Registrar and Investor.