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ASX Investment Products – ETP Updates

Market developments and guidance on compliance, operational and general issues

ETP Updates are email alerts sent to AQUA product issuers to advise of market developments and to provide guidance on compliance, operational and general issues.   To be added to the ETP Updates subscription list, please email investmentproducts@asx.com.au

Date ReleasedContent
October 2023
  • Information regarding Underlying Instruments admitted to trading on the London Stock Exchange.
March 2023
  • Updated AQUA Product Application Checklist for AQUA Product Issuers, exchange traded funds (ETFs), exchange traded managed fund (ETMFs), structured products and mFund products.
November 2022
  • ASIC released Report 750 Response to submissions on CP 356 ETP naming conventions
August 2022
  • Change to AQUA Rules to establish a new category for crypto-assets
  • Updated AQUA Product Admission Checklists to reflect the new crypto-asset Rules
February 2022
  • Changes to Annual Fees for AQUA Exchange Traded Products
  • Information regarding the Exchange Traded Products information pages here
September 2021
  • Guidance for new and prospective AQUA Product Issuers when submitting applications for ETPs and applications to recognise new Responsible Entities as AQUA Product Issuers on ASX.
August 2021
  • Proposed AQUA Rules amendments
December 2020
  • Updated Market Making Guidance Note
  • Introduction of the Dual Structure for Exchange Traded Products (on and off market application and redemption mechanisms).
  • Updated AQUA Product Application Forms and Checklist for exchange traded funds (ETFs), exchange traded managed fund (ETMFs) and structured products
December 2019
November 2019
  • Change to ASX Guidance Note 20 effective 1 Dec 2019
  • ASX Trade trading hours for Christmas and New Year 2019/2020
October 2019
  • Notification obligations to ASX under ASX Operating Rule 10A.2.4 (e.g system malfunctions)
September 2019
  • ASX Operating Rules - Guidance Note 16 Removal of AQUA Products from Trading Status
August 2019
  • Market Maker Alerts
July 2019
June 2019
  • ASX Operating Rules - Schedule 10 (Warrants) and 10A (AQUA Products) Amendments
February 2019
  • New AQUA Product Application Forms and Checklist for ETFs, ETMFs and Structured Products
  • Application of ASX Operating Rule Schedule 10A.3.3(c) - London Stock Exchange Group added as a member of WFE
August 2018
  • ASIC Report 583: Review of exchange traded products
July 2018
  • Updates to Legal Certification and Legal Supporting Analysis for applications to admit an exchange traded product under the AQUA rules
  • Price sensitivity and cross release indication of announcements lodged on ASX online - anticipated go-live date
May 2018
March 2018
  • Cryptocurrency listings and announcements
  • Price sensitivity and cross release indication of announcements lodged on ASX Online - Update on the proposed change in ASX process
  • ISIN Standardisation project implementation - freeing up more ASX Codes
January 2018
  • ASIC Information Sheet (INFO 230): Exchange Traded Products - Admission Guidelines
  • De-Minimis threshold with respect to the "look-through approach" for AQUA Products
  • Implementation date for new ISO Financial Instrument Identifiers and changes to International Securities Identification Numbers (ISIN)
October 2017
  • Units on Issue Disclosure
  • Declaration of Special Distribution
  • Inclusion of Indices in ASX Operating Rules Procedure 10A.3.3
  • New ISO Financial Instrument Identifiers and changes to International Securities Identification Numbers (ISIN)
August 2017
  • Change to timing of Issuer fees