Full-Time
Deputy Company Secretary & Senior Legal Counsel
Updated on 8/23/2026
Australian Securities Exchange
Full-service securities exchange: trading, clearing, settlement
No salary listed
Sydney NSW, Australia
Hybrid
Hybrid working arrangements are available.
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- Training in a leading law firm and experience developed in challenging private-practice and/or in-house legal roles.
- Experience in company law, corporate governance, mergers and acquisitions, or an equivalent area, with thorough knowledge of the Corporations Act and practical understanding of corporate governance and the ASX Listing Rules.
- At least 5 years of post-qualification experience and the ability to work independently.
- Strong academic and professional qualifications.
- Confidence, sound judgment, and the ability to communicate and escalate appropriately when working independently.
- Strong ethics and the ability to establish a high level of trust.
- Ability to communicate effectively and appropriately with directors, senior management, and staff members.
- Ability to develop strong internal and external networks.
- Attention to detail and factual accuracy.
- Personal commitment to professional growth.
- Collaborative and collegiate working style, with strong presentation and influencing skills.
- Legally authorised to work in Australia on a permanent basis without restrictions.
- Deliver high-quality legal advice and company secretary and governance services across the ASX Group.
- Provide legal analysis and develop leading-edge governance practices across the Legal and Company Secretarial teams.
- Support high-quality board meetings, papers, and related services.
- Work with cross-functional teams and interact directly with boards and senior management on board and other governance processes.
- Engage with regulatory agencies and produce communications and submissions to drive regulatory outcomes.
- Share knowledge, skills, and experience to lift capabilities across the legal team and broader business.
- Build a corporate governance practice covering continuous disclosure, Listing Rules issues, directors’ duties, conflicts management, executive accountability, remuneration issues, and related areas.
- Maintain effective processes ensuring ASX complies with listing-rule and statutory obligations.
- Support the Company Secretary in servicing ASX boards and committees, including meetings, workshops, director education programs, documentation, and communications.
- Provide legal advice to and concerning ASX boards and committees.
- Provide company secretarial support to committees, including agenda planning and minute taking.
- Work with business functions on board papers, presentations, and other collaborative processes.
- Manage timely and effective regulatory reporting and engagement across ASX’s statutory obligations and other requirements.
- Improve and maintain the quality of board papers and other materials with internal colleagues.
- Review board and committee papers to support executives and management in preparing high-quality material for directors.
- Develop and provide training on preparing board papers.
- Support strong communication between management and boards.
- Liaise with investors, regulators, professional bodies, industry bodies, and other stakeholders.
- Develop corporate governance skills and resources and introduce new ideas and experience to the Legal and Company Secretarial teams.
- Develop peer, external, and internal contacts.
- Experience in or advising regulated Australian listed companies with a strong reputation for governance and compliance.
- Demonstrated commitment to best-practice corporate governance through education, industry involvement, or similar activities.
- Experience in financial services or another highly regulated industry.
- Experience dealing with regulators in Australia or overseas.
ASX is a full-service exchange in Australia offering trading, clearing, settlement, depository services, market insights, connectivity, and data across equities, derivatives, ETFs, options, and managed funds. Its platform relies on The Australian Liquidity Centre data center to provide fast, secure access to Australia’s largest liquidity pools and post-trade services. It runs a large derivatives market and combines capital markets with infrastructure to serve leading resource, finance, and technology companies. Its goal is to provide reliable, end-to-end financial infrastructure that enables efficient, liquid, and transparent markets for participants in Australia and beyond.
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Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- FY2026 profit rose on record trading volumes during global volatility.
- ASX launched CHESS Release 1 on 20 April 2026, proving execution capability.
- Anthony Attia starts 1 September 2026, bringing Euronext derivatives and post-trade depth.
What critics are saying
- ASIC settled CHESS misstatements on 15 June 2026; trust remains broken.
- A shareholder seeks derivative action over former directors after the CHESS debacle.
- Repeated outages and rising 2027 technology spend invite forced structural reform and Cboe encroachment.
What makes Australian Securities Exchange unique
- ASX controls Australia’s core equities, futures, clearing, and settlement rails.
- Its regulated market infrastructure creates switching costs and deep participant dependence.
- CHESS Release 1 live on 20 April 2026 strengthens post-trade incumbency.
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The 20 things Appliance Retailer learned from the JB Hi-Fi FY26 results. Here are 20 things Appliance Retailer learned from the FY26 results delivered yesterday by Group CEO, Nick Wells. * Record turnover: Group sales exceeded $11 billion for the first time - an increase of 4.6 per cent on the previous year that Wells described as a solid result "in an uncertain retail environment". EBIT, NPAT, EPS and the dividend paid were all higher than this time last year. * Value-driven customers: The electrical retailing industry is currently facing "a retail environment where customers are seeking value" and "a unique period for the technology categories with significant supplier price rises and availability challenges". * Price rises in tech: "Price rises and availability are impacting quite broadly and it does vary on the supplier, but we have seen material price rises and post those price rises we have seen changes to the frequency and depth of the promotional activity and that is also having an impact." * Jelly July: In Australia the three businesses had a tough July 2026 (compared to a year earlier). JB Hi-Fi was down 0.5% (comparable down 1.4%), The Good Guys was down 1.7% and e&s was down 2.7% (comparable down 4.0%). * Soft July and impact from promotional periods: "[July] is one month, it is a small month and it is not a promotional period," Wells said. "What we can see is the promotional periods are becoming increasingly important when customers are looking for value and so a period like end of financial year in June and Black Friday have become important and maybe it sucks a little bit out of the non-promotional periods like July." * Terry Smart returns: A company announcement issued to the ASX has confirmed former CEO Terry Smart will join the board on 5 October replacing another former CEO Richard Uechtritz who will retire from the board on 29 October after 15 years on the board and 10 years as CEO. * Responsible sustainability: After six consecutive years creating an annual Sustainability Report, JB Hi-Fi has now created its first Responsible Business Report. The company says its climate related disclosures are now contained in a Sustainability Report within their Annual Report. * Electronic shelf labels: JB Hi-Fi will introduce electronic shelf labels in 100 stores to allow staff to invest in customer facing roles * New stores: There will be four new JB Hi-Fi stores in FY27 and one store relocation as the brand continues to focus on regional locations. There will be one new store for The Good Guys store in FY27 (opening this week in Aura in Queensland) as well as five relocations and two extensions to right-size previously undersized stores and grow available selling space. The next e&s store will be the new-build Mornington store in Victoria currently under construction. New store locations for e&s are currently being identified. * Pro-Forma sales: Sales revenue at e&s has been impacted by the migration of wholesale sales to agency sales (such as Fisher & Paykel) that for external reporting purposes are recognised as a commission only. Total sales on a gross basis were up on the prior year. * Gross Margin: The company will continue to aim for gross margin around 22 per cent. * Online Sales: JB Hi-Fi now makes $1.28 billion from online sales or 17.2 per cent of total sales. Online sales in New Zealand are identical - representing 17.3 per cent of overall sales, after growing by 37.6 per cent over the last 12 months. The Good Guys generated $481 million in online sales or 16.4 per cent of total sales. * Good Guys, Good Result: Sales increased by 2.7 per cent to $2.94 billion taking share in the category despite a challenging market. Innovation in portable appliances delivered growth. Coffee and robotic vacs continue to perform. Cooking growth was driven by built-in cooking and rangehoods. Refrigeration growth was driven by consumers shifting into larger capacity models and audio also performed well driven by headphones. * JB Hi-Fi best sellers: Total sales within JB Hi-Fi grew by 4.4 per cent to $7.42 billion with growth in computers from AI-enabled PCs and gaming PCs. Mobile phone growth both in units and in ASPs. Within fitness, wearables continue to perform strongly as well as the expanded health and well-being categories. In small appliances, the momentum remains strong with lots of innovation led by coffee, robotic vacuums and kitchen appliances. * Renovating e&s: The last 12 months have been spent renovating the renovation specialists in terms of investing in people, website development and the market should expect green shoots over the year(s) ahead. Sales for the last 12 months were $273 million down 0.2 per cent with the new Hobart store included and down 3.2 per cent based on comparable store turnover a year earlier. EBIT was minus $400,000. Despite this result, could e&s potentially become a $1 billion business? * Retail Media: The company plans to expand its retail media network from 140 screens to 250 screens over the next 12 months to leverage significant online and in-store traffic to create unique multi-channel advertising experience for its partners. * AI: in addition to growing online, phone and chat sales channels to service customers, Wells confirmed investment in technology such as AI and Agentic Commerce using natural-language product search and agent-based shopping experiences. * NZ: Record sales in New Zealand with comparable sales up 15.3 per cent and 26 per cent once new stores are included "as the business continues to resonate with customers and expands its reach". The key growth areas were mobile phones, computers, audio, small appliances and games hardware. * A lot of staff: JB Hi-Fi employs 17,000 people across all businesses. By comparison Harvey Norman employs around 6,500 people locally and this grows to 12,000 people once the international businesses are included. * New e&s general manager: Speaking of staff, Alex Lass has been quietly appointed as GM retail operations at e&s - he was previously JB Hi-Fi general manager of training and development.
Australian stock exchange operator ASX reported a 5.2% increase in annual underlying net profit to A$536.4 million (US$379 million), driven by heightened trading activity amid volatile global markets. The company's shares surged 9%, marking their strongest session since March 2020. ASX's markets division saw revenue climb 18.6%, with futures and options volumes up 14.4%. The bourse recorded its highest-ever month of futures trading and second-largest equities trading day by number of executed trades during the year ended 30 June. Total expenses rose 21.1%, reflecting increased technology modernisation spending and costs from a corporate regulator inquiry. ASX declared a final dividend of 104.7 Australian cents per share. The results come as ASX works to rebuild trust following regulatory scrutiny over operational failures.
Lunch Wrap: Earnings season draws blood as Telstra and IAG slump. * ASX cops an earnings season reality check * Origin does the heavy lifting * Cleanaway gets a $9.4bn offer The S&P/ASX 200 was down 0.6% at lunchtime on Thursday in Sydney as reporting season got busy. Wall Street had a decent night after US inflation came in nice and dull, which is exactly how traders like it. Fed chair Kevin Warsh is still keeping everyone guessing with his deliberately vague speech. Meanwhile, Ed Yardeni lifted his year-end S&P 500 target to a Street-high 8400, versus 7748 now, on what he calls "fabulous earnings momentum", or FEMO. Yep, Wall Street has invented another acronym for stocks. Back on the ASX, earnings season was getting spicy and investors were dumping anything that didn't serve up exactly what they'd ordered. Eight of the 11 sectors were lower. Utilities led for the second day running, while telcos got dragged out the back. Origin Energy (ASX:ORG) was doing most of the heavy lifting for utilities this morning. Origin jumped 5% after full year net profit rose 6% to $1.6bn, despite revenue dropping 10%. Less revenue, more profit. Investors can usually get their heads around that one. Australia and New Zealand Banking Group (ASX:ANZ) gained 3% after posting a quarterly cash profit of $1.9bn, which was pretty much where everyone expected it to land. ANZ has now joined the other big banks in saying the home loan pipeline has gone a bit soft. Nobody needs to start rattling a tin for them just yet, but it's not exactly looking flash. Gold stocks, meanwhile, were having a crack at a 10th straight winning session after bullion climbed to around US$4430 an ounce. In other large cap news, market operator ASX (ASX:ASX) jumped 12% after underlying profit rose 5% to $536.4m, sneaking ahead of forecasts. Higher trading activity helped. Investors panic, investors trade, and the ASX clips the ticket. Not a bad little arrangement. The communications sector was getting belted as Telstra (ASX:TLS) dropped 5%. The result wasn't exactly a shocker. Net profit rose 2.7% to $2.4bn, underlying profit climbed 4.9%, and Telstra served up a 10.5 cent final dividend plus another buyback worth up to $1bn. Plenty of solid numbers, just not enough sparkle for a market that turned up demanding champagne. Cleanaway Waste Management (ASX:CWY) surged more than 15% after Swedish private equity mob EQT Infrastructure lobbed a takeover proposal worth about $9.4bn. Rio Tinto (ASX:RIO) and its partners secured $2.5bn in federal and NSW government support to keep the Tomago aluminium smelter alive. That keeps Australia's biggest aluminium smelter running, but it also says plenty about the economics when staying open requires a $2.5bn government cuddle. Shares down 3%. The insurer blamed higher natural peril costs, which is insurance speak for the Australian weather doing what it does best. The Penfolds owner booked $1.3bn of writedowns, mainly against its US business. Its shares rose 5% anyway. Bowen has finance and boardroom runs on the board from Coles, Jetstar, BHP, Transurban and Wesfarmers. Gold mining experience, though? Not much. ASX leaders. Today's best-performing stocks, including small caps, intraday: | Security | Description | Last | % | Volume | MktCap | | Security | Description | Last | % | Volume | MktCap | | AAU | Antilles Gold Ltd | 0.007 | 17% | 71,897 | $19,674,559 | | ACS | Accent Resources NL | 0.525 | 163% | 796,188 | $97,907,457 | | BLU | Blue Energy Limited | 0.004 | 17% | 10,000 | $9,035,921 | | CWY | Cleanaway Waste Ltd | 2.745 | 16% | 43,665,744 | $5,311,667,143 | | EGR | Ecograf Limited | 0.260 | 24% | 577,886 | $96,925,755 | | ESR | Estrella Res Ltd | 0.028 | 12% | 4,477,053 | $55,813,424 | | HPC | Thehydration | 0.005 | 25% | 100,020 | $2,151,954 | | ID8 | Identitii Limited | 0.005 | 67% | 16,004,000 | $2,772,457 | | KCC | Kincora Copper | 0.960 | 12% | 1,440 | $18,007,771 | | KRR | King River Resources | 0.100 | 14% | 10,096,239 | $137,155,659 | | LIS | Lisenergylimited | 0.135 | 13% | 87,907 | $76,824,028 | | LPE | Locality Planning | 0.105 | 17% | 75,851 | $16,436,199 | | NFM | New Frontier | 0.007 | 17% | 152,863 | $10,429,778 | | PET | Phoslock Env Tec Ltd | 0.007 | 17% | 829,305 | $3,746,343 | | PTR | PTR Minerals Ltd | 0.120 | 14% | 1,274,782 | $41,502,801 | | RIM | Rimfire Pacific | 0.016 | 14% | 7,179,241 | $38,826,056 | | SHO | Sportshero Ltd | 0.044 | 16% | 3,181,793 | $34,595,175 | | SMS | Starmineralslimited | 0.050 | 14% | 416,999 | $11,411,602 | | SRJ | SRJ Technologies | 0.008 | 14% | 3,910,365 | $12,062,522 | | THR | Thor Energy PLC | 0.009 | 21% | 347,889 | $4,765,947 | | TMS | Tennant Minerals Ltd | 0.008 | 14% | 11,374 | $10,476,617 | | TSL | Titanium Sands Ltd | 0.008 | 14% | 664,500 | $16,413,230 | | WHK | Whitehawk Limited | 0.004 | 14% | 1,100,000 | $4,021,483 | | XST | Xstate Resources | 0.017 | 31% | 983,275 | $6,238,608 | | YAR | Yari Resources | 0.005 | 25% | 691,142 | $4,197,319 | Accent Resources (ASX:ACS) has been on a massive run since Monday's promising Magnetite Range testwork, surging more than 600% on Tuesday, 60% yesterday and as much as 160% today. Trading has now been halted at Accent's request while it prepares another announcement, due no later than Monday. Locality Planning Energy (ASX:LPE) will acquire PowerHub for up to $5.8m, paying $2.8m upfront and the rest only as pipeline service points are activated over five years. The deal adds up to 76 sites and 4642 service points, expands LPE into Tasmania and South Australia, and gives its growth pipeline a decent leg up. ASX laggards. Today's worst performing stocks (including small caps) intraday: | Security | Description | Last | % | Volume | MktCap | | Security | Description | Last | % | Volume | MktCap | | ABY | Adore Beauty | 0.250 | -11% | 179,844 | $26,308,220 | | ARV | Artemis Resources | 0.004 | -13% | 1,970,364 | $18,023,182 | | CQT | Conneqt Health Ltd | 0.017 | -11% | 627,688 | $17,530,441 | | EMU | EMU NL | 0.022 | -12% | 132,668 | $10,137,441 | | ENV | Enova Mining Limited | 0.002 | -20% | 100,000 | $4,951,523 | | ERL | Empire Resources | 0.006 | -14% | 1,000,000 | $14,609,991 | | GTE | Great Western Exp. 0.009 | -10% | 1,792 | $7,775,913 | | INF | Infinity Metals Ltd | 0.007 | -13% | 599,172 | $4,739,712 | | M96 | Maverick Minerals Au | 0.006 | -14% | 1,973,059 | $12,614,745 | | MAG | Magmatic Resrce Ltd | 0.026 | -10% | 24,199 | $14,564,700 | | MTM | Metallium Ltd | 0.403 | -11% | 5,241,889 | $332,212,396 | | NAE | New Age Exploration | 0.002 | -20% | 2,580,000 | $10,855,656 | | NS1 | Nodestream Ltd | 0.008 | -11% | 10,714,120 | $17,873,960 | | NSM | Northstaw | 0.018 | -10% | 25,077 | $7,477,425 | | OVT | Ovanti Limited | 0.002 | -20% | 93,914,796 | $2,493,493 | | PL9 | Prairie Lithium Ltd | 0.006 | -14% | 3,845,311 | $39,062,201 | | RDN | Raiden Resources Ltd | 0.003 | -14% | 4,122,759 | $12,078,120 | | RKB | Rokeby Resources Ltd | 0.003 | -14% | 10,778 | $10,418,555 | | SLM | Solismineralsltd | 0.066 | -10% | 7,682,740 | $24,221,526 | | SPQ | Superior Resources | 0.003 | -25% | 467,482 | $10,562,683 | | SRN | Surefire Rescs NL | 0.019 | -17% | 220,800 | $4,167,122 | | TLM | Talisman Mining | 0.072 | -10% | 14,082 | $15,065,628 | | TMX | Terrain Minerals | 0.003 | -17% | 1,004,910 | $11,135,185 | | VR8 | Vanadium Resources | 0.013 | -13% | 1,144,317 | $10,045,751 | | X2M | X2M Connect Limited | 0.002 | -20% | 715,147 | $4,865,745 | In case you missed it. Last orders. Neurizon Therapeutics (ASX:NUZ) has appointed Elanco Animal Health's Dr Steve Nanchen as a board observer, replacing Justine Conway. The move extends Elanco's involvement with Neurizon following the group's licensing and supply agreements around monepantel, with Nanchen set to attend and participate in board and committee meetings in a non-voting role. Ovanti (ASX:OVT) has completed a $1m capital raise via a two-tranche placement at 0.2c a share, with funds to be used for working capital and general corporate purposes. The first tranche was completed under existing placement capacity, while the second will be subject to shareholder approval at an upcoming meeting. At Stockhead, Stockhead tell it like it is. While Neurizon and Ovanti are Stockhead advertisers, they did not sponsor this article. This article does not constitute financial product advice. You should consider obtaining independent advice before making any financial decisions.
ASX profits slump as ASIC inquiry costs bite. The ASX reported a fall in its statutory net profit driven by $51.1 million in legal costs and penalties as a result of settling legal proceedings with ASIC. Australians are increasingly turning to artificial intelligence to understand their superannuation and retirement options, but new research suggests many remain reluctant to rely on AI alone for major financial decisions. Space-related and semiconductor exchange traded funds (ETFs) were among the worst performers in the month of July after delivering exceptional gains earlier in the year. The SILC Group has helped introduce a Denver-based investment manager to the local wholesale market with a new global equities fund. Videos. Further Reading
ASX dips amid RBA stance, housing debate. The Australian share market experienced a downturn near noon AEST, with the ASX 200 index falling 0.6 per cent. Investors were seen digesting recent hawkish comments from the Reserve Bank of Australia alongside a flurry of corporate earnings results. Online employment giant Seek saw its shares tumble 14 per cent, contributing significantly to the broader market slide. Adding to the sector-specific pressures, ASX Ltd. is also facing a reported lawsuit concerning its Chess system, further impacting market sentiment. Contrasting views emerged regarding the Australian housing market. Commonwealth Bank chief executive Matt Comyn presented a nuanced outlook, suggesting that a potential conclusion to the 30-year property supercycle could act as a "cathartic moment" for the economy. Conversely, Treasurer Jim Chalmers affirmed official Treasury forecasts, which project property price growth over the next two years, even as many private sector economists revise their outlooks downwards amidst a deepening housing downturn. Meanwhile, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and NSW Premier Chris Minns are set to announce a billion-dollar bailout package for the Tomago aluminium smelter near Newcastle this Thursday. In corporate developments, Solomon Lew's Premier Investments, owner of popular brands such as Peter Alexander and Smiggle, issued a warning that annual earnings would be lower than previous guidance, citing challenging trading conditions. The company also revealed plans to close its Peter Alexander stores in the United Kingdom. On a positive note for local innovation, Australian medical artificial-intelligence firm Heidi Health is reportedly on track to achieve a $1 billion "unicorn" valuation. Heidi Health is a medical artificial-intelligence firm. Last year, Blackbird Ventures noted it was growing faster than any of its other start-ups, including Canva. Additionally, Australia and Vietnam strengthened their economic and strategic ties, with Prime Minister Albanese and Vietnamese President To Lam signalling a desire for closer partnership.