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SGX-ASX deal facing parliamentary review


The Australian parliament has proposed a parliamentary review of the merger of Singapore Exchange and the Australian Securities Exchange.

Opposition senators have called for an investigation, but critically called on its to be held after the Foreign Investment Review Board determines its findings on whether the deal would be in the national interests, risking a delay in its completion.

In a Senate hearing, Nick Xenophon, an independent senator, introduced the review proposal, suggesting that the committee...

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