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AUSIEX acquires FIIG in transformative move

1 MAY 2025

Australia’s leading wholesale trading platform AUSIEX will acquire fixed income trading business FIIG.

Nomura Research Institute, Ltd. (NRI) is pleased to announce that AUSIEX has entered into an agreement with FIIG Holdings Limited (the holding company of FIIG Securities Limited) to acquire 100% of FIIG’s issued shares and commence the process of making it a wholly owned subsidiary of AUSIEX by the end of June 2025.

AUSIEX joined the NRI Group in May 2021 and provides a market leading wholesale trading platform and outsourced service for execution, clearing and settlement of domestic and international cash equities, and exchange traded options as well as portfolio administration.

The AUSIEX platform is built using proprietary software, including NRI’s I-STAR/GV back-office solution. AUSIEX provides value-added services to major financial institutions, financial advisers, family offices, institutional investors, self-managed super funds and other wholesale and HNWI investors in Australia.

FIIG is Australia’s largest specialist fixed income provider with over $4.5bn of funds under advice and provides investors with direct access to bond markets and a range of term deposits and other cash solutions. AUSIEX CEO Patrick Salis says the transaction will allow the AUSIEX business to expand its range of products and services to meet the wider needs of traders, advisers and investors.

"With this move, AUSIEX expands beyond exchange traded instruments listed on ASX & CBOE, to now also include over the counter (OTC) domestic and international fixed income products via the FIIG platform.

“It will provide local institutions, financial advisers, family offices, SMSF and HNWIs with the most comprehensive investments trading and portfolio administration platform offering in the country.”

Mr Salis adds, “We are excited to build on an over 25-year legacy of FIIG, an independent company founded in Brisbane and welcome their staff into the NRI Group. FIIG has over 6,000 clients, and we are pleased to extend the AUSIEX vision to each of those clients of being a trusted partner behind every trade and transaction.”

Mr Salis, further says, “This development is another sign of AUSIEX’s progress towards our long-term plan to become a market utility platform leveraging NRI’s scale and intellectual property.”

FIIG CEO Alex Welch adds, "This acquisition brings together two culturally and commercially aligned businesses with highly complementary strengths.

“It marks an exciting step forward in our ambitions to make bonds accessible to Australian investors while continuing to enhance the services we deliver to our clients with even greater capabilities.”



Media contact

Guy McKanna
Honner
0430 355 985
guy@honner.com.au

About AUSIEX

With over 25 years of experience in the market and the backing of NRI, a global powerhouse in technology and operations services, we have a depth and breadth of knowledge within the Australian equities market, enabling us to understand the world our clients operate in and the challenges they face. Supporting all segments of the Australian wholesale market, we provide choice and flexibility across the entire trade lifecycle. Our offering covers domestic and international trade execution, clearing and settlement services, online corporate actions, portfolio administration, tax reporting, fully supported B2B platforms and everything in between.

About NRI

Founded in 1965, NRI is a respected and innovative global powerhouse in technology and operations services. With a strong balance sheet and presence in major financial centres worldwide, NRI is a world leader in innovative, cross-asset, multi-currency, front and back-end financial IT solutions for investment banks, asset managers, and insurance providers.

For more information, visit https://www.nri.com/en.

Disclaimer

This information has been prepared by Australian Investment Exchange Limited (AUSIEX) ABN 71 076 515 930 AFSL 241400, a Market Participant of ASX Limited and Cboe Australia Pty Ltd, a Clearing Participant of ASX Clear Pty Limited and a Settlement Participant of ASX Settlement Pty Limited. Share Trading is a service provided by AUSIEX.

This information contains general advice and has been prepared without taking into account your objectives, financial situation or needs. You should consider its appropriateness, having regard to your objectives, financial situation and needs. Investors should read the relevant disclosure document and seek professional advice before making any decision based on this information. This information has been prepared by Australian Investment Exchange Limited (AUSIEX) ABN 71 076 515 930 AFSL 241400, a wholly owned subsidiary of Nomura Research Institute, Ltd. (NRI). AUSIEX is a Market Participant of ASX Limited and Cboe Australia Pty Ltd, a Clearing Participant of ASX Clear Pty Limited and a Settlement Participant of ASX Settlement Pty Limited.