10:00 AM – 10:30 AM

REGISTRATION & MORNING TEA

10:30 AM – 10:40 AM

OPENING REMARKS

Natalie Raynor, Head of Listed Company Services, Listings and Markets, ASX

10:40 AM – 11:20 AM

BEHIND THE SCENES OF INDEX CONSTRUCTION

Topics will include:

-         How S&P/ASX indices are constructed and maintained

-         Key methodology considerations relevant to inclusion and removal

-         The importance of float-adjusted market capitalization and liquidity when determining eligibility

-         How index hierarchy movement can occur across the S&P/ASX 300, S&P/ASX 200, S&P/ASX 100, S&P/ASX 50 and S&P/ASX 20

-         Why corporate leadership teams should understand the drivers behind rebalance outcomes

Speaker: Sean Freer, Director, Global Exchange Indices, S&P Dow Jones Indices

11:20 AM – 12:00 PM

THE IMPACTS OF INDEX ENTRY AND EXIT

Topics will include:

-         What companies typically experience when entering or exiting the S&P/ASX 200

-         How index inclusion can affect visibility with institutional investors

-         How liquidity and trading behaviour may evolve after inclusion

-         What companies should understand when moving from the S&P/ASX 300 to the S&P/ASX 200

-         How investor relations teams can prepare for greater investor attention

-         What governance and communications questions boards may ask

-         How data transparency can support better internal and external conversations

Panelists:

·         Sean Freer, Director, Global Exchange Indices, S&P Dow Jones Indices

·         Natalie Raynor, Head of Listed Company Services, Listings and Markets, ASX

·         David Akers, General Manager Investor Relations, Myer Group