- CEO
- Hishaam Mirza
- Full Time Employees
- 356
- Sector
- Finance
- Industry
- Investment banks/Brokers
- Address
- NZX Centre Wellington WGN New Zealand 6011
- IPO Date
- Jun 4, 2003
- Business
- NZX Limited NZX Limited (NZX.NZ) operates New Zealand's primary national stock exchange and provides integrated financial market infrastructure, including trading, clearing, settlement, depository, and data services across equity, debt, funds, derivatives, and energy markets; the company manages five core segments encompassing Capital Markets Origination for issuer services to current and prospective customers; Secondary Markets for trading and post-trade services in securities and derivatives, central securities depository functions, and market operation for entities such as Fonterra Co-Operative Group, the Electricity Authority, and the Ministry for the Environment; Information Services delivering market data, analytics for securities, derivatives, agriculture, and energy sectors including dairy insights; Funds Management overseeing KiwiSaver, superannuation, managed funds, and exchange traded funds through subsidiaries like Smartshares, which issues exchange traded funds listed on the NZX main board with over NZD $1.6 billion in funds under management, and SuperLife, offering superannuation, KiwiSaver, investment, and insurance solutions to more than 45,000 members with NZD $1.6 billion in assets; and Wealth Technologies providing funds administration, custodian services, and customizable online wealth management platforms for investment advisers and providers, including turn-key solutions, web reporting, and integration with legacy systems. NZX Limited maintains headquarters in Wellington, New Zealand, with additional operations in Auckland, and traces its origins to 1866 when regional brokers' associations formed during the gold rush era, evolving through amalgamations into a national exchange by 1983 before adopting its current name in July 2008; the company serves domestic and Asia-Pacific participants, listing premier equities and funds on its NZSX main board while targeting institutional investors, issuers, and retail clients across New Zealand. Among its latest major developments, NZX Limited announced the appointment of Lisa Turnbull as the new Chief Executive of its Smartshares subsidiary in late 2025, alongside executive appointments within the NZX Group to bolster leadership in funds management; the company continues to facilitate high-profile listings such as Locate Technologies Limited on the NZSX scheduled for December 2025 and supports ongoing market activity including takeovers, delistings like Restaurant Brands New Zealand Limited, and Global Dairy Trade events; additionally, NZX implemented amended capital raising settings effective January 2024, introducing accelerated non-renounceable entitlement offers and updated guidance notes to enhance issuer flexibility amid rising merger and acquisition activity on its exchange.