They are of immense benefit not only to market participants and foreign firms looking to enter the Australian market, but also to regulators, academics and students. I would also like to congratulate the three organisations more generally for the excellent job they do in supporting, promoting and helping to regulate Australian financial markets.
This is important work because finance makes such a vital contribution to the Australian economy, not only directly, but also through its role in supporting other sectors of the economy. As noted in the Invest Australia report, Australia has had an extended period of strong economic growth, which is about to head into its seventeenth year.