NZX

Profile narrative

NZX, also known as the New Zealand Stock Exchange, is a New Zealand-based stock exchange. Its core function is to operate exchange markets and support trading activity for market participants. The known market scope includes cash markets, a main board, a debt market, and the Fonterra Shareholders Market. Its services also include market-facing systems used for exchange operations and communications. One named system is the Markets Announcement Platform, which forms part of its market communication infrastructure. NZX also operates websites connected to its exchange services. The organisation is headquartered in New Zealand. The available material does not provide employee numbers, listing counts, transaction volumes, revenue, or ownership details.

NZX’s confirmed positioning is within financial market infrastructure, with activities centered on trading markets and market announcements. A notable incident occurred on 25 August 2020, when New Zealand’s stock exchange experienced repeated distributed denial-of-service attacks over two days. The attacks were described as volumetric and offshore, and they disrupted connectivity through its network provider. The disruption forced multiple trading halts across its cash markets, main board, debt market, and Fonterra Shareholders Market. Critical systems were affected, including websites and the Markets Announcement Platform. Services were restored after mitigation efforts following each incident. Normal trading resumed once connectivity was reestablished. NZX maintained communication with market participants during the disruptions. No parent company, subsidiary structure, or ownership status is explicit in the supplied material.

Incidents

1 incident linked to this organisation.