Mallesons | Tokenising Australian Government Bonds | The National Dialogue

As announced in the Australian Federal Budget, the Australian Government is undertaking market analysis to inform its consideration of a tokenised Australian Government bond.

To support these efforts, Mallesons is hosting a closed-door roundtable discussion together with The Treasury.This session will bring together a select group of senior stakeholders from across industry, regulatory bodies and international market participants to explore a potential Australian sovereign digital bond.

Discussion topics will include:

Models for providing tokenised access to a sovereign digital bond.

Insights, experiences and lessons learned from developments in overseas markets.

Industry perspectives from Australian market participants:

Why tokenise?  What is a compelling value proposition for investors and stakeholders?

What current problems could a sovereign digital bond solve?

What opportunities could it create?

Which industry participants should play a role, and what would they require?

Design options involving existing and new financial market infrastructure.

Facilitative steps to promote innovation, market confidence and resilience.

This roundtable is designed to facilitate a candid and collaborative exchange of views among key stakeholders shaping the future of financial market infrastructure.