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Down through the generations, families and friends have enjoyed playing games to foster stronger relationships. But research shows they also improve cognitive abilities, which is especially important as people age.

For generations, and, in the case of chess, for centuries, parlour games have been providing endless hours of entertainment for families and friends alike. Now medical science is demonstrating they improve elderly people’s thinking and memory.

The hits keep coming for the country’s primary stock exchange, which is now under investigation by the corporate regulator for its oversight of the doomed upgrade to its clearing system.

The long-running project has been shelved after a devastating Accenture report cited multiple areas of concern. ASIC chair Joe Longo said the ASX “failed to demonstrate appropriate control”.