Joseph Longo
‘Nip it in the bud’: Watchdog floats banning ‘harmful’ financial advertising
The corporate regulator’s chair says there could be a case for banning some advertising of risky financial products.
- Clancy Yeates
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Fresh warning to a $200 billion industry loaded with danger
Corporate cop Joe Longo says capital markets are the “lifeblood” of the economy and ASIC wants them to grow, but emerging risks needed attention.
- Clancy Yeates
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- Regulation
‘Tough but fair’: Corporate cop Joe Longo to step down as ASIC chair
The chair of ASIC will step down after a term in which the regulator has put pressure on superannuation giants over their treatment of customers.
- Clancy Yeates
- Opinion
- Governance
A frustrated corporate watchdog is out for blood at Macquarie
ASIC has turned apex predator with its decision to take alleged misreporting of the number of “short sales″ Macquarie traded to the Supreme Court.
- Elizabeth Knight
Watchdog sets sights on insurers as premiums, complaints soar
Amid a surge in insurance premiums, the corporate regulator says acting against insurance misconduct will be a key focus.
- Clancy Yeates
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- AI
ASIC wants to ‘intelligently automate’ everything. Experts aren’t sure that will work
Internal documents show the corporate watchdog has launched a drive to automate its work and is now prioritising controversial technology.
- Charlotte Grieve
‘Failures and job losses’: ASIC eyes risk of company collapses if economy sours
Corporate regulator Joe Longo has highlighted the risk that rising interest rates and any sharp deterioration in the economy could cause some highly leveraged companies to collapse.
- Clancy Yeates
‘Not my job to be a crypto cheerleader’: ASIC boss warns on risky, volatile cryptocurrency investments
Corporate watchdog chair Joseph Longo warns consumers to be “really careful” about investing in cryptocurrency, days after the federal government moves to focus on regulating the space.
- Simone Fox Koob