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Platinum, L1 merger to help fight 'organic business decline'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 10 JUL 2025
Platinum's potential merger with L1 Capital - which saw the two parties enter a merger implementation deed earlier this week - may help save the business against ongoing decline but other hurdles remain, according to Morningstar equity analyst Shaun ...

L1 Capital, Platinum seal merger deal

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 8 JUL 2025
The two parties have entered a merger implementation deed, with the Platinum name to be retired from the entity and the newly created 'MergeCo' to be listed under a new ticker code. As previously disclosed, under the deal Platinum will acquire ...

RBA powers deemed 'last resort' for critical financial infrastructure fallout

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 1 JUL 2025
... batch settlement failure that occurred in December last year being folded into the broader inquiry. Previously, ASIC chair Joe Longo said the new rules will limit ASX's ability to misuse its "monopoly power", while establishing long-term confidence in ...

ASIC appoints ASX inquiry panel

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 26 JUN 2025
... chair Guy Debelle, who is also a board member of the Clean Energy Finance Corporation, e61 and Tivan. Commenting, ASIC chair Joe Longo said: "Rob, Christine and Guy bring a wealth of experience in their roles as members of ASX top 20 boards and government ...

Super a 'taxpayer subsidised inheritance scheme': Grattan

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 24 JUN 2025
Grattan Institute housing and economic security program director Brendan Coates has slammed the government's superannuation tax concessions, reinforcing his view that the super system is no longer being used to fund retirements. "The concessions available ...

ASIC launches fresh inquiry into ASX

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 16 JUN 2025
... inquiry will be led by a panel that will make recommendations to address any identified shortcomings or deficiencies. ASIC chair Joe Longo said the decision to initiate an inquiry follows repeated and serious failures. "ASX operates Australia's critical ...

ASIC reads the riot act to the super industry: Longo

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 13 JUN 2025
ASIC chair Joe Longo has hailed the superannuation industry's $4.1 trillion war chest, which is larger than the ASX's total market capitalisation, as an impressive achievement. But for all its size and influence, Longo reinforced at the AmCham Regulator ...

Telegram pump and dump schemers plead guilty

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 JUN 2025
... conspired to share with the public Telegram group, doing so with the intention of pumping the price before selling. ASIC chair Joe Longo said the guilty pleas reflected the strength of ASIC's case and its commitment to acting against unlawful conduct ...

ASIC shrinks IPO timetable to boost listings

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 10 JUN 2025
... period and the issue of shares and quotation will still only occur once the exposure period has ended, ASIC said. ASIC chair Joe Longo said the initiatives are a direct response to its discussion paper released in February. "Earlier this year, we outlined ...

Stakeholders ask ASIC for tougher private markets regulation

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 JUN 2025
... together, they drive more investment, more opportunities for companies to grow, and more jobs for Australians," ASIC chair Joe Longo said. "I was encouraged by the breadth and richness of the responses we received, which recognised this is a timely discussion ...