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ASIC, now less a corporate watchdog, more a lapdog

  • Written by Andrew Schmulow, Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Law, University of Wollongong
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The implosion of Australia’s corporate watchdog, the Australian Securities and Investments Commission, under the federal government’s new directions, has gone from tragedy to farce.

ASIC was described as “weak, hesitant and timid” in a 2014 Senate review of its performance. To be fair, that was before...

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