The new ASIC chairman attributes his outstanding success to a can-do attitude.
by Brisbane Times August 10, 2011
''I understand business, I understand markets - I'm really well equipped for this,''
''Being a banker gave me enough law,''
''Securitisation technology has delivered a great deal for Australian consumers,'' ''I want ASIC to be seen not just as a law-enforcement body but as focused on outcomes,''
''I built a reputation for doing deals that other people thought were too hard,''
''It's actually about getting things done, a bit of a can-do attitude and innovation,'
''You start making progress where others stop - just because something doesn't exist doesn't mean it can't be done.''
ASIC chairman Greg Medcraft. Photo: Marco Del Grande
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