Mark Adams

Mark leads the team responsible for driving ASIC's economic and risk analysis unit, as well as leading ASIC's Innovation Hub and Regtech initiatives. Mark has held a range of senior executive positions at ASIC including lead of ASIC's competition in equity markets project and the Exchange Market Operators, Regulatory Policy and International teams. Between 2012 to 2014, Mark held secondments as Principal Adviser, Financial System Inquiry Secretariat and Director, Strategy, Research and Risk, Ontario Securities Commission. Prior to joining ASIC, Mark worked in the corporate and superannuation areas of a national law firm. Mark is ASIC’s Regional Commissioner for New South Wales, and he also leads ASIC’s Economic and Risk Analysis Unit, the Innovation Hub function (and Regtech initiatives) and the Regulatory Efficiency Unit. The Regulatory Efficiency Unit seeks to identify unnecessary frictions and minimise the costs of regulatory requirements. Mark has held a range of senior executive positions at ASIC including lead of ASIC's competition in equity markets project and the Exchange Market Operators, Regulatory Policy and International teams. Between 2012 to 2014, Mark undertook secondments at the Ontario Securities Commission as Principal Adviser, Financial System Inquiry Secretariat and as Director of Strategy, Research and Risk. Prior to joining ASIC, Mark worked in the corporate and superannuation areas of a national law firm.