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Joseph Longino, Jr.
USINFO | 2013-07-03 11:08
Principal, Investment Strategy
Joseph Longino is a Principal of Sandler O'Neill + Partners, L.P. A member of the firm’s Investment Strategy Group, Mr. Longino is a primary resource to Sandler O’Neill clients on supervisory, regulatory, and accounting matters, and also assists with financial, risk management, and strategic planning matters.
Mr. Longino is a member of the Financial Accounting Standards Advisory Council (FASAC). FASAC consists of a diverse group of senior accounting experts who advise the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) on a broad range of matters affecting financial accounting and reporting standards in the private sector. He is also co-chair of the U.S. chapter of the Corporate Reporting Users’ Forum (CRUF), an international discussion forum committed to engaging the FASB and IASB as they set accounting standards. Drawn from both the equity and fixed-income buy side and sell side, participants are typically heads of research, senior industry analysts, or portfolio managers.
Mr. Longino has spoken at numerous industry conferences, including the national conferences of America’s Community Bankers and the Financial Managers Society, and has contributed to the American Banker and other publications. His comments have appeared in The Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg and other business news media. He frequently publishes notes to clients and authors comment letters to the accounting boards and financial supervisors on matters important to Sandler O’Neill clients. He also co-edits and writes for the firm’s Financial Debt Quarterly.
Before joining the Investment Strategy Group, Mr. Longino served as Editor in Chief of Research at Sandler O’Neill as well as an equity analyst covering banks and thrifts. In their 2003 “Best on the Street” Analysts Survey, The Wall Street Journal and Thomson Financial named Mr. Longino the No. 2 bank and S&L analyst in the country for stock selection in 2002. Forbes.com and StarMine named him the top estimator of thrift and mortgage finance earnings in 2003.
Before joining Sandler O’Neill in 1991, Mr. Longino was the Assistant Director for Corporate Activities of the Office of Thrift Supervision, Northeast Region. Prior to that, he served as a Supervisory Agent and Assistant Vice President of the Federal Home Loan Bank of New York, and as Special Counsel for Regulations and Legislation of the Federal Home Loan Bank Board, Washington, D.C. He previously practiced business and finance law in the D.C. office of Morgan, Lewis & Bockius.
Mr. Longino holds a Juris Doctor from the Catholic University of America's Columbus School of Law, where he was a member of the Law Review, and is admitted to the District of Columbia and Pennsylvania bars. In addition, he holds a Doctor of Philosophy in English from the University of Connecticut
Joseph Longino is a Principal of Sandler O'Neill + Partners, L.P. A member of the firm’s Investment Strategy Group, Mr. Longino is a primary resource to Sandler O’Neill clients on supervisory, regulatory, and accounting matters, and also assists with financial, risk management, and strategic planning matters.
Mr. Longino is a member of the Financial Accounting Standards Advisory Council (FASAC). FASAC consists of a diverse group of senior accounting experts who advise the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) on a broad range of matters affecting financial accounting and reporting standards in the private sector. He is also co-chair of the U.S. chapter of the Corporate Reporting Users’ Forum (CRUF), an international discussion forum committed to engaging the FASB and IASB as they set accounting standards. Drawn from both the equity and fixed-income buy side and sell side, participants are typically heads of research, senior industry analysts, or portfolio managers.
Mr. Longino has spoken at numerous industry conferences, including the national conferences of America’s Community Bankers and the Financial Managers Society, and has contributed to the American Banker and other publications. His comments have appeared in The Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg and other business news media. He frequently publishes notes to clients and authors comment letters to the accounting boards and financial supervisors on matters important to Sandler O’Neill clients. He also co-edits and writes for the firm’s Financial Debt Quarterly.
Before joining the Investment Strategy Group, Mr. Longino served as Editor in Chief of Research at Sandler O’Neill as well as an equity analyst covering banks and thrifts. In their 2003 “Best on the Street” Analysts Survey, The Wall Street Journal and Thomson Financial named Mr. Longino the No. 2 bank and S&L analyst in the country for stock selection in 2002. Forbes.com and StarMine named him the top estimator of thrift and mortgage finance earnings in 2003.
Before joining Sandler O’Neill in 1991, Mr. Longino was the Assistant Director for Corporate Activities of the Office of Thrift Supervision, Northeast Region. Prior to that, he served as a Supervisory Agent and Assistant Vice President of the Federal Home Loan Bank of New York, and as Special Counsel for Regulations and Legislation of the Federal Home Loan Bank Board, Washington, D.C. He previously practiced business and finance law in the D.C. office of Morgan, Lewis & Bockius.
Mr. Longino holds a Juris Doctor from the Catholic University of America's Columbus School of Law, where he was a member of the Law Review, and is admitted to the District of Columbia and Pennsylvania bars. In addition, he holds a Doctor of Philosophy in English from the University of Connecticut
