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ASIC considers 'cooling off period' for super switching

BY ELIZA BAVIN | THURSDAY, 6 NOV 2025 11:31AM

ASIC chair Joe Longo said introducing a cooling off period in the super switching process could help avoid "catastrophes" like Shield and First Guardian.

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