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ASIC takes civil action against Firstmac

BY CASSANDRA BALDINI | FRIDAY, 16 DEC 2022 11:58AM

ASIC has commenced the first ever court case against a financial product distributor for alleged breaches of design and distribution obligations (DDO).

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