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Jacob Shteyman

Treasurer announces first female head of ASIC

Sarah Court will take over as head of the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC). (Diego Fedele/AAP PHOTOS)

The next head of Australia's financial regulator has been revealed as a continuity pick that will continue the Australian Securities and Investments Commission's hardline approach to fighting corporate misconduct.

Sarah Court, ASIC's current deputy chair, was unveiled by Treasurer Jim Chalmers as the watchdog's next chair in a statement on Monday evening.

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