ASIC treasure trove of company data up for sale

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The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has entered the final stage of a tender process to privatise the business registry.

The vital database stores information on more than 2 million companies in Australia.

Placing this register in private hands could potentially see data security put at risk, and increase the cost of access to company documents.

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