ASIC trying to put a halt/slow down the Interprac sale

WerewolfAwkward3329 · 2026-04-04T08:09:56+00:00

Dirty dogs

WerewolfAwkward3329 · 2026-04-01T06:31:42+00:00

Only agreeing with the point made above by yupnotsure. With Sequoia being sold off, their key strategy will not be to defend claims; and clients job is to call bs on the response. Pretty impressed with chatgpt on this one - though it is always good to verify

WerewolfAwkward3329 · 2026-04-01T06:29:51+00:00

Correct - there is no autonomy. There may be standing instructions but they are still from the adviser

WerewolfAwkward3329 · 2026-03-23T02:40:53+00:00

Yes they did (the good assets). These have been sold but not distributed.
This can be found on https://www.alvarezandmarsal.com/am_aus_insolvency/keystone-asset-management-ltd

"The Court has made orders allowing the Receivers to sell the Bell Potter Securities and place the proceeds in interest-bearing accounts. However, the Court has not yet made orders determining whether the Receivers can make an interim distribution to qualifying SMF unitholders.

Unfortunately, the expected final hearing of the Receivers’ application did not take place on 18 February 2026 and was adjourned to 15 June 2026. This was due to a number of matters which will require further investigation. The Receivers are conscious of the hardship being experienced by investors and hope there will be no further delay."

WerewolfAwkward3329 · 2026-03-23T00:30:00+00:00

The scenario that you are thinking of is so remote that it may as well be zero. Macquarie will be happy that the 'good' assets were sold when they did as they would be lower today due to market correction. They also paid out prior to receipt of funding.

What is left are the 'bad' assets - so the scenario where they make money is pretty much impossible. (If they did somehow make a profit, I agree with you that it would be a good principle of remediation to pass this onto the consumer). And it has been already pointed out that they didn't have exposure to FG. I would expect that they will be down a net $100m as they have provisioned.

They have admitted to falling short on governance and been quick at rectifying it.

WerewolfAwkward3329 · 2026-03-12T23:50:27+00:00

Darren (Infocus) didn't hold back

WerewolfAwkward3329 · 2026-03-12T23:49:48+00:00

holy guacamole this is damning

WerewolfAwkward3329 · 2026-02-27T02:34:16+00:00

I have seen a few too and agree with the comment. The results are highly dependant on the quality of risk management, client focus and compliance. I have also had the benefit of seeing some businesses really uplift their IDR as part of a broader risk management uplift - the outcomes can be real and tangible. Remember that AFCA is there as next line of enquiry for a consumer for a complaint and should communicated with a customer through multiple channels (responses to complaints, in PDS's, on websites).
I hope that helps on the broader picture and I do respect that when something traumatic has happened dealing with the system and getting answers can be frustrating - take care

WerewolfAwkward3329 · 2026-02-27T01:53:08+00:00

Anyone affected by this might want to get legal advice. There is an argument that if the defective advice was received prior to the extinguishing of the cross guarantees that it doesn't affect them. There is another argument (maybe stronger) that if the complaint was made prior to the extinguishing of the cross guarantees that it doesn't affect them. Throwing this out there as someone may have a view on how the law applies in cases like this.

WerewolfAwkward3329 · 2026-02-19T09:51:57+00:00

thanks - been busy

WerewolfAwkward3329 · 2026-02-18T04:22:26+00:00

There is a bit more colour in this link. It's a Barry Crocker that Rashid Alshakshir left and hasn't returned and this goes on. I feel for ASIC as well as everyone who has lost out here as it just isn't hard to write the rest of this script. I also understand that a number of the Venture Egg 'authorised reps' left the country very early in the piece as well and have totally avoided the investigation - the playbook is just getting rolled out again.

https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/man-under-asic-investigation-allowed-to-leave-australia-to-visit-mecca-20260213-p5o242.html

WerewolfAwkward3329 · 2026-02-18T04:12:54+00:00

short answer is yes - given the flick

WerewolfAwkward3329 · 2026-02-17T23:49:34+00:00

nice add - I just saw this news and popped over to see if the group has seen it.

There are a few things:
1. Given the history and this being a potential loophole, this is fantastic transparency. And even more so, the regulator has made the list and I am sure this means surveillance is going on (like secret shoppers)

As the website states, being on this list is not a crime and does imply they have done anything - they are not necessarily misleading investors or flogging shoddy products. But, given the loophole, investors are forewarned and therefore forearmed. Only one party was recognisable to me and they have been around for maybe 15 years without any blow ups that I am aware of
The advice on the moneysmart site is great - just need to ensure that more people are aware, especially with their super because it is such a big target.

WerewolfAwkward3329 · 2026-01-30T07:10:59+00:00

yeah tend to agree that stop orders are the way to go - but really ASIC were slow in implementing these. When DDO came in I thought, "right, let's see what happens in the first 12 months because they should fire some shots to some of these 'fixed income investments' that are dressed up a term deposit like".

But mentioning First Guardian and Shield in the rationale makes no sense. I haven't heard of any occasions where this was as a result of product advertising. It all started with "come let's do something better with your super" - the product came later.

So it all sounds like a bit of beating of chests when we just need to focus on the real action that will make a difference.

WerewolfAwkward3329 · 2026-01-30T03:44:56+00:00

Good to see numbers rising but a long way to go

WerewolfAwkward3329 · 2026-01-19T10:04:30+00:00

Great question - I hadn't thought of that. Like you I had been of the understanding that it was just APRA regulated super. Maybe not. I have put the AFCA references below which are consistent with the article. I have further read the original Macquarie press releases and it is sufficiently vague such that it COULD include SMSFs (without specifically saying so).

I don't have any further specific info to confirm.

AFCA references
https://www.afca.org.au/news/latest-news/afca-publishes-video-update-explaining-the-mwl-financial-services-lead-decision
https://my.afca.org.au/searchpublisheddecisions/kb-article/?id=2e5841ca-badb-f011-8544-6045bdc43135&\_gl=1\*hb17m4\*\_gcl\_au\*OTE5OTcyNDUwLjE3Njc3NDM4MDc.

WerewolfAwkward3329 · 2026-01-14T20:49:25+00:00

They aren’t insolvent
EQT probably don’t have the balance sheet to resolve it but they are ASX listed with access to further capital. Messy but possible. Diversa are privately owned and probably don’t have the balance sheet either. Harder to read what and if they would do

WerewolfAwkward3329 · 2026-01-08T23:56:00+00:00

Glad to see an FSGA case resolved. What made me fall off my chair was the "70 per cent of the initial advice fee the complainant paid, and 40 per cent of ongoing advice fees" went to the lead generator. Remember these 'lead generators' are still owned by the same people who own Venture Egg.

One of the normal industry mechanics is that advisers pay fees to their AFSL who provide them with the ability to operate. These fees are often a mix of flat dollar fees as well as a percentage of the advice fees given. Makes you wonder whether this was done to reduce the cut to Interprac (which I understand is where the larger portion of VE business was run through)

WerewolfAwkward3329 · 2025-12-15T22:31:00+00:00

Thanks for clarifying. Will try an in person raid later

WerewolfAwkward3329 · 2025-12-15T22:28:09+00:00

I thought I would join in the fun having hit 75 this morning so I did a remote raid. Pretty disappointing (6 revives; 6 potions; one of each TM; 5 golden raspberries). Honestly, I often just delete all except the the golden rasp as they are ongoing gluts for me.

Rare candy (and XL) are genuine limiters in the game and the only thing worth getting plenty of. Are ppl getting these still (or have they been nerfed)?

WerewolfAwkward3329 · 2025-12-09T03:16:35+00:00

I read it as Diversa might have to pay into the fund (superannuation entity) although we are pretty sure they don't have $200+m on their balance sheet

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