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John Burke
GLOBAL CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
BENNELONG FUNDS MANAGEMENT LTD
BENNELONG FUNDS MANAGEMENT LTD
Bennelong Funds Management is like a mainline into the jugular of Australia's financial advice sector, with more than 6500 advisers channelling capital to its funds. But its global chief executive John Burke says the job's not done yet. Andrew McKean writes.
Naomi Halpern, a victim of the Timbercorp collapse, said her experience and those caught up in similar failed investment schemes showed Australians really needed protection from poor financial advice.
One question for this person.... will she hand back the tax deduction she received from ATO?
The dilemma is that people borrowed money to get a massive tax refund but, now the assets have no value they want the bank to write off the debt
It's breathtaking how only part of the story ever gets out.