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Trio victims condemn Astarra director jail release

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 24 JAN 2014
The Victims of Financial Fraud (VOFF) have condemned the release of Astarra Asset Management former director Shawn Richard after two years and six months in prison. The organisation that represents the victims of the Trio Capital fraud have described ...

Macquarie and Storm victims settlement "wrong": Court

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 12 AUG 2013
... occurred on May 2013 when a judged approved the settlement between Macquarie Bank and the victims of the Storm Financial fraud. The Court approved the request for appeal made by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) after Macquarie ...

Victims push for new Trio fraud inquiry

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 9 AUG 2013
The Victims of Financial Fraud (VOFF) are pushing for another inquiry on the Trio Capital fraud after the Parliamentary Joint Committee (PJC) failed to address the victims' main issues of concern. VOFF spokesperson Paul Matters told Financial Standard ...

Fraud and cybercrime biggest non-investment risks to family offices

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 23 JUL 2013
... are 'insufficiently informed' and 4% are 'not informed at all.' Three in 10 households surveyed have suffered financial fraud incidents while more than a fifth reported incidents of burglary or robbery. The vast majority -- 71% -- of firms do not employ ...

Opposition and VOFF criticise response to Trio report

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 29 APR 2013
The opposition and the Victims of Financial Fraud (VOFF) have criticised the government's response to the reports by the Parliamentary Joint Committee and Richard St. John on the collapse of Trio Capital. Shadow minister for Financial Services and Superannuation ...

CalPERS cry foul play, backs lawsuit

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 19 FEB 2013
... federal investigation, code-named "Alchemy", began more than three years ago, in connection with the US President's Financial Fraud Enforcement Task Force. The task force was the largest coalition of law enforcement, investigatory and regulatory agencies ...

VOFF slams MP response Trio Capital fraud

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 14 FEB 2013
Victims of Financial Fraud (VOFF) has criticised member for Thornsby Stephen Jones over his response to the Trio Capital fraud. Jones said in a WIN News interview on 11 February that he intends to present a Private Members Bill to Federal Parliament ...

Keep chasing architects of Trio collapse: Agencies

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 8 FEB 2013
... for the federal electorate of Throsby as a result of its claims that the Gillard Government ignored incidents of financial fraud. Victims of Financial Fraud (VOFF) convener Paul Matters told Financial Standard that the group plans to put forward a candidate ...

Trio Capital action group to put forward Federal Candidate

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 22 JAN 2013
... New South Wales federal seat of Throsby as a result of its claims that the Gillard Government ignored victims of financial fraud. Victims of Financial Fraud (VOFF) convenor Paul Matters told Financial Standard that the group plans to put forward a candidate ...

Trio fraud victims demand compensation

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 5 JUL 2012
... just as members of regular super funds were compensated. John Telford, secretary of the group known as Victims of Financial Fraud (VOFF) said all fraud victims should be compensated by the government. "In the Trio Capital case, VOFF are demanding compensation ...