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Court blocks bid to freeze Phil Kingston's assets

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 SEP 2020
... judge noted. Kingston last Friday was successful in moving the proceedings to Commercial Court of the Supreme Court of Victoria.

IPO Wealth ordered to wind up

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 18 SEP 2020
The Supreme Court of Victoria has made a winding up order for Mayfair 101's IPO Wealth fund. In response to the decision, Mayfair said it was disappointed with the outcome and believes it will result in negative ramifications for unitholders. The embattled ...

Details of Mayfair's default revealed

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 1 JUN 2020
... according to court filings. Filings from Vasco Trustees, the trustee for the IPO Wealth Fund, in the Supreme Court of Victoria revealed a timeline of trouble for embattled Mayfair. Vasco says Mayfair 101 Holdings owes $76,965,000 excluding interest and ...

Accountant convicted in fee no service scam

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 9 MAR 2020
A Melbourne-based accountant has been sentenced in the County Court of Victoria after pleading guilty to two charges of making false or misleading statements. The court found Jason Cullen, an accountant employed by an accounting and financial advisory ...

Couple faces prison over ponzi-style scam

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 10 MAY 2019
... ASIC labelled a "ponzi-style" operation. Douglas Johnston has been bailed ahead of appearing before the County Court of Victoria for a plea and sentencing hearing later this month. He could face 10 years in prison for each offence. His wife is already ...

WAM pulls out of takeover deal

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 8 JAN 2018
... for 50% of these costs. As a result, WAM Capital has withdrawn its takeover offer. A month ago, the Supreme Court of Victoria dismissed an application from Keybridge Capital, which had submitted its own takeover proposal for Molopo. Keybridge had commenced ...

Court shuts down listed investment manager lawsuit

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 8 DEC 2017
The Supreme Court of Victoria has dismissed an application from a listed investment manager who was attempting to restraint Molopo Energy from acquiring further shares in a Florida oil and gas exploration company. Keybridge Capital had commenced proceedings ...

Federal Government names Royal Commission lead

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 4 DEC 2017
... from 1997 to 2015, having previously served on the Victorian Court of Appeal and as a Justice of the Supreme Court of Victoria. "Hayne's wealth of experience at the highest levels of Australia's judiciary makes him the ideal person to conduct this Royal ...

ASIC hands down more permanent bans

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 SEP 2016
... amounting to a total value of over $1.3 million. In April of this year King appeared and was convicted in the County Court of Victoria on five counts of obtaining property by deception, two counts of obtaining financial advantage by deception, and other ...

Unlicensed property investor jailed for six years

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 13 SEP 2016
... jailed for six years and three months following an ASIC investigation. Barry Patrick was sentenced by the County Court of Victoria, having been found guilty of three charges of obtaining property by deception, two charges of obtaining a financial advantage ...