Ron Brierley's biographer reflects on the former corporate raider's disgrace after pleading guilty in Sydney this week to possession of a trove of images of children being sexually abused.
Having a trustee company, these days called a supervisor, collecting fees for overseeing managed investment schemes provides illusory protection.
Most asset classes notched up double-digit returns in the latest March year.
The postponement yet again in the payoff from AFT's years of investment shakes investors' faith.