Enquiries from investors or regulators about Bronte Capital
Dear Department of the Treasury,
In a submission to Australian Parliament's Cooper review made multiple assertions about the custody of Bronte Capital and its customer funds.
Specifically he said Bronte has no access and Citco is the sole custodian preventing frauds like Trio Capital.
While this may true in Australia it has almost never been heard of and difficult to understand from our broker executions to delivery and settlement with a "prime broker".
The submission explicitly states that the document was reviewed by Ken Henry who was head of Australia's Treasury at the time and also staff at ASIC and ATO.
Documents about potential US investors (specifically based in NY or California) requesting verification of Bronte Capital, Christina Osmena, Frank Gu, Richard Butler or other marketing agents.
Thanks,
Blue Sky
Dear Department of the Treasury,
Please provide a list of investors in funds managed by John Hempton or Bronte Capital and reside in New York or California.
Yours faithfully,
Compliance Associate
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Dear Compliance Associate
We write to acknowledge receipt of your request, under the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (FOI Act), seeking the following documents:
Please provide a list of investors in funds managed by John Hempton or Bronte Capital and reside in New York or California.
The Treasury received your request on 23 June 2024. The FOI Act provides that we have 14 days to acknowledge, and 30 days to process, the request. This period may be extended if we need to consult third parties or for other reasons. We will advise you if this happens.
We will advise you if a charge is payable to process your request and the amount of any such charge as soon as possible.
We make the following assumptions that affect the scope of the request. These are set out below.
It is our usual practice:
+ICI- not to disclose the personal information of government employees or the personal contact details of senior government employees (including those of the Treasury). The names of senior officers will generally be released.
+ICI- not to release duplicates of any document captured within the scope of the request.
+ICI- only the final version of a document will be considered within scope.
Please inform us if you do not agree to the request being processed on the above assumptions. If we do not hear from you, your request will be processed on the basis that these documents are outside the scope of your request.
We will contact you using the email address you provided. Please advise if you would prefer us to use an alternative means of contact.
If you have any questions in relation to your application, please contact the FOI Team on 02 6263 2800.
Kind regards
Freedom of Information Officer
The Treasury
Ph: +-61 2 6263 2800
e: foi+AEA-treasury.gov.au
The Department of the Treasury (the Treasury) may collect your personal information where it is reasonably necessary for, or directly related to, our functions, including those under the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (FOI Act) and the Privacy Act 1988. We may collect your name, email address and telephone number in order to contact you about your request or privacy complaint. We hold personal information in accordance with the Privacy Act and our privacy policy. If you have an enquiry or complaint about your privacy, please contact the Privacy Officer on 02 6263 1384 or via e-mail privacy+AEA-treasury.gov.au. You can find further information about how the Treasury handles personal information in the Treasury+IBk-s privacy policy.
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-----Original Message-----
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Sent: Sunday, June 23, 2024 9:24 AM
To: FOI +ADw-FOI+AEA-TREASURY.GOV.AU+AD4-
Subject: Re: Freedom of Information request - Enquiries from investors or regulators about Bronte Capital
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Dear Department of the Treasury,
Please provide a list of investors in funds managed by John Hempton or Bronte Capital and reside in New York or California.
Yours faithfully,
Compliance Associate
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Dear Compliance Associate,
We write to acknowledge receipt of your request, under the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (FOI Act), seeking the following documents:
Documents about potential US investors (specifically based in NY or California) requesting verification of Bronte Capital, Christina Osmena, Frank Gu, Richard Butler or other marketing agents.
The Treasury received your request on 22 June 2024. The FOI Act provides that we have 14 days to acknowledge, and 30 days to process, the request. This period may be extended if we need to consult third parties or for other reasons. We will advise you if this happens.
We will advise you if a charge is payable to process your request and the amount of any such charge as soon as possible.
We make the following assumptions that affect the scope of the request. These are set out below.
It is our usual practice:
+ICI- not to disclose the personal information of government employees or the personal contact details of senior government employees (including those of the Treasury). The names of senior officers will generally be released.
+ICI- not to release duplicates of any document captured within the scope of the request.
+ICI- only the final version of a document will be considered within scope.
Please inform us if you do not agree to the request being processed on the above assumptions. If we do not hear from you, your request will be processed on the basis that these documents are outside the scope of your request.
We will contact you using the email address you provided. Please advise if you would prefer us to use an alternative means of contact.
If you have any questions in relation to your application, please contact the FOI Team on 02 6263 2800.
Kind regards
Freedom of Information Officer
The Treasury
Ph: +-61 2 6263 2800
e: foi+AEA-treasury.gov.au
The Department of the Treasury (the Treasury) may collect your personal information where it is reasonably necessary for, or directly related to, our functions, including those under the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (FOI Act) and the Privacy Act 1988. We may collect your name, email address and telephone number in order to contact you about your request or privacy complaint. We hold personal information in accordance with the Privacy Act and our privacy policy. If you have an enquiry or complaint about your privacy, please contact the Privacy Officer on 02 6263 1384 or via e-mail privacy+AEA-treasury.gov.au. You can find further information about how the Treasury handles personal information in the Treasury+IBk-s privacy policy.
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-----Original Message-----
From: Compliance Associate +ADw-foi+-request-11552-b5a31426+AEA-righttoknow.org.au+AD4-
Sent: Saturday, June 22, 2024 1:14 PM
To: FOI +ADw-FOI+AEA-TREASURY.GOV.AU+AD4-
Subject: Freedom of Information request - Enquiries from investors or regulators about Bronte Capital
+AFs-You don't often get email from foi+-request-11552-b5a31426+AEA-righttoknow.org.au. Learn why this is important at https://aka.ms/LearnAboutSenderIdentific... +AF0-
Dear Department of the Treasury,
In a submission to Australian Parliament's Cooper review made multiple assertions about the custody of Bronte Capital and its customer funds.
Specifically he said Bronte has no access and Citco is the sole custodian preventing frauds like Trio Capital.
While this may true in Australia it has almost never been heard of and difficult to understand from our broker executions to delivery and settlement with a +ACI-prime broker+ACI-.
The submission explicitly states that the document was reviewed by Ken Henry who was head of Australia's Treasury at the time and also staff at ASIC and ATO.
Documents about potential US investors (specifically based in NY or California) requesting verification of Bronte Capital, Christina Osmena, Frank Gu, Richard Butler or other marketing agents.
Thanks,
Blue Sky
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If you find this service useful as an FOI officer, please ask your web manager to link to us from your organisation's FOI page.
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Dear Compliance Associate
The FOI 3653 decision is attached.
Kind regards,
Freedom of Information Officer
The Treasury
Ph: +-61 2 6263 2800
e: foi+AEA-treasury.gov.au
The Department of the Treasury (the Treasury) may collect your personal information where it is reasonably necessary for, or directly related to, our functions, including those under the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (FOI Act) and the Privacy Act 1988. We may collect your name, email address and telephone number in order to contact you about your request or privacy complaint. We hold personal information in accordance with the Privacy Act and our privacy policy. If you have an enquiry or complaint about your privacy, please contact the Privacy Officer on 02 6263 1384 or via e-mail privacy+AEA-treasury.gov.au. You can find further information about how the Treasury handles personal information in the Treasury+IBk-s privacy policy.
If you have received this email in error, please notify us immediately by return email and delete all copies. If this email or any attachments have been sent to you in error, that error does not constitute waiver of any confidentiality, privilege or copyright in respect of information contained within the email or attachments.
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-----Original Message-----
From: Compliance Associate +ADw-foi+-request-11552-b5a31426+AEA-righttoknow.org.au+AD4-
Sent: Sunday, June 23, 2024 9:24 AM
To: FOI +ADw-FOI+AEA-TREASURY.GOV.AU+AD4-
Subject: Re: Freedom of Information request - Enquiries from investors or regulators about Bronte Capital
+AFs-You don't often get email from foi+-request-11552-b5a31426+AEA-righttoknow.org.au. Learn why this is important at https://aka.ms/LearnAboutSenderIdentific... +AF0-
Dear Department of the Treasury,
Please provide a list of investors in funds managed by John Hempton or Bronte Capital and reside in New York or California.
Yours faithfully,
Compliance Associate
-------------------------------------------------------------------
Please use this email address for all replies to this request:
foi+-request-11552-b5a31426+AEA-righttoknow.org.au
This request has been made by an individual using Right to Know. This message and any reply that you make will be published on the internet. More information on how Right to Know works can be found at:
https://www.righttoknow.org.au/help/offi...
Please note that in some cases publication of requests and responses will be delayed.
If you find this service useful as an FOI officer, please ask your web manager to link to us from your organisation's FOI page.
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Dear Blue Sky
The FOI 3652 decision is attached.
Kind regards,
Freedom of Information Officer
The Treasury
Ph: +-61 2 6263 2800
e: foi+AEA-treasury.gov.au
The Department of the Treasury (the Treasury) may collect your personal information where it is reasonably necessary for, or directly related to, our functions, including those under the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (FOI Act) and the Privacy Act 1988. We may collect your name, email address and telephone number in order to contact you about your request or privacy complaint. We hold personal information in accordance with the Privacy Act and our privacy policy. If you have an enquiry or complaint about your privacy, please contact the Privacy Officer on 02 6263 1384 or via e-mail privacy+AEA-treasury.gov.au. You can find further information about how the Treasury handles personal information in the Treasury+IBk-s privacy policy.
If you have received this email in error, please notify us immediately by return email and delete all copies. If this email or any attachments have been sent to you in error, that error does not constitute waiver of any confidentiality, privilege or copyright in respect of information contained within the email or attachments.
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-----Original Message-----
From: Compliance Associate +ADw-foi+-request-11552-b5a31426+AEA-righttoknow.org.au+AD4-
Sent: Saturday, June 22, 2024 1:14 PM
To: FOI +ADw-FOI+AEA-TREASURY.GOV.AU+AD4-
Subject: Freedom of Information request - Enquiries from investors or regulators about Bronte Capital
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Dear Department of the Treasury,
In a submission to Australian Parliament's Cooper review made multiple assertions about the custody of Bronte Capital and its customer funds.
Specifically he said Bronte has no access and Citco is the sole custodian preventing frauds like Trio Capital.
While this may true in Australia it has almost never been heard of and difficult to understand from our broker executions to delivery and settlement with a +ACI-prime broker+ACI-.
The submission explicitly states that the document was reviewed by Ken Henry who was head of Australia's Treasury at the time and also staff at ASIC and ATO.
Documents about potential US investors (specifically based in NY or California) requesting verification of Bronte Capital, Christina Osmena, Frank Gu, Richard Butler or other marketing agents.
Thanks,
Blue Sky
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Please use this email address for all replies to this request:
foi+-request-11552-b5a31426+AEA-righttoknow.org.au
Is FOI+AEA-treasury.gov.au the wrong address for Freedom of Information requests to Department of the Treasury? If so, please contact us using this form:
https://www.righttoknow.org.au/change+AF...
This request has been made by an individual using Right to Know. This message and any reply that you make will be published on the internet. More information on how Right to Know works can be found at:
https://www.righttoknow.org.au/help/offi...
Please note that in some cases publication of requests and responses will be delayed.
If you find this service useful as an FOI officer, please ask your web manager to link to us from your organisation's FOI page.
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