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Criminal gangs and the government... not much difference.

" If the ATO lost it would have left a huge hole in the ATO’s budget" So this was more about the ATO budget?

I remember last year the Tax Commissioner handed down a ruling that EBS were not refining gold because they were refining scrap gold: EBS was found to not qualify for their claimed GST tax credits because their business of purchasing scrap gold and transforming it into gold bullion was not...

Thanks :) I keep getting caught up in other things these days and haven't been participating in any online forums for ages.

Hit 66c briefly overnight.

Been away for a while and come back to this unfortunate news. Any updates? I had a small amount of unallocated silver still with them (2kg) which I assume is gone. I hope people with large holdings got at least some of their PMs back.

ok, I've (hopefully) hermetically sealed some maples and proof Britannias and buried them away. Remind me in several years to disinter them and check with a macro lens for spots.

This experience has been a positive for me TBH. If they have to hire a PR company, and are vehemently secretive (for whatever legal or other reason), then it reinforces my belief that they are more concerned about image and profit over customers. This is a simple reality, not making a judgement...

Hope it was a good one!

That was my first thought too, but it is a shame we may never know the complete details. If their entire 2016 database was leaked then it could also be an outsourced IT service provider or even another government agency. At least the Perth Mint has been open in acknowledging and notifying people...

I saw a rant on YouTube on the breach. This guy is not happy:

Apparently my personal info was compromised according to an email I received on Monday from the mint. Is the identity of the third party still a guarded secret?

The war on cash is proceeding: Concerns kids can no longer grasp value of money due move to cashless society There are grave concerns that children can no longer grasp the value of money due to the speed our society is moving to a cashless society. Dante De Gori, chief executive officer of...

With China now ignoring US sanctions and continuing to import oil from Iran, this may strengthen a move to a petro-yuan if China is pricing oil imports in yuan (do they?)

I've probably missed the last 52+ Wednesday meets. :(