Long time lurker, first time poster.
I wanted to find out more about the business dealings of Bella Bleu. Strangely, I could not find an ABN or ACN for the company.
All .com.au web domains require an ABN or ACN be supplied to register the associated domain name.
Performing a WHOIS on bellableu.com.au shows that the domain was registered by KR under the following company:
Registrant: WARRANT BRANDS PTY. LTD.
Registrant ID: ABN 88 156 042 152
This would indicate that Bella Bleu is a subsidiary of Warrant Brands Pty. Ltd. -- this is supported by the Warrant Brands website (
http://www.warrant.com.au)
Warrant Brands are registered as having their main business address in postcode 3012 (Maidstone), however, the Warrant Brands website lists their business address as being in Tullamaine (3043).
A little more digging reveals that Warrant Brands also have an active ACN: 156 042 152.
If you perform a lookup of this ACN number on the ASIC website (
https://connectonline.asic.gov.au) we can see that on the 21/03/2016 (three months before Karen's disappearance) a "484(E)" document was lodged with ASIC. This type of document is used to notify ASIC of "common company changes".
Such changes could be mundane such as a change of business address or something more interesting such as a change in ownership. For $19 we can obtain this document through ASIC and find out (any takers?).
Another observation, there is a "RISTEVSKI SUPERANNUATION FUND" registered under ABN 87 919 178 398 to an Avondale Heights postcode (3034). This would indicate that superannuation was being invested by the Ristevski's (property, shares, commodities). It's also apparent that the fund is no longer in compliance sure to "their failure to lodge returns". Based on this information, it's plausible that any superannuation held by the couple was lost, further adding to their financial woes.
My feeling is that someone had some kind of financial advantage to gain by making Karen disappear.