Auditors who were involved in auditing a number of SMSFs managed by Ms Caddick may also find themselves hit by a potential class action.
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Investors who had self-managed super funds with Ms Caddick could launch a potential class action against auditors who oversaw the records and were involved in preparing the financial statements, as reported by the AAP.
It was reported that Ms Caddick co-ordinated the preparation of fraudulent documents for the auditors of a number of SMSFs, who appeared to have merely ticked off the documents they received.
Insolvency firm Jones Partners, who are appointed as the provisional liquidators of Ms Caddick’s company, Maliver Pty Ltd, stated that a possible class action could be taken against the auditors and other professionals involved.
“Such possible claims would need to be further evaluated but are likely to be against the auditor and potentially other professionals involved in the audit process and may possibly take the form of a class action,” Jones Partners principal Bruce Gleeson said in a media statement last week.
Caddick’s SMSF auditors face potential class action
I wonder if this class action is going ahead?