David Ross and Ross Asset Management Limited

The criminal proceeding brought against David Robert Gilmour Ross by FMA relates to allegations of breaches of the Financial Markets Act, Financial Advisers Act and FSP Act. The Serious Fraud Office has also laid four Crimes Act charges of false accounting and one charge of theft by a person in a special relationship against Mr Ross.

25 June 2015

David Ross's appeal was declined by the Court of Appeal.

13 December 2013

David Ross has filed an appeal against the minimum non-parole period ordered by the Court on the basis that it was manifestly excessive and/or inappropriate. No date has yet been allocated for the appeal hearing.

15 November 2013

Mr. Ross received a management ban till 20 November 2018.

David Robert Gilmour Ross (63) was sentenced in the Wellington District Court today to 10 years and 10 months of imprisonment.

The Court directed that Mr. Ross serve a minimum non-parole period of 5 years and 5 months and also ordered that reparation be paid from Mr. Ross' personal assets through the Receivership.

• Related media release: David Ross sentenced for New Zealand’s largest ever Ponzi.

29 August 2013

David Ross today pleaded guilty in the Wellington District Court to charges laid by the SFO and the FMA.

• Related media release: David Ross pleads guilty.

28 June 2013

The FMA has laid three more charges against Mr Ross in the Wellington District Court under financial markets legislation.

• Related media release: More charges laid against David Ross.

13 June 2013

Charges laid in the Wellington District Court against David Robert Gilmour Ross. The charges laid by the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) allege he operated a $400 million Ponzi scheme. They follow a joint agency investigation between SFO and the Financial Markets Authority (FMA).

• Related media release: Charges laid today against David Ross.

21 December 2012

PwC released its first liquidators report.

17 December 2012

The Court ordered the liquidation of four of the Ross Group entities i.e. Ross Asset Management Limited (RAM), Bevis Marks Corporation Limited, Mercury Asset Management Limited, and McIntosh Asset Management Limited.

Remuneration rates for John Fisk and David Bridgman, as appointed liquidators, were also approved by the Court.

3 December 2012

FMA provided Bruce Tichbon, representative of the RAM Investor Group, with an update.

• Download the update PDF

26 November 2012

The Court was advised by FMA and PwC that they consider liquidation of some of the companies to be the next step.

All parties are aware of the importance of managing these next steps in a cost-effective way. FMA has today responded to concerns raised by Bruce Tichbon for the RAM investor group.

22 November 2012

FMA has responded to inquiries received from Bruce Tichbon of the RAM Investors Group.

FMA and the Receivers attended a meeting with David Ross and his lawyer today. Mr Ross cooperated throughout and responded to enquiries made by the Receiver.

15 November 2012

The Receivers and Managers' (John Fisk and David Bridgman) focus over the first five days of their appointment has been to identify and secure investment assets. After searching the custody accounts identified by Mr Ross and through wider searches in international investment markets, they have so far located investments of only $10.2 million out of the purported investments of $449.6 million, held on behalf of more than 900 investors across 1720 accounts. The search continues.

6 November 2012

The High Court in Wellington froze the assets of David Ross of Ross Asset Management Limited and the following related entities:

John Fisk and David Bridgman of PwC appointed as receivers and managers, along with experienced brokers from First NZ Capital, to manage the business of David Ross and Ross Asset Management.

25 October 2012

The investigation commenced when the Financial Markets Authority received complaints from investors who had been unable to withdraw funds, several months after requesting.