August 2024
Diggers & Dealers lavishes riches upon favoured scribes
The award handed out at the annual Diggers & Dealers conference is on current gold prices worth nearly $4000.
- Myriam Robin
December 2023
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- AUSTRAC crackdown
AUSTRAC to crack down on digital services in 2024
Digital currency exchanges, payment platforms, bullion and non-bank lenders will all be put under the AUSTRAC microscope in 2024.
- Ronald Mizen
August 2023
Northern Star warns WA against mint sell-off
Gold mining heavyweight Northern Star says troubled Perth Mint should stay in government hands.
- Brad Thompson
May 2023
Perth Mint boss quits as WA government considers sale
Jason Waters is jumping ship to Perth Airport after seeking to address “historical” shortcomings and noncompliance at the embattled company.
- Brad Thompson
April 2023
World’s top metal exchange wants corrective action at Perth Mint
The London Bullion Marketing Association has found management systems need to be strengthened through a plan assessed by a third-party auditor.
- Brad Thompson
March 2023
Perth Mint dealt with US clients despite potentially breaking code
The Perth Mint decided to keep dealing gold certificates to American high net worth customers last year, despite internal analysis flagging the practice might be breaking US regulations.
- Jessica Sier
Clive Palmer: I paid $19.5m Medicare levy for no bed
Billionaire Clive Palmer says he is paying bucket loads of tax after pocketing hundreds of millions of dollars in dividends from Mineralogy.
- Brad Thompson
Perth Mint chairman Sam Walsh says ‘historical issues’ are being fixed
The ex-Rio CEO has broken his silence after the London Bullion Marketing Association launched an investigation into the sale of less-than-pure gold.
- Brad Thompson and Jessica Sier
World’s biggest metal exchange investigates troubled Perth Mint
The London Bullion Marketing Association has launched an investigation, known as an incident review process, into an alleged cover-up at the Perth Mint.
- Brad Thompson
Royal commission call over Perth Mint
The Perth Mint has defended the purity of its gold bars after admitting it changed refining processes in the wake of concerns from a big customer in China.
- Updated
- Brad Thompson
February 2023
- Explainer
- Investing
Who is buying gold (and is it too late to join the rush)?
Central banks are buying record amounts of gold and its price has soared in 2023, so is the precious metal a good way to diversify your investments?
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- Tom Richardson and Ingrid Fuary-Wagner
October 2022
Perth Mint can help those building ‘offshore financial fortresses’
One of the handy things about being a gold refiner, as opposed to a bank, is you don’t always need to thoroughly check who is buying your gold bullion.
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- Jessica Sier
August 2022
Financial crimes regulator probes Perth Mint
The financial crimes regulator has launched an investigation into the Perth Mint, Australia’s biggest gold and silver refiner.
- Brad Thompson
March 2022
Flow of Australian gold to Russia halted
Russia might be among the world’s biggest buyers of the yellow metal, but two Australian producers ruled out sales to the pariah state on Friday.
- Peter Ker
December 2021
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- Scandal
Richard Hayes leaves Perth Mint after $100m tech blowout
Mint director John Collins, former chief of the WA Treasury Corporation, is temporarily acting as CEO.
- Jessica Sier
January 2021
- Opinion
- Silver
Time to take the silver out of the cupboard?
With strong support for the underlying price, here's how to invest in the precious metal.
- Elio D'Amato
October 2020
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- Scandal
Perth Mint holding $100m of gold for tax haven clients
Scandal-plagued Perth Mint failed to conduct ID checks on clients of a bank now under investigation in five countries.
- Angus Grigg
August 2020
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- Conflict gold
Perth Mint dumps auditor but retains crucial accreditation
A tainted gold scandal has not cost the Perth Mint its most important accreditation, but one fund manager has questioned the rigour of the review process.
- Angus Grigg
July 2020
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- Conflict gold
As gold surges, Perth Mint stumbles into tax havens
WA taxpayers may be guaranteeing gold for Russian mobsters and tax cheats, warns a former police officer.
- Angus Grigg
Why Hugh Morgan agreed to work with Perth Mint
The mining legend and former RBA board member has agreed to chair a Perth Mint joint venture aimed at cashing in on the need for supply chain integrity in the gold industry.
- Brad Thompson