澳大利亚财富管理公司Capital Guard因大规模销售不存在的虚假债券被曝光，约80名投资者共计转账1740万澳元购买这些根本不存在的产品[1]。其中约900万澳元流向加密平台，410万澳元流向货币交易所[1]。监管机构澳大利亚证券与投资委员会（ASIC）已于2026年6月末吊销该公司执照，并在同年7月29日获得新南威尔士州最高法院批准的清盘申请[1]。
投资者遭受严重损失。退休人士Tammy Lindrum投资了75万澳元，现已无法追回[1]；另一投资者Ziggy Szmidt投入了70万澳元的退休储蓄[1]。令人担忧的是，ASIC表示无法追踪存放在加密钱包中的资金去向[1]。
ASIC在2025年5月收到投资警告后于9月启动正式调查[1]。然而Capital Guard继续运营直至2026年6月才被吊销执照，期间投资者继续蒙受损失。ASIC在声明中表示："这类事务工作复杂，需要谨慎调查以避免加速投资者损失"[1]。
Australian wealth management firm Capital Guard perpetrated a large-scale fraud by selling non-existent bonds to approximately 80 investors who transferred a total of AUD $17.4 million to the company [1]. Of this sum, roughly AUD $9 million was diverted to cryptocurrency platforms and AUD $4.1 million to foreign exchange exchanges [1].
Individual investors suffered significant losses with no prospect of recovery. Tammy Lindrum invested AUD $750,000, which has now become unrecoverable [1], while Ziggy Szmidt lost AUD $700,000 from retirement savings [1]. Despite receiving a public warning from Macquarie Bank in May 2025 and a formal complaint to the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) in July of that year, Capital Guard continued operating until its license was revoked by ASIC at the end of June 2026 [1]. On July 29, 2026, the NSW Supreme Court approved ASIC's application for the company's liquidation [1].
ASIC initiated a formal investigation into Capital Guard in September 2025, months after the initial warning [1]. The regulator acknowledged the complexity of such cases, stating that "this type of matter is complex and requires careful investigation to avoid accelerating investor losses" [1]. However, ASIC has been unable to track the destination of funds held in cryptocurrency wallets [1].