Halifax Investment Services Pty Ltd (In Liquidation) (the Company)

Morgan Kelly, Stewart McCallum and Phil Quinlan were appointed Administrators of the Company on 23 November 2018 pursuant to Section 436A of the Corporation Act 2001 (Act).

At the second meeting of creditors held on 20 March 2019, creditors resolved that the Company be wound up pursuant to Section 439C(c) of the Corporations Act 2001 and that the Administrators be appointed as Liquidators of the Company. 
On 13 May 2019, Stewart McCallum retired as liquidator from Halifax Investment Services.

Update to Investors

The Liquidators have issued a Report to Investors and Creditors and an Estimated Outcome Statement, which provides an update to Investors and creditors on the status of the liquidations of Halifax AU and Halifax NZ and the progress of the proceedings currently before the Federal Court of Australia and the High Court of New Zealand (the Courts) in relation to the distribution of Client Moneys. In addition to this report, the Liquidators have also prepared an Estimated Outcome Statement. These reports are available for download at the following links:

• Report to Investors and Creditors dated 31 August 2020
• Estimated Outcome Statement dated 31 August 2020

The most recent update to investors is available for download at the following link: Update to Investors – 7 August 2020

To ensure all investors are kept informed, various Court documents, including those listed below, have been made available to investors at the following link: https://home.kpmg/au/en/home/creditors/halifax-nz-limited.html


Copies of the following documents (with certain confidential information redacted from the affidavits and their exhibits in accordance with confidentiality orders made by the NZHC) can be found on the Halifax NZ website (links below):

The New Zealand High court made Orders on 8 November 2019 requiring the issue of a notice to investors of the Halifax Group. The Liquidators have now issued the following correspondence to Investors of the Halifax Group:

These documents are available at the following links:

  • Investor Update dated 15 November 2019; and

  • Investor Notice dated 15 November 2019

Relevant documents