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AVMD: SEC Suspension:
http://www.sec.gov/litigation/suspensions/2012/34-68410.pdf
ORDER:
http://www.sec.gov/litigation/suspensions/2012/34-68410-o.pdf
Admin Proceeding:
http://www.sec.gov/litigation/admin/2012/34-68409.pdf
Super swindle linked to sex clinic
Kate McClymont and Michael West
January 4, 2011
http://www.smh.com.au/business/super-swindle-linked-to-sex-clinic-20110103-19dwy.html
A billboard for the Advanced Medical Institute. Photo: Danielle Smith
THE alleged mastermind behind Australia's largest superannuation swindle, in which $118 million vanished into a Caribbean tax haven, was also a silent partner in the failed erectile dysfunction company Advanced Medical Institute.
On the eve of his company's dubious practices being exposed by the Herald last month, the controversial medical entrepreneur Jacov ''Jack'' Vaisman placed AMI into administration.
A Herald investigation of company documents, here and overseas, has revealed that while Mr Vaisman was making millions, in the shadows controlling a 50 per cent interest in AMI was a network of unscrupulous financial engineers responsible for Australia's largest superannuation theft.
Advertisement: Story continues below The ultimate controller of the group is Jack Flader, 48, The American-born trader, who lives in Hong Kong, has been under investigation in Hong Kong by the Securities and Investments Commission.
Mr Flader is alleged to be behind the collapsed Astarra Strategic Fund, part of the Trio Capital group based in the NSW town of Albury.
Trio, through financial planning networks fed by kickbacks, encouraged Australians investors to put their savings in Astarra. The money was then funnelled through Hong Kong to a British Virgin Islands company associated with Mr Flader.
There the trail goes cold. For a year Australian investigators have been hunting for the missing $118 million without success.
Just before Christmas, Mr Flader's sidekick Shawn Richard, who had raked off $6.4 million in payments from the Trio Capital scam, pleaded guilty in the Downing Centre Local Court in Sydney to two charges of dishonest conduct. Mr Richard, 35, who is dubbed Shawny Cash on Facebook, faces 10 years in jail. In court, he gave evidence that he was merely the puppet for the alleged mastermind, Mr Flader.
In 2005, Mr Flader and Mr Vaisman's lawyer, Richard Doyle, concocted a plan to float AMI on the US stock exchange. They gained control of a company shell and bought two Australian companies they had also set up - one with intellectual property rights for the erectile disfunction spray in Australia and one housing international rights to the ''technology''.
Although these rights were based not on a patent but on an ''innovation patent'' - which was achieved by filling out a simple form at a cost of only $150 - the promoters sold them to the US company for $24 million. They repeated this deal for the international rights the next year, again for $24 million.
Investigations by the Herald also found that interests associated with Mr Flader and Mr Vaisman were active in trading the US stock AMI among themselves.
No one appears to have informed the US stock exchange of AMI's woes in Australia. The day after AMI went into voluntary administration, the US share price, which had been wallowing at 1¢, leapt to 8¢. It is back to 1¢.
The same day the administrators were appointed to AMI, Mr Vaisman, who calls himself ''Dr'' since earning a PhD from an American university, was informed by the consumer watchdog that it intended to prosecute him and two of his doctors for ''unconscionable conduct''.
Mr Flader's first run-in with regulators came to light when the Financial Services Authority in Britain exposed Pacific Continental Securities, to which he was closely linked, as a ''boiler room'' operation whose share dealers engaged in cold calling unsuspecting retail investors to sell overpriced and worthless company floats.
AMI, famous for its ubiquitous billboards and radio advertisements promoting ''longer lasting sex'', has for years been the subject of a barrage of complaints for unethical medical practices and predatory tactics where callers are pressured to sign up for premature sexual dysfunction treatments costing thousands of dollars when the same medication could be obtained for a fraction of the cost through a family GP
tach,
yeah I have some thoughts, but none of them good. Company has been moved to the grey, no longer transparent, argh...I have e-mailed the company and their PR agent and to date have received nothing from them. I wish I could offer you more, hopefuly someone will speak up that has heard more.
All gone very quiet on AVMD. Anyone have any thoughts?
something's up, i can feel it... Thinking of loading up more... glta
up 66% today... and still a steal a these prices... Is this the beginning? glta
Hey Guys and am also watching as I feel the same frustration. If the company ran a shareholder awareness program the price would be so much better.
Dave
well i'm waiting with you. and for sure not selling under 1 dollar. gltu
I'm not sure of multi-dollar, but it is certainly worth more than a penny. My frustration with this one is the lack of information. However; I am waiting patiently for better numbers and news...
should be out this week... Hope to see better numbers as last Q. AVMD can be a multidollarstock soon on good numbers, but the crisis is holding it back.
NO, Q1 not yet posted...
declaes,
Did I miss it, or has Q1 numbers still not been posted? Thanks!
so NITE moving up on the bid... I still see a dollar stock here. Hope the spread can close soon. glta
What's going on here?
look there are just no people willing to sell at these prices and they are right, we just have to wait on this stock. Great things to come. And there are no people willing to buy now, look at the spread, they are waiting for news and will be too late to buy when news hits the wire. So just relax and play some other stocks. AVMD is still a potential multi dollar stock. glta
Ok.You got it.I wish 4 U the best. I'm playing with this game 17 years .But you're right.It's not important at all.Have a great weekend.
If AVMD will again show gains, the SP should react accordingly!
P.S.: I bought my first shares in 1980. My father was a bank director of Credit Suisse in Zurich (Switzerland). So I heard a lot about stock markets since the sixties. Don't think, you're longer invested in stock markets then me and don't know how important that would be!
GLTY, Claude Alain
LOL.Dude..You got to learn little from long time investors.
Today AVMD - 60% PPS at 0.01...Now yo can buy if you trust so much that AVMD is not BS stock.Lets wait for price below 0.01 so I can load a little more in the case that you are right.So far is 1-0 for me ...However it's not to funny at all.GL
niter... Did somebody buy those "BS stocks" for you without consulting you? Or did you buy those "BS stocks" yourself? Did you do any DD or just buy randomly?
My point is, you should know who is to blame!
GLTY, Claude Alain
P.S.: I don't think AVMD is one of those "BS stocks", but a lot of patience is needed.
Thank you.So far I have plenty of BS stocks .One of them is AVMD.Good luck 2U2
LMFAO I do love the ones that are our saviors for sure.
I will sleep so much better knowing he took the time to add so positively.
weeeeeee
Dave
o niter, you ae so wrong. Read AVMD fillings. Last Q was not good, due the economy. AVMD will make a huge runup soon. And a dollar stock is very possible. Q results comming soon now. If i where you i would bought all i can. I'm loaded and have time to wait. GLTU on all the bullshit stock you are in.
What you talking about? Are you novice or what???This stock was pumped by Hub gangs and sold with huge profit.Nobody will jump to the river second time.This company is not recognized as profit maker.You can buy as many you can afford at 0.0050 and below in the second week of June.After that you have to wait on the fence til gang will decide move on this POS.Good luck.
back to AVMDE are we late filling... SO financial report comming soon. GOOD NEWS i hope
time to buy more here. Economy recovering and AVMD will bring good finacial Q imo.
The currency exchange rate is not as favorable as it was months ago.
next finacials comming soon... hope for a nice recovery. glta
Bought 30k more today at 0.041. GLTA, Claude Alain
Got a partial fill today: 40k at 0.041. GLTA, Claude Alain
now 2 MM at 0.041... bid building. good sign
I agree. AVMD is very difficult to buy. GTLY, Claude Alain
yes, i saw it. If you higher your bid the MM are getting higher on the ask... wondering why. i think they don't want to sell at these levels. gl
declaes... Yes, I'm trying to buy 80k at 0.041.
I cancelled my order at 0.0351 and changed it to 0.041. The bid followed my order.
GLTY, Claude Alain
hey claudealain, is that your 0.04 at the bid today? Gl
you won't regrat your buys at these levels. Once the economy will get better, AVMD will report beter results. If you can average down otherwise, wait for higher PPS soon. gltu
declaes, I have 120k (average 0.063) and would like to buy 80k more, but under my average. Tried since a few days at 0.0351, but didn't get any shares. Will try at 0.04.
GLTY, Claude Alain
Long & strong AVMD
AVMD should move up nicely in the next months. Level 2 showing a good bottom here and a thin ask till 0.08. adding more here soon. glta
Ok I was looking at the balance sheet-and maybe I am missing something here but according to their revenues/profit the stock seems wayyyyyy undervalued-does anyone have a reason why the stock price is currently like this-if you can can you break it down to the numbers so i can see if my math is right..like PE, EPS, O/S...etc? thanks.
Team,
Anybody finding or hearing any info from the company concerning outlook for 2010. I was disappointed with sales and earnings for the 4th quarter, as I'm sure most of you were, but the lack of info isn't making it any easier to hold for better days! Thoughts?
this could be the stock of your life... buy now, sell at 5 dollar soon
someone intrested in paiting EOD would be nice to close at 0.07. Long and holding. glta
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SYMBOL CHANGES
Updated Date Old Symbol New Symbol
11:36 3/8/2010 AVMDE AVMD
AVMD didn't file their Q in time. They were deliquent filing so an E was added to their ticker. They filed last week, and the E was removed. It closed in the .049 range Friday, and is curreently at .041.
ok, intraday here shows 70%
but again,why so down?? ´what means E droped?
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Mission Statement
Advanced Medical Institute Inc. (collectively with its subsidiaries, “AVMD”) focuses on delivering safer, faster acting and lower dosage treatments to people suffering from impotence and premature ejaculation. Unlike many of our competitors, we treat the whole patient, individually and over the long term. AVMD’s strategy is to provide new methods of treatment and delivery systems that provide a practical non-invasive method of drug delivery to the body and by using existing drug products with known safety and efficacy. We market directly to the public. All medications are provided under individual prescriptions and our treatments are only available through our dedicated clinics under the supervision of trained medical personnel. At present our treatments are only available in Australia, New Zealand, China and the United Kingdom.
Company
AVMD, headquartered in Sydney, Australia, is a publicly held Nevada corporation that currently trades on the over-the-counter (bulletin board) market under the symbol AVMD.OB. AVMD operates primarily through its wholly-owned Australian subsidiary, AMI Australia. Please click here to access our current corporate structure chart. AVMD currently has approximately 53.5 million issued shares.Please click here to obtain further information on AVMD’s issued capital and a copy of AVMD’s financial reports.
Future Goals
One of AVMD’s goals is to extend the reach of our innovative treatment programs beyond Australia, New Zealand, China and the United Kingdom. We are exploring growth opportunities in Asia, Europe and the United States and on September 15, 2008, we announced expansion of our operations to the United Kingdom where we opened up our treatment centers, contracts with independent doctors and pharmacies and began airing infomercials throughout the country.
Based on publicly available Australian and Worldwide market information, the sexual dysfunction market share we have achieved in Australia and our analysis of the regulatory and market opportunities available in the United States and elsewhere, we are extremely excited by our prospects and our opportunities for growth in the coming years.
Latest 10Q Ending Sept 30, 2009
September 30, 2009 | June 30, 2009 | |||||||
ASSETS | ||||||||
CURRENT ASSETS | ||||||||
Cash & cash equivalents | $ | 344,270 | $ | 295,245 | ||||
Receivables, net | 27,632,227 | 24,021,361 | ||||||
Receivables due from related parties | 380,677 | 428,525 | ||||||
Inventory | 897,671 | 911,405 | ||||||
Other assets | 813,678 | 1,014,424 | ||||||
TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS | 30,068,523 | 26,670,960 | ||||||
NON-CURRENT ASSETS | ||||||||
Security deposits | 191,384 | 181,584 | ||||||
Property and equipment, net | 1,717,528 | 1,630,979 | ||||||
Assets related to discontinued operations | 301,542 | 289,977 | ||||||
Deferred tax assets | 264,479 | 678,270 | ||||||
Intangible assets, net | 19,538,754 | 18,327,078 | ||||||
TOTAL NON-CURRENT ASSETS | 22,013,687 | 21,107,888 | ||||||
TOTAL ASSETS | $ | 52,082,210 | $ | 47,778,848 | ||||
Three Month Periods Ended | ||||||||
September 30, 2009 | September 30, 2008 | |||||||
NET REVENUE | $ | 14,507,711 | $ | 15,944,448 | ||||
COST OF REVENUE | (3,291,231 | ) | (3,591,200 | ) | ||||
GROSS PROFIT | 11,216,480 | 12,353,248 | ||||||
SELLING, GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES | (9,774,975 | ) | (11,753,265 | ) | ||||
OPERATING INCOME | 1,441,505 | 599,983 | ||||||
OTHER INCOME AND (EXPENSE) | ||||||||
Bank interest | 1,736 | 34,610 | ||||||
Other income | - | 20,646 | ||||||
Interest expense | (154,022 | ) | (71,745 | ) | ||||
TOTAL OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE) | (152,286 | ) | (16,489 | ) | ||||
INCOME FROM CONTINUED OPERATIONS | 1,289,219 | 583,494 | ||||||
DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS | ||||||||
Loss from discontinued operations | (23,334 | ) | (95,001 | ) | ||||
Total loss from discontinued operations | (23,334 | ) | (95,001 | ) | ||||
INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES | 1,265,885 | 488,493 | ||||||
INCOME TAX EXPENSE | (449,333 | ) | (373,847 | ) | ||||
NET INCOME | 816,552 | 114,646 | ||||||
Other Comprehensive item - Foreign currency translation income (loss) | 1,179,276 | (4,854,822 | ) | |||||
Net Comprehensive Income (Loss) | $ | 1,995,828 | $ | (4,740,176 | ) | |||
Earnings per common share – continued operations | $ | 0.02 | $ | 0.00 | ||||
Earnings per common share – discontinued operations | $ | (0.00 | ) | $ | 0.00 | |||
Earnings per common share – basic & diluted | $ | 0.02 | $ | 0.00 | ||||
Weighted average number of shares, basic & diluted | 53,507,450 | 53,507,450 | |
Assets
AVMD’s wholly owned subsidiary, AMI Australia operates a centralized call center and twenty medical centers and sales offices throughout Australia, New Zealand, China and the United Kingdom.
AVMD’s core assets includes significant unique proprietary intellectual property developed during our subsidiaries’ business 16 years operating history. Our proprietary intellectual property includes:
Management
| Dr. Vaisman is the chief executive officer and a director of AVMD. Dr. Vaisman is a pioneer in the treatment of sexual dysfunction (impotence and premature ejaculation) in Australia. Since 2001, he has served as the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of AMI Australia, AVMD’s chief operating subsidiary. He is responsible for the overall management and strategic direction of AMI Australia's business operations. Dr. Vaisman was also the Founder and Director of On Clinic International in Australia. The holder of a Bachelor of Medicine, a Master of Gynaecology and a PhD in Medical Science, he has more than 35 years of experience and expertise in the field of sexual health care and was recently granted an innovation patent relating to the treatment of premature ejaculation by the Australian patent office. |
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| Mr. Khan is AVMD’s Chief Operating Officer. Mr. Khan has served as Secretary and a Director of the Company since April 7, 2005. Mr. Khan also served as the chief operating officer of AMI Australia since July 1, 2005. From 2001 to July 1, 2005, Mr. Khan was the General Manager of AMI Australia, AVMD’s chief operating subsidiary. Previously, Khan founded, was the director and was the sole shareholder of Australian Momentum Health Pty Limited, a provider of impotency treatments in Australia and a predecessor of AMI Australia. Before founding Australian Momentum Health, he was Sales Manager and Operations Manager for On Clinic International Pty Limited. Mr. Khan holds a Masters degree in Commerce and Accounting and has been involved in the sexual dysfunction industry for over 10 years. |
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| Mr. Shrestha is the Chief Financial Officer of AVMD. Mr. Shrestha joined AMI Australia, AVMD’s chief operating subsidiary, in 2001 as a financial controller and was named Chief Financial Officer of AVMD on April 7, 2005. Prior to joining AMI Australia, he was a financial officer with Australian Momentum Health Pty Limited (a predecessor company of AMI Australia), a position he held from 1999 until 2001. He began his career as an operations and information technology manager with Kalinchowk Trading Company Ltd. Mr. Shrestha holds a Master’s degree in E-Commerce, a Graduate Diploma of Information Systems and E-Commerce and a Bachelor of Business Accounting. Mr. Shrestha is the co-developer of AVMD’s in-house proprietary enterprise software which is designed to oversee and manage AVMD’s business operations and which incorporates a customer management system that tracks customers from first contact to treatment program completion. |
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SHARE STRUCTURE
As of November 23, 2009
Authorized Shares: 100,000,000
Outstanding Shares: 53,507,450
Float: 30,240,450
Name and Address of Beneficial Owner | Shares Beneficially Owned (1) | Percent of Class | ||||||
Jacov (Jack) Vaisman Unit 131 18-34 Waverley Street Bondi Junction NSW 2022 Australia | 10,250,000 | 19.16 | % | |||||
Forhad (Tony) Khan Suite 4, Level 1 26/3 Wolesly Grove Zetland NSW 2017 Australia | 250,000 | * | ||||||
Dilip Shrestha 18/30 Mary Street Lidcambe NSW 2141 Australia | 0 | * | ||||||
Anatoly Fanshil 22/2 Ocean Street Bondi Junction NSW 2026 Australia | 517,000 | * | ||||||
Spiro Baramilis 12 Merton Street Kogarah Bay NSW 2217 Australia | 0 | * | ||||||
Geissler Holdings Limited 1 Raffles Place #21-01 OUB Centre Singapore 048616 | 8,850,000 | (2) | 16.54 | % | ||||
RRD Investments Pty Limited 65 Prospect Road Summer Hills, NSW 2130 Australia | 3,400,000 | (3) | 6.35 | % | ||||
All Directors and Officers (5 people) | 11,017,000 | 20.59 | % |
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