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The receivers have also settled financial claims against two former Opes directors.

Algeri says Anthony Blumberg and Julian Smith have "entered into arrangements" with the receivers for an undisclosed sum. The receivers were suing Smith alone for $14 million.

Yet the main man himself, Lirim (Laurie) Emini, is still in talks with the receivers.

Back to the clients who still owe a combined $251 million. Algeri was at pains to point out that most of that amount - an estimated 90 per cent - was already owing when receivers were appointed in March this year. He says only a small number of clients shifted from being owed money by Opes to owing money to the company as the markets tanked.

The receivers have yet to estimate the final claim that creditors have against Opes now that all accounts have finally been closed off with the appointment of a liquidator last month.