SEC Comment Letter for RESOURCE FINANCE & INVESTMENT LTD (CIK 0000877090) — Dec 20, 2005
RESOURCE FINANCE & INVESTMENT LTD (CIK 0000877090)
Date: Dec. 20, 2005 · CIK: 0000877090 · Accession: 0000000000-05-063024
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September 26, 2005
Mr. Isaac Moss
Chief Financial Officer
Resource Finance & Investment Ltd.
10, route de l`Aeroport
1215 Geneva Switzerland
Re: Resource Finance & Investment Ltd.
Form 20-F for Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2004
Filed June 28, 2005
File No. 0-19385
Dear Mr. Moss:
We have reviewed your filing and have the following
comments.
We have limited our review of your filing to those issues we have
addressed in our comments. Where indicated, we think you should
revise your document in response to these comments. If you
disagree,
we will consider your explanation as to why our comment is
inapplicable or a revision is unnecessary. Please be as detailed
as
necessary in your explanation. In some of our comments, we may
ask
you to provide us with information so we may better understand
your
disclosure. After reviewing this information, we may raise
additional comments.
Please understand that the purpose of our review process is
to
assist you in your compliance with the applicable disclosure
requirements and to enhance the overall disclosure in your filing.
We look forward to working with you in these respects. We welcome
any questions you may have about our comments or any other aspect
of
our review. Feel free to call us at the telephone numbers listed
at
the end of this letter.
Form 20-F for the Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2004
Financial Statements
Audit Opinions, pages 1-2
1. We note that your current auditors, Staley, Okada & Partners,
reference the work of another auditor, indicate that multiple
years
were audited by the prior auditor, and reference a report dated
March
23, 2003. However, the report from your prior auditor, Grant
Thornton LLP, only covers one year and is dated March 26, 2003.
We also note that although your current auditors have not extended
audit coverage to your inception-to-date information, you have not
labeled this information as unaudited, as would ordinarily be
required under these circumstances. It will be necessary to amend
your filing to address these matters. Please consult with your
auditors regarding the possibility of obtaining a reissuance of
the
audit opinion.
2. We note that your prior auditors have placed reliance on the
work
of another auditor in rendering their audit opinion on the
inception-
to-date information covering the period from October 16, 1978
(inception) through December 31, 2002. If your current auditors
also
wish to extend audit coverage to the cumulative information, you
will
need to include the reports of all prior auditors upon whom
reliance
is being placed, provided that you are able to obtain their
permission. Alternatively, your prior auditors may remove the
reference to other auditors in their opinion, and you may re-label
the inception-to-date information in your financial statements as
unaudited.
Note 8 - Investment in Cadillac West Explorations Inc., page 15
3. We note your statement under this heading that, as of the
balance
sheet date, total funds advanced by you to Cadillac West
Explorations, Inc. amounted to $588,099. Please expand your
disclosures to explain how this amount reconciles to the $420,497
figure reported on your balance sheet and in the statement of cash
flows.
Closing Comments
As appropriate, please amend your filing and respond to
these
comments within 10 business days or tell us when you will provide
us
with a response. You may wish to provide us with marked copies of
the amendment to expedite our review. Please furnish a cover
letter
with your amendment that keys your responses to our comments and
provides any requested information. Detailed cover letters
greatly
facilitate our review. Please understand that we may have
additional
comments after reviewing your amendment and responses to our
comments.
We urge all persons who are responsible for the accuracy and
adequacy of the disclosure in the filing to be certain that the
filing includes all information required under the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 and that they have provided all information
investors require for an informed investment decision. Since the
company and its management are in possession of all facts relating
to
a company`s disclosure, they are responsible for the accuracy and
adequacy of the disclosures they have made.
In connection with responding to our comments, please
provide,
in writing, a statement from the company acknowledging that:
* the company is responsible for the adequacy and accuracy of the
disclosure in the filing;
* staff comments or changes to disclosure in response to staff
comments do not foreclose the Commission from taking any action
with
respect to the filing; and
* the company may not assert staff comments as a defense in any
proceeding initiated by the Commission or any person under the
federal securities laws of the United States.
In addition, please be advised that the Division of
Enforcement
has access to all information you provide to the staff of the
Division of Corporation Finance in our review of your filing or in
response to our comments on your filing.
You may contact Tracie Towner at (202) 551-3744 if you have
questions regarding comments on the financial statements and
related
matters. Please contact me at (202) 551-3686 with any other
questions.
Sincerely,
Karl Hiller
Branch Chief
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Mr. Isaac Moss
Resource Finance & Investment Ltd.
September 26, 2005
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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549-7010
DIVISION OF
CORPORATION FINANCE
MAIL STOP 7010
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