Wickham Securities collapse takes battlers down with it Eddie Stevens and Neal Spring, who were at the creditors' meeting for Wickham Securities in Brisbane, say they have lost their retirement money. EDDIE Stevens is 72, a retired tanker driver, who these days occasionally drives coaches. "I've got to do more now," he said yesterday. We haven't got any money left. The Bundaberg local finds himself facing the same predicament as almost 300 superannuation fund holders invested in collapsed Brisbane property financier Wickham Securities. Noteholders, like Mr Stevens who had about $60,000 invested, are owed $27 million. And about 200 of them, many elderly, yesterday filed in to Brisbane's Royal Albert on the Park to hear why Wickham went bust in December. Administrators PPB Advisory have said in a creditors' report serious accounting irregularities have occurred, with Wickham and investors face a hefty shortfall. Many had invested in Wickham through using Sherwin Financial Planners. The problems have extended to Sherwin Financial and related entities collapsing last month, with administrators from Taylor Woodings saying some superannuation funds have been invested in entities under administration. "I'm stuffed," said Danny Hart, who had almost $100,000 of his $300,000 in superannuation with Wickham. Mr Hart, who formerly worked at The Courier-Mail's pictorial department, recalled a meeting with a Sherwin financial planner in his Brisbane office just before Christmas, and hearing relieving words about his superannuation. "He said I had no problems, I was going great, in fact I should be able to live on this money until I'm 80," Mr Hart said. Neal Spring, 77, reckoned he and his wife had about $160,000 - all in Wickham. A Sherwin financial planner had come to their house in August, and they had discussed avoiding anything risky, Mr Spring said. The wife rang him (in early January), and he guaranteed her that we'd get our money. He guaranteed her," Mr Spring said. Media was banned from yesterday's meeting by Wickham trustee Sandhurst.