Standard Tolling (V.TON) sheds 85.5% as time runs out on insolvency fight – Stockhouse

B.C.-based Standard Tolling (TSXV:TON, Forum) turned into a half-penny stock Tuesday as trading resumed following their unsuccessful fight to stave off insolvency. The company lost 85.5% of its value in hitting the minimum price allowed on the Venture Exchange of $0.005, as trading resumed just four days after recruiting a new director in a bid to…

Why we need to do more than reforming bankruptcy laws to remove the stigma of … – StartupSmart

The federal governments plan to reduce the period of bankruptcy from a minimum of three years to one year, announced in Decembers Innovation Statement, has been criticised for allowing debtors to avoid the consequences of their misconduct. But this view misunderstands the role of bankruptcy law in a modern economy and arguably conflates the role…