Advertisers, readers out of pocket as NGF enters administration – Australian Racing Greyhound.com

National Greyhound Form PTY LTD has been placed into administration with many people in the industry left out of pocket after the abrupt disappearance of Hotdogs.com.au and print publication National Greyhound Form. Paid-up subscribers have flooded social media sites and greyhound forums with complaints after the popular website was taken offline at the end of…

Freelancer CEO Matt Barrie has published an astonishing attack on Sydney’s lockout laws – Business Insider Australia

Matt Barrie, CEO of Freelancer.com, has taken a massive swing at the New South Wales government and Sydneys lockout laws, arguing they have destroyed the soul of the nations biggest city. In a colossal 8,400 word post on LinkedIn which is now going viral Barrie slams the government for its Orwellian nomenclature which replaced a…

Autodesk Announces Restructuring Plan to Accelerate Transition to Cloud and Subscription Business – Business Wire (press release)

SAN RAFAEL, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Autodesk, Inc. (Nasdaq: ADSK) today announced a restructuring plan that will accelerate the move to the cloud and its transition to a subscription-based business model. Through the restructuring, Autodesk seeks to reduce expenses, streamline the organization, and reallocate resources to align more closely with the companys needs going forward. As we progress…

Expensive Loans to the Poor and Unemployed: The Subprime Specter Returns, High Finance and the Growth of High … – Center for Research on Globalization

With more than half of American consumers classified as having subprime credit scores,1 it is no surprise that subprime lending is once again on the rise. Making expensive loans to the underemployed and overextended may help fuel economic growth2; however, it is neither just nor sustainable. Dependence on higher-risk subprime loans to boost spending seems…

Book Review: Better Bankers, Better Banks: Promoting Good Business through Contractual Commitment by Claire A … – EUROPP – European Politics and Policy (blog)

In Better Bankers, Better Banks: Promoting Good Business through Contractual Commitment, Claire A. Hill and Richard W. Painter provide an account of the changes to banking that encouraged the risk-taking that became a factor in the global financial crisis, and propose a solution: covenant banking. The authors suggestion of binding bankers to contracts that encourage accountability…

MediaCity software firm Bright Future goes into liquidation after laying off hundreds of staff – Manchester Evening News

The troubled software firm Bright Future has gone into liquidation leaving hundreds of employees out of a job. Eudie Thompson, chief executive, confirmed her company was no more after laying off 300 workers – including 180 apprentices – last week. Ms Thompson blamed the loss of a large contract and the withdrawal of a major…