‘Hamilton’ star joins Dems to push for Puerto Rico debt relief – The Hill (blog)

Hamilton star and creator Lin-Manuel Miranda on Tuesday joined Democrats on Capitol Hill to call on Congress to pass legislation allowing Puerto Rico to declare bankruptcy amid its growing financial crisis.  “It’s a solvable, fixable issue. What we really need is help, and what we really need is help from Congress,” Miranda said during a press conference. “If…

Business as usual as one arm of The Grounds of Alexandria falls into voluntary administration – SmartCompany.com.au

A company connected to popular weekend destination The Grounds of Alexandria has been placed in voluntary administration, but it is business as usual for the famous brunch locale. According to a notice published by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission, external administrators were appointed to The Grounds of Alexandria Pty Limited last week. Ozem Kassem…

Regulated apportionment arrangements ‘no magic bullet’ for struggling schemes, says expert – Out-Law.com

Alastair Meeks of Pinsent Masons, the law firm behind Out-Law.com, was commenting as the Pensions Regulator revealed that it had only approved 24 such arrangements, almost eight years after the mechanism was set out in law. An RAA can be used to transfer an employer’s pension liabilities to the Pension Protection Fund (PPF), but only…