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RELATED: Rock Dogs plea to the premier The closure of a Bendigo disability service has left more than 100 supported workers no choice but to make ends meet without their weekly wage. Radius Disability Services entered voluntary administration on Monday after a budget audit predicted it could lose as much as $500,000 over the next financial year.  California Gully woman Madeline…

Changes proposed to laws to boost S’pore as a debt restructuring hub – TODAYonline

SINGAPORE The Ministry of Law (MinLaw) is calling for public feedback on proposed changes to corporate insolvency laws in the Republics first phase of legislative reforms that seek to bolster its position as an international centre for debt restructuring. The launch of public consultation yesterday came after MinLaw, in June 2014, broadly accepted recommendations by…

New low for Lindsay Lohan: Star facing bankruptcy after she missed £78000 rent on London flat – Daily Mail

Lohan facing bankruptcy after failing to pay rent on £3.5m London flat Lawyers for the landlord of the property have issued papers Solicitors Child & Child hand-delivered a letter to Miss Lohan  Mean Girls actresss financial woes are latest in a string of personal crises By Clemmie Moodie Associate Showbiz Editor For The Daily Mail…

Portugal keeps access to EU financial help – Yahoo7 News

Portugal kept its much-needed access to EU financial help Friday after a European Central Bank-approved credit agency maintained its rating of Portuguese debt at investment grade level. Toronto-based DBRS announced it had kept Portugal’s rating at “BBB” level, with a “stable” perspective. “The rating reflects Portugal’s eurozone membership and its adherence to the EU economic…

Manolete Wins Prestigious Insolvency Litigation Funder of the Year Award – Business Wire (press release)

LONDON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–At the 2016 Turnaround Restructuring and Insolvency (TRI) industry awards at the London Hilton, Manolete Partners PLC beat Burford Capital, Harbour Litigation Funding and several other funding companies to win the inaugural award for Insolvency Litigation Funder of the Year. The TRI judging panel comprised many senior executives and leading professionals from across the…

Fitch: High Tax Burden Pushes Pemex Toward Insolvency – Business Wire (press release)

CHICAGO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Petroleos Mexicanos (Pemex) faces insolvency as a result of heavy taxes, an insufficient support package, and the long-term effects of capex reduction, according to a new Fitch Ratings sensitivity analysis. “The Mexican government’s continued demand for dividends from Petroleos Mexicanos (Pemex) in the form of taxes will force the company to borrow at a…

All bets are off: James Packer’s exploding China punt – The Sydney Morning Herald

As his chauffeured company car hurtled down Shanghai’s freeways to the airport, Jason O’Connor knew things had somehow gone terribly awry. What should have been a routine business visit to mainland China for the Australian head of Crown’s VIP operations had instead devolved into a desperate dash for the exit. Across the other side of the country, in the…

National Debt Relief Shares The Value Of Mandatory Retirement Savings – Benzinga

National Debt Relief recently shared in an article published October 11, 2016 some key points about forcing retirement savings on consumers. The article titled “Is it Right To Make Saving For Retirement Mandatory?” looks at how a mandatory retirement savings policy would affect consumers both with their immediate needs and future financial plans. New York,…