GABORONE, Nov 7 (Reuters) – KFC Botswana will come out of liquidation after a joint venture between Shell Fuel distributors, Vivo Energy Botswana and South African KFC franchise operator Baobab Khulisani agreed to buy the fast food chain. KFC Botswana, whose portfolio includes 12 stores, was placed under liquidation in June 2016 after the company…
Like many department stores, Sears Canada has struggled with competition from specialty stores and online retailers. Its bankruptcy will eliminate some 12,000 jobs and leave 16,000 retirees worried about their pensions. Its just the latest signal that employees and regulators should rethink their approaches to defined-benefit pensions. Pensions are promises Pensions represent deferred wages, money…
SBD Global/November 8, 2017/Finance Published November 8, 2017 Boris Becker “denied that he is broke despite being declared bankrupt by a court in London and having claims against him” for more than £50M ($65.9M), according to David Charter of the LONDON TIMES. The tennis champion, who won six grand slam tournaments, told a Swiss…
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Stricter rules are in place now for the approval process of resolution plans submitted under the insolvency law, wherein an applicant’s antecedents and credit worthiness will be checked. The amendments related to the corporate persons resolution process has been made amid rising number of cases being filed under the insolvency law and concerns in certain…
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The insolvency regulator has tightened conditions on promoters trying to take back the insolvent companies, allaying fears of lenders that such firms might go back to the very people who were responsible for the current mess, at lower prices. As such, no wilful defaulter can take back the company now as they…
Turnaround unit accused of cavalier approach James Hurley, Enterprise Editor Thousands of small and medium-sized companies from across Britain were mistreated by RBSs Global Restructuring GroupNEIL HALL/REUTERS Staff at Royal Bank of Scotlands restructuring unit were advised to extract money from small businesses that were in the most financial difficulty, according to a confidential document that…
By: ENS Economic Bureau | New Delhi | Published:November 8, 2017 1:54 am (Representational Image) In what would make it tougher for unscrupulous elements, including promoters, to manipulate the insolvency resolution process of a stressed firm, the government on Tuesday amended the Corporate Insolvency Resolution Process Regulations, providing for more stringent scrutiny of resolution applicants…
High rollers spent more money than expected at Resorts World Sentosa, helping drive strong earnings and profits in the third quarter for Genting Singapore. Resorts World Sentosa saw profits surge in the third quarter thanks largely to improvement in VIP spending. (Image: Meinhardt) Quarterly profits rose 35 percent year-over-year for the operator, thanks largely to…