Eight out of ten companies entering insolvency in the first three months of 2019 were incorporated more than five years ago, new figures show. The data, which has been compiled by Deloitte, indicates that 195 companies entered insolvency during the first quarter, a marginal increase on the 188 insolvencies recorded for the same period a…
German industrial equipment maker, Siemens has announced plans to cut some 10,000 jobs in a major restructuring that will involve spinning off its oil, gas and power generation business and creating new areas of growth. The company said that it would spin off its division that makes power turbines to increase the divisions entrepreneurial freedom,…
LIQUIDATORS of failed Queensland hair dressing chain Supercuts are hopeful a buyer will emerge for the 32-year old business that closed earlier this week with the loss of 76 jobs. Pontefract Pty Ltd, which traded as Supercuts Hairdressing Salons, was voluntarily placed in liquidation on May 7, with Mark Pearce and Michael Dullaway of Brisbane-based…
WASHINGTON U.S. Rep. John Katko has joined with some ideological foes Elizabeth Warren and Jerrold Nadler to help some of the 44 million Americans trying to repay $1.5 trillion in student loan debt. The Democrats and Katko, R-Camillus, introduced a bill Thursday that would give borrowers who declare bankruptcy the option of having their student…
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U.S. database giant Oracle Corp. is downsizing its China-based research and development (R&D) team with hundreds of job cuts as the company seeks to reposition its business and expand further into cloud computing. Oracle announced a restructuring plan focusing on its China R&D operation on a company conference call Tuesday. The plan will involve job…
A UK government review published on the 9th May has recommended Britain sets up a Flight Protection Scheme. The scheme would see all air passengers paying a 50p levy to finance their repatriation should their airline go bust. The Flight Protection Scheme would get you home if your airline goes bust. Photo: Pxhere Air passengers…
TORONTO The union representing staff at CTV News says restructuring announced today has impacted jobs at stations in at leastfive provinces, and will result in a net reduction of staffing. Unifor says the stations affected by restructuring include the CTV1 stations in Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario and Quebec. The union, which represents local television staff…
The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (IBBI) proposes to make the legal regime around withdrawal of resolution applications under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC) more practical. This, in turn, will give the original promoters a wider opportunity to seek resolution outside the IBC process and thereby gain back control of their companies. Plans…
Defence lawyers sought on Thursday to poke holes in an expert witnesss conclusion that Sean Dunne was effectively insolvent as of late 2007. This is the fourth day of the once-high-flying property developers American civil trial. The plaintiffs claim that Mr Dunne was insolvent by the late 2000s is key to proving his allegation that…