Christchurch modular home builder Shape Construction collapses owing $1 million

Shape Construction, a Christchurch-modular home building company, has gone into liquidation, leaving behind an estimated $1 million debt to creditors. The company, which ceased trading in April, was placed into liquidation on 2 May, with Brenton Hunt of Insolvency Matters Limited appointed as liquidator. According to the liquidator’s first report, the company, established in 2012,…

Laos risks lost decade unless China provides debt relief

Keith Barney is an associate professor at the Australia National University. Roland Rajah is lead economist at the Lowy Institute. Laos is suffering an acute debt crisis with no apparent way out. This is a shocking reversal of the optimism of the pre-COVID-19 era, when economic growth averaged over 7% annually. While the benefits excluded…

NCLAT upholds insolvency order for Future Ideas Company Limited

National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) on Monday upheld NCLT’s order admitting Future Ideas Company Limited (FICL), part of the Future Group, into insolvency over dues of ₹122.83 crore. National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT), Mumbai, admitted FICL into insolvency last month in an insolvency petition filed by Axis Trustee Services, representing Franklin Templeton Asset Management…

Does tax relief help with past-due debt?

If you owe back taxes to the IRS, it’s important to understand what options you have that could help. Getty Images Each year, millions of taxpayers find themselves unable to pay what they owe to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). But when you owe back taxes to the IRS, the initial balance isn’t the only…

Village Roadshow’s Australia Ops ‘Not Impacted’ by US Bankruptcy

It’s business as usual for Australia’s Village Roadshow Group, following the announcement overnight that the US-based Village Roadshow Entertainment Group has filed for bankruptcy protection. As previously reported, Village Roadshow Entertainment Group (VREG) has filed for Chapter 11 in Delaware, with US$223.8 million in asset-backed secured notes and US$163.1 million of senior secured debt, court…