Voluntary liquidation surge causes drop in company insolvency numbers – CCH Daily inc Accountancy Live (subscription) (blog)

In Q4 2016 1,796 PSCs entered CVL following changes to claimable expense rules with a total of 16,502 companies entering insolvency in 2016. The total number of company insolvencies has decreased by 26.1% with 3,967 companies entering insolvency in Q1 2017 compared to 5,564 in Q4 2016. These 3,967 companies were made up of 2,693…

Intel CEO Says Company Is “Off To A Good Start In Executing Growth” After A Year Of Restructuring – CRN

A year after announcing a massive company restructuring program, Intel CEO Brian Krzanich said the company is “reaching milestones in transforming from a PC company to one that powers the cloud and billions of connected devices.” “We’re off to a good start in executing against our priorities,” said Krzanich during an earnings call Thursday for…

Diploma ‘trading while insolvent for a year’ – The West Australian

Diploma Groups main construction arm may have been insolvent for at least 11 months before the builder-developers $60 million collapse, according to administrators. Accounting firm Grant Thornton is recommending Diplomas creditors vote to liquidate the group and two subsidiaries instead of backing a rescue plan of controlling shareholders the Di Latte family. Diploma was put…

Nama loans firm central to property tycoons’ battle against bankruptcy – Belfast Telegraph

Former property tycoons Michael and John Taggart’s fight against being declared bankrupt centres on the firm that controls £1bn of Nama loans in Northern Ireland, it has emerged. It was revealed in the High Court that the Co Londonderry brothers are challenging Promontoria Eagle’s standing at a meeting where creditors rejected an alternative proposal. Dublin…