Treasury to fast-track rules to save struggling companies – The Australian Financial Review

The federal Treasury is expected to fast-track new insolvency laws to encourage entrepreneurialism and keep struggling companies alive as economic growth risks slowing and interest rates remain on pause. The new rules will give directors breathing space to take reasonable risks by providing a “safe harbour” from insolvent trading liabilities, and prevent contractors from using…

Explained: Bad Loans Ordinance Is Government Telling Banks To Resolve NPAs Without Fear – Swarajya

What differentiates the Banking Regulation (Amendment) Ordinance 2017 from previous forays on bad loans of banks? Put bluntly, the ordinance cleared by the Union government this week buys an insurance for the banks against action by the four Cs, namely the Central Vigilance Commission (CVC), the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG), the Central…