WATCH: Boss of Sheffield pub declared insolvent with £1m debts makes Facebook video to explain venue’s “severe … – The Star

The boss of a Sheffield city centre restaurant, bar and brewery declared insolvent with debts of £1 million has taken to Facebook to explain the venue’s “severe difficulties” in a frank video. Alex Barlow, owner and founder of the Sentinel Brewhouse in Shoreham Street, has revealed that unexpected building costs and a batch of stolen…

Tougher company director ID requirements under spotlight – The Sydney Morning Herald

The introduction of company director identification numbers to help prevent the deliberate liquidation of companies to avoid paying workers’ entitlements and tax is being considered by the federal government. A Federal Treasury spokeswoman told Fairfax Media the introduction of a director identification number had been recommended by a Productivity Commission inquiry and a Senate economics committee inquiry into insolvency…

Spicers facing a resolution to its long-running hybrid problem – The Australian Financial Review

The bitter four-year battle between hybrid holders and ordinary shareholders at paper distributor Spicers is finally headed to a sensible resolution that should pave the way for a re-rating of this beaten-down stock. After multiple failed attempts to resolve a problem that left the company’s strategy completely paralysed, Spicers shareholders and hybrid holders will next…