Fears policymakers are not taking note of record insolvencies

NSW Small Business Commissioner Chris Lamont. Source: Supplied Decade-high business insolvency figures may not speak for themselves, says NSW Small Business Commissioner Chris Lamont, who fears that ample data on SME hardships may go unconsidered by policymakers. Speaking at the Council of Small Business Organisations Australia (COSBOA) annual summit on Wednesday, Lamont said better regulation…

Company insolvencies in England and Wales higher in past year than during financial crisis; gold hits record highs – as it happened | Business

More companies went bust in past year than during financial crisis More companies in England and Wales went bust in the last year than at the height of the financial crisis, the latest insolvency figures show. There were 25,551 insolvencies in the 12 months from August 2023 to July 2024, new data from the Insolvency…