Former Liberal party president and Carlton boss John Elliott dies aged 79 – The Guardian Australia

John Elliott, the controversial Australian businessman and former federal president of the Liberal party, has died aged 79. Elliott was also president of the Carlton football club for two decades before being sacked in 2002 after the club breached salary cap rules. He was federal president of the Liberal party in the late 1980s. He…

The NRA Is Bankrupt but It Still Owns America’s Gun Agency – The Daily Beast

The NRA declared bankruptcy; its longtime chief executive, Wayne LaPierre, has been disgraced, setting the gun-rights group back on its heels. Yet the NRA is still a powerful enough force in Washington politics to derail President Bidens effort to install a Senate-confirmed leader of the ATF (Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives), once again…

Company insolvencies jump 71% in August – Accountancy Today

Registered company insolvencies across England and Wales spiked 71% year-on-year to 1,348 in August 2021. The figure, which was slightly below August 2019s 1,366 insolvencies, consisted of 1,256 CVLs, 35 compulsory liquidations, two CVAs, and 55 administrations. Related Articles This represented a year-on-year climb of over 50% for both CVLs and compulsory liquidations, while administrations…

Andrew Left warned about Evergrande’s looming insolvency 10 years ago – Markets Insider

Andrew Left called Evergrande insolvent in 2012. Citron Research The looming debt crisis faced by China’s second largest property developer was on Andrew Left’s radar nearly 10 years ago. The famed short-seller said China’s Evergrande would be “severely challenged from a liquidity perspective” in a 2012 report. Hong Kong subsequently imposed a five-year ban on…