Insurance is a unique business. Premiums are priced upfront for risks (claims) that are made (or not) at some stage down the track, for uncertain amounts. There is no business where understanding and managing risk is more critical. If fact, it is the business. The failure of New Zealand-based insurer CBL Corporation (ASX:CBL), a true…
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The immovable and movable property and the trade mark of the insolvent Latvian ice cream maker Druva Food has been purchased by Tervete Food company for nearly EUR 1 million, said the company’s insolvency administrator, Daina Zake, reports LETA. She said that Tervete Food had bought Druva Food‘s assets at the auction for EUR 998,203.…
Unbeknownst to the world at large, Donald T and Kim J-un have already met privately. Security was extreme, but IA was there to document it as it happened. TRUMP: Kim. I was having a lend of you when I called you “Rocket Man”. JONG-UN: No worries, Donald. Actually, its my favourite song. I love Elton John…
Resolution plans under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC) are likely to get easier approvals from creditors committees, with a government panel agreeing to recommend only 60 per cent of their members needed to pass these. At present, the requirement is 75 per cent votes. In a meeting on Monday, the panel,…
The insolvency proceedings for Bhushan Power & Steel and Jyoti Structures might be hit as their resolution professionals have quit audit firm BDO India and joined rival Price Waterhouse. BDO India has filed a petition in the Bombay High Court against two of its partners, Mahendar Khandelwal (Bhushan Power & Steel) and Vandana Garg…
MUMBAI: Old habits die hard and Indian promoters and companies are proving just that when it comes to bankrupt firms and those bidding for them. They are pursuing legal options that may end up delaying or even disrupting the insolvency resolution process. While bankrupt companies such as Videocon Industries and BILT Graphic Paper are using…
MUMBAI: Homebuyers could be treated on a par with unsecured financial creditors at insolvency proceedings for real estate companies. If adopted, the move will cheer those who have acquired residences from companies such as Jaypee Inftratech, Unitech and Amrapali and find themselves at the back of the queue when it comes to seeking recompense. This…
End user IT training provider TP3 Group has been liquidated after 30 years in business, with all staff losing their jobs though many have since been hired by a competitor. TP3 Group, which offered Microsoft and Adobe courses, was wound up by the Australian Taxation Office in December. A report from court-appointed liquidator Nicols &…
Company directors are dodging measures designed to stop abuse of the insolvency system so that they can avoid paying their creditors, new research suggests. Experts have expressed concern about the number of phoenix companies, which are created by directors after a firm is put into whats known as a pre-pack administration. In a pre-pack, a…