Mumbai: The central bank is working on setting up a financial sector resolution corporation, said N.S. Vishwanathan, deputy governor, Reserve Bank of India (RBI). We have discussed with the government the shape this corporation will take. Its purpose is to not only provide insurance to financial companies but also to provide resolution, Vishwanathan said at…
November 1858. The Austro-Hungarian Imperial Navy frigate SMS Novara visits Sydney as part of a two-year, round-the-world scientific expedition intended to advance science while promoting Austro-Hungarian prestige. On board was the Austrian economist and ethnologist Karl Scherzer. During the ships brief stay, Scherzer made the acquaintance of Wilhelm Kirchner, being entertained at the Kirchner home…
Over the last several years,more than 80 banks in Ukraine have been declared insolvent. Business entities and private citizens havelost billions of hryvnias that was on their current accounts. Weve got used to the news of another bank turning into an empty can, from which all funds have been washed out, leaving zero chances for…
Featured Articles In an endorsement of the Justice R.M. Lodha Committee’s work to usher in transparency within BCCI officialdom, leading sportspersons joined hands to ask the Supreme Court to implement the apex court-appointed Lodha panel’s sweeping reforms for BCCI on other sporting federations across the spectrum. A Bench led by Chief Justice of India J.S.…
Student loan repayments could rise in this year’s federal budget. Glenn Hunt Universities have backed moves to consider key changes to the HECS-HELP student loan scheme, giving cover to Education Minister Simon Birmingham to increase costs to students in his higher education reform announcement expected in coming months. The universities’ peak lobby group, Universities Australia,…
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Don’t you (forget to pay tax) Eighties rocker had fallen on hard times but did not mention that he was due cash in royalties SIMPLE Minds ex-bassist John Giblin was declared bankrupt after blowing thousands he owed in tax. The Eighties rocker, 64, has now also been banned from running a firm or borrowing cash for…
A mother and daughter face losing their 55,000 home after the High Court upheld objections by a financial services firm to her proposed personal insolvency arrangement. The PIA was opposed by Pepper Finance Corporation (Ireland) DAC, which acquired a debt of 151,975 secured on the womans home in Munster. The woman, a part-time bookkeeper, hoped…
The shell left behind after Hemisphere Technologies sold its assets to a foreign investor has gone into liquidation with debts of nearly $5 million, including hundreds of thousands of dollars owed to security vendor Kaspersky. Just a month after its assets were acquired, the company now called “ACN 152 546 453 Pty Ltd” formerly Hemisphere Technologies…
Many Fifers will be feeling the pinch after Christmas after spending money on food, drink and presents for loved ones. But for some, the festive period may have brought additional stress if they are already struggling with debt and money problems. Citizens Advice and Rights Fife (CARF) provides free information and advice on a wide…