John McPherson was almost certain hed get rich from the Securities and Exchange Commissions whistleblower program. Instead, he ended up bankrupt and embittered. Despite what the SEC called his extraordinary and continuing assistance in helping the agency shut down an alleged $1.4 billion investment scam, Mr. McPherson was notified last year that his whistleblower award…
Your ref: FOI20/21-230 Date: 22 April 2021 Dear Re: Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Request Thank you for your email of 26 March in which you requested from the Insolvency Service: I have been looking into average debt levels for personal bankruptcies and found some research published by yourselves Median Estimated Debt by Age Band…
During the peak years of the gold rush, Nevada City and Grass Valley had a combined Jewish population exceeded in California only by San Francisco and Sacramento. Some were miners, but many were shopkeepers. Rosenberg, Baruh, Rosenheim, Levy, Rosenthal, and Blumenthal were among the names associated with local Jewish businesses, as was Bailey Gatzert. Gatzert,…
Unfortunately, the past year and a half of lockdowns and social distancing means that we are seeing a lot of companies go bust. There was simply too much of a burden placed on them during this tumultuous time even though there seems to be a light at the end of the tunnel. This relief has…
On June 24, another employee of the defunct Nagaon Paper Mill in Assam died due to a cardiac arrest, after reportedly failing to arrange money for treatment because of non-payment of salary for over four and half years. NPM is one of the two paper mills of the government-owned Hindustan Paper Mill Corporation (HPCL), the…
Many retail REITs had been struggling long before the COVID-19 pandemic, so it isn’t surprising that some of the weaker players in the space ended up declaring bankruptcy in 2021. Washington Prime Group (NYSE:WPG) is the latest one to do so, and in thisFool Live video clip,recorded on June 14, Fool.com contributor Matt Frankel, CFP,…
Dive Brief: BBQ Holdings will acquire family dining brand Village Inn and Bakers Square from owner VIBSQ, LLC, for $13.5 million, according to an SEC filing. Village Inn, which has 21 company-owned units and 114 franchised restaurants, 13-unit Bakers Square will become wholly owned subsidiaries of BBQ Holdings.The transaction is expected to close by the…
share this article Share this article (The Jakarta Post) PREMIUM Jakarta Fri, June 25 2021 National flag carrier Garuda Indonesia is leaning toward two options to extricate itself from a debt crisis without placing additional burden on government finances. Garuda president director Irfan Setiaputra said the airline’s board was considering four major options in negotiations…
South Shore Holdings is facing the loss of its primary asset, THE 13 Hotel in Macau, plus delisting from the Hong Kong Stock Exchange should the Macau court officially declare the company bankrupt. After applying to the court this week for voluntary liquidation of its wholly-owned subsidiary New Concordia Hotel Limited, the sole beneficial owner…
share this article Share this article (The Jakarta Post) PREMIUM Jakarta Fri, June 25 2021 National flag carrier Garuda Indonesia is leaning toward two options to extricate itself from a debt crisis without placing additional burden on government finances. Garuda president director Irfan Setiaputra said the airline’s board was considering four major options in negotiations…