A new report reveals that people are facing financial ruin for debts as small as $10,000. Last updated: 22 Dec 2025 Barely being able to afford the cost of living is a terrible daily reality for millions of Australians. But when a financially precarious existence slips into mounting debt, things can go from bad to…
Court of Appeal rules that an oil company’s hefty pre-insolvency dividend could not be justified an… Court of Appeal rules that an oil company’s hefty pre-insolvency dividend could not be justified and must now be unwound. The England and Wales Court of Appeal has allowed an appeal by energy companies TAQA and Spirit Energy over…
Mumbai: Voluntary liquidation is rapidly emerging as the preferred route for company promoters seeking to wind down operations, rather than prolonging unviable businesses and absorbing mounting losses alongside compliance costs. Since the inception of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC), about 2,417 companies initiated voluntary liquidation, of which final reports have been submitted in 1,867…
A former AFL star has been able to wipe millions of dollars in company debt and reopen the collapsed business a few hundred metres down the road, despite owing $4.5 million to staff, suppliers and the tax office. Chris Knights, a former Adelaide and Richmond footballer, is the chief executive of marketing agency Zib Digital,…
Craig McDermott, an Australian Ashes hero known for his fiery, high-speed bowling that left English batsmen quaking, was once declared bankrupt due to a debt of tens of millions from a failed property business. McDermott was the spearhead of the Australian attack in the late 1980s and early 1990s. He achieved eight five-wicket hauls in…
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Craig McDermott was a formidable fast bowler but was later forced to file for bankruptcy after a business venture went wrong Craig McDermott helped coach the likes of Mitchell Johnson, Mitchell Starc and Pat Cummins(Image: Scott Barbour) An Australian Ashes hero who terrorised English batsmen with feisty, high-pace fast bowling was declared bankrupt over tens…
Jamshedpur: Vedanta Limited has issued a strong public notice asserting its legal ownership over the property and premises belonging to Incab Industries Limited, following approval of a Resolution Plan by the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT), Kolkata Bench. The notice, prominently displayed at the site, warns the public against any form of unauthorized occupation, encroachment,…
Hard work and courage can bend even the toughest mountains, and Govinda’s life is proof of that saying. One of Hindi cinema’s most charismatic performers, Govinda’s journey did not begin with glamour or privilege. He was born into poverty at a time when his family had fallen on hard days, forced to move from a…
Mike Repole, the billionaire entrepreneur who cofounded and sold beverage giants Glaceau and BodyArmor to Coca-Cola for a combined $9.7 billion, has an unexpected message for aspiring business owners: Don’t do it. In an interview with the School of Hard Knocks, a popular social-media channel known for interviewing wealthy entrepreneurs, Repole shared his contrarian view…