Katie Hopkins has applied for an insolvency agreement in a last-ditch attempt to avoid bankruptcy after losing a libel case to food writer and poverty campaigner Jack Monroe. The controversial columnist was ordered to pay Monroe £24,000 in damages and legal costs in March last year after the High Court ruled comments the rig… Read…
Something is going wrong in this country if we cant stand up for our most vulnerable fellow Australians. Yet it seems many politicians are more interested in plotting and infighting than doing their jobs and standing up for justice. Pay day loans are almost exclusively used by people on low or very low incomes. Photo:…
ROHNERT PARK, Calif., Sept. 17, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — Ameritech Financial is closely following the recent trend of companies offering employees assistance with college education. Such programs can help to minimize student debt or pay it off, depending on the specifics of the program. For example, companies such as Starbucks, UPS, Wells Fargo and Comcast are offering employees…
Ford Motor Company (NYSE:F) faced potential insolvency during the last financial crisis Ten years ago, amidst the worst financial crises since the Great Depression, the American auto industry almost died. By Fall 2008, the Big Three US car companies of General Motors, Chrysler, and Ford faced potential insolvency, and without swift government intervention, their futures were…
Carillion, the tip of the iceberg, but the good ship construction cannot change its course by Ian Anfield, Hudson Contract managing director Figures published last week highlight the fact that our major contractors are a spent force, and ultimately why they should no longer be allowed to dominate the industry and influence government policy around…
Page 1 of 2 Populists have jumped on the chance to capitalize on disillusionment and lead a movement for isolationism. How far will this go, Michel Longhini asks in his essay for finews.first. finews.first is a forum for renowned authors specialized on economic and financial topics. The texts are published in both German and English.…
Scores of debt-ridden young people in Surrey are declaring themselves insolvent before they reach their mid-20s and a debt adviser who works in Redhill has explained why. New data shows a total of 1,413 people in Surrey either went bankrupt, took on a debt relief order (DRO) or accepted an individual voluntary arrangement (IVA) to…
Co-founder of iCare Housing Stephen Curtis Curtis leaving IMHO for new Home for Life role Independent.ie Co-founder of iCare Housing and well-known consumer finance advocate Stephen Curtis is to leave the non-for-profit organisation to join recently launched mortgage-to-rent (MTR) provider Home For Life. https://www.independent.ie/business/personal-finance/curtis-leaving-imho-for-new-home-for-life-role-37319980.html https://www.independent.ie/incoming/article37320106.ece/b2941/AUTOCROP/h342/Untitled%205.jpg Email Co-founder of iCare Housing and well-known consumer finance advocate…
Adani Ports, Indias largest private sector port operator, and Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT) in Navi Mumbai are likely to bid for Dighi Port, which was declared bankrupt by the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) in April, according to two people aware of the matter. A subsidiary of South Korean steel giant Posco is also…
Sometimes I feel as though I want to say a little prayer for the Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby. His understandable anger and frustrations at the burning injustices of our times seem to have turned the mind of this priest a little too turbulent. Having helped put it out of business, just as he threatened,…