Directors of Bradford food firm Mumtaz disqualified over ‘£970k gold bullion purchase’ – Yorkshire Post

Five former directors of a food firm have been disqualified following the managing director’s purchase of gold bullion “for his sole benefit”. The family members were banned from being company directors for a total of 16 years after an Insolvency Service investigation into Bradford-based Greentabs Ltd, known as Mumtaz Food Industries. The Insolvency Service said…

Revealed: the 12 colleges surviving on government bailouts – FE Week

Twelve cash-strapped colleges received secret government bailouts totalling more than £11 million in December. It perhaps demonstrates a significant increase in the amount of money being dished out to struggling colleges and has prompted demands for greater transparency. The figures were published by the Department for Education as part of a scheduled release detailing monthly…

US starts reviewing Bulgarian tycoon Vassilev’s plea for help – bne IntelliNews

The US State Department has begun reviewing the application of controversial Bulgarian businessman Tsvetan Vassilev to be considered under the Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act, a law passed by US Congress that allows the government to impose sanctions in retaliation for human rights abuses and corruption, application under the Magnitsky act. Latest info from…

US starts reviewing Bulgarian tycoon Vassilev’s plea for help – bne IntelliNews

The US State Department has begun reviewing the application of controversial Bulgarian businessman Tsvetan Vassilev to be considered under the Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act, a law passed by US Congress that allows the government to impose sanctions in retaliation for human rights abuses and corruption, application under the Magnitsky act. Latest info from…

Fixing fair value of bankrupt company under IBC mandatory now – Economic Times

NEW DELHI:The government has introduced the concept of fair value for bankrupt companies undergoing resolution and an evaluation matrix for applicants under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, bringing in more clarity and transparency in the insolvency resolution process. The amended rules for the insolvency resolution process for corporate persons have made it mandatory for resolution…

Another 1200 Carillion workers are told they will keep their jobs – The Guardian

Announcement by Insolvency Service takes total to 2,240, but more than 900 jobs have gone A defaced Carillion sign outside Royal Liverpool hospital. Photograph: Christopher Furlong/Getty Images Another 1,200 people who worked for the government contractor Carillion when it collapsed into liquidation last month have been told they will keep their jobs, in the latest…

Cooper and Oxley determined to continue trading, administrator says – The West Australian

Grant Taylor | The West Australian Thursday, 8 February 2018 12:26PM The closed Cooper & Oxley construction site at Curtin University.Picture: Megan Powell. Embattled building firm Cooper and Oxley has formally gone into administration, appointing insolvency firm Hall Chadwick to take over the day to day running of its operations. Hall Chadwick said in a…