After opioid maker Insys Therapeutics last week filed for bankruptcy protection five days after securing a $225 million settlement with the federal government, speculation has grown that other embattled opioid producers could take the same path. Insys makes the Subsys brand of the drug fentanyl, an opioid that is effective in easing pain for cancer…
The Central Bank is set to start recording details of personal contract plans (PCPs) for car purchases; hire purchase deals, which can be used to purchase washing machines among other things; as well as similar types of finance, on its credit register from June 30th. It will mark the first time the regulator has sought…
As mortgage marketplace HashChing goes through a seismic change and looks to branch into new areas of focus, more details have been emerging about the sudden departure of its executive team. Last week, The Adviser broke the news that the founder and the executive team of online mortgage marketplace HashChing had all left the company,…
Monsoon Accessorize will this week become the latest UK retailer to present a company voluntary arrangement as the potential saviour of its business, in the teeth of opposition from landlords. The insurrection against Monsoon, a retailer of hippie-trail inspired clothing with annual revenues of 400m, is not the only one. The insolvency procedure is used…
Multiple investigations and parallel bankruptcy filings by operational creditors will cast a shadow over the insolvency proceedings of Jet Airways (India) Ltd that its lenders have decided to initiate, experts said. A consortium of lenders led by the State Bank of India (SBI) on Monday decided to approach the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) after…
(Corrects day of the week to Monday in first paragraph) MILAN, June 17 (Reuters) – An Italian parliamentary committee is set to approve later on Monday a tax measure to spur mergers among banks based in the countrys poorer south, a lawmaker of the ruling League party said, warning of lenders in the region at…
FILE PHOTO: Jet Airways aircraft are seen parked at the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport in Mumbai, India, April 18, 2019. REUTERS/Francis Mascarenhas/File Photo MUMBAI (Reuters) – Jet Airways creditors said on Monday they plan to begin insolvency proceedings against the Indian airline in a last-ditch bid to find a buyer for the carrier or…
Photo: Wikipedia An Islamic further education college has been stripped of its title and been barred from awarding grades to its students by education minister Ingrid van Engelshoven. Van Engelshoven was responding to a report by the education inspectorate into management and financial problems at the Europe Islamic University of Applied Sciences (EIUAS) in Rotterdam.…
Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 (IBC) has proved to be a successful path for lenders to recover their loans from defaulting companies. According to a Reserve Bank of India (RBI) report, the recovery rate of the IBC is 42 per cent against 10-18 per cent in earlier regimes. Till December 2018, the IBC has resolved…
Friday, 14 June 2019, 8:57 amPress Release: RITANZ The Restructuring Insolvency and Turnaround Association of New Zealand (RITANZ) has welcomed news that the Insolvency Practitioners Bill has passed into law on Wednesday, almost a decade after it was first introduced into Parliament. The Insolvency Practitioners Regulation Bill and the Insolvency Practitioners Regulation (Amendments) Bill are…