What ASIC’s review tells us about voluntary administration – News

While the Australian restructuring landscape has continued to evolve, the Australian Securities and Investments Commission’s (ASIC) review of the voluntary administration (VA) and deed of company arrangement (DOCA) process remains one of the most comprehensive analyses of formal restructuring outcomes in Australia. Examining more than 5,000 organisations that entered VA between July 2021 and June…

How Belgium’s 2026 Tax Reform Changes Liquidation Reserves, Vvprbis and Company Liquidation Decisions

Belgium’s Programme Law 2026, published in the Moniteur Belge earlier this year, fundamentally alters the tax treatment of liquidation reserves and VVPRbis dividends, and with it, the calculus behind every company liquidation decision in Belgium. Directors, CFOs and liquidators now face higher withholding rates, shortened waiting periods and a new anti‑abuse provision that together reshape…

Court puts ousted solicitor’s companies on path to winding up

In addition to investigating its solvency and potential recoverability of assets, provisional liquidators appointed to the 12 companies associated with Christopher Malcolm Edwards will have 10 weeks to determine if there were suspected contraventions of the Corporations Act or the ASIC Act. Since September 2021, the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has investigated…

55 jobs lost as UK engineering company enters administration

Pneuride specialised in advanced electronic control systems and air suspension components for the automotive industry, and employed 55 staff. The company, established in July 2007, has faced significant financial challenges in recent months, enduring a sustained period of soft trading and mounting pressure on cash flow and profit margins. Pneuride closes after entering administration with 55 jobs…

55 jobs lost as UK engineering company enters administration

Pneuride specialised in advanced electronic control systems and air suspension components for the automotive industry, and employed 55 staff. The company, established in July 2007, has faced significant financial challenges in recent months, enduring a sustained period of soft trading and mounting pressure on cash flow and profit margins. Pneuride closes after entering administration with 55 jobs…