Early last month, the Senate announced an inquiry with terms of reference that cover the collapse of Dick Smith Electronics. There is a lot for senators to pore over in the float and failure of Dick Smith. From its float to its failure, the story of Dick Smith is ugly in its connotations for how…
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Early last month, the Senate announced an inquiry with terms of reference that cover the collapse of Dick Smith Electronics. There is a lot for senators to pore over in the float and failure of Dick Smith. In economic theory, the failure of this Australian retailer is consistent with a dynamic economy. Businesses that do…
Early last month, the Senate announced an inquiry with terms of reference that cover the collapse of Dick Smith Electronics. There is a lot for senators to pore over in the float and failure of Dick Smith. In economic theory, the failure of this Australian retailer is consistent with a dynamic economy. Businesses that do…
JOHN KIRK-ANDERSON Stonewood Homes founder Brent Mettrick has appointed liquidators to the building firm’s shareholder company. Stonewood Homes’ shareholder company has been placed in liquidation, a move that will put the firm’s senior management under scrutiny. Stonewood Homes founders Brent and Sue Mettrick asked Ernst & Young liquidators Rhys Cain and Rees Logan to take over Holmfirth Group Ltd on Thursday. Holmfirth Group Ltd,…
Central banks have financial markets in a spin. Government bonds rose, the euro slid and equities fluctuated as investors waited to see if European Central Bank President Mario Draghi will satisfy heightened speculation on further stimulus measures. U.S. stock-index futures climbed. South Koreas won rallied after policy makers refrained from lowering borrowing costs, New Zealands…
WASHINGTON – Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., along with Sens. Patty Murray, D-Wash., Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., and Richard J. Durbin, D-Ill., and 29 Senate Democrats sent a letter to President Obama on Wednesday, urging the administration to protect students who attended colleges or universities that engaged in unlawful, unfair, deceptive…
Abengoa SA said it has laid the groundwork for an agreement with creditors to restructure debt as it maneuvers to avoid becoming Spains largest corporate insolvency. Investors will provide financing of as much as 1.8 billion euros ($2 billion) to the renewable energy company in exchange for 55 percent of its capital, Seville, Spain-based Abengoa…
JOHN KIRK-ANDERSON Stonewood Homes founder Brent Mettrick has appointed liquidators to the building firm’s shareholder company. Stonewood Homes’ shareholder company has been placed in liquidation, a move that will put the firm’s senior management under scrutiny. Stonewood Homes founders Brent and Sue Mettrick asked Ernst & Young liquidators Rhys Cain and Rees Logan to take over Holmfirth Group Ltd on Thursday. Holmfirth Group Ltd,…
Shane Heal, former head coach of the South East Queensland Stars Photo: Brett Hemmings Queensland Police are investigating whether Australian basketball great Shane Heal was involved in betting on a team in the Women’s National Basketball League, while he was coach and director of the South East Queensland Stars. Detectives from the Organised Crime Investigation Unit have…