Last Modified: Fri, Jan 15 2016. 06 57 PM IST In the march of motivated policy reforms that are afoot in India, a new insolvency code was tabled in Parliament last month. A hat tip is due to the Bankruptcy Law Reform Committee (BLRC) for the dramatic qualitative upshift from its interim report. The…
CHEYENNE WINhealth Partners, once the second-largest health insurance company in Wyoming, will be liquidated. Laramie County District Judge Thomas Campbell signed an order Tuesday to liquidate the company because he determined it was insolvent. Liquidation means the dissolution of a company whose assets are turned into cash to pay off its debts. Wyoming Insurance Commissioner…
Written by Rajeev Chandrasekhar | Published:January 15, 2016 7:59 am Lets face it, Indias economic and reform performance in 2015 has disappointed many. Despite outperforming its BRICS compatriots by being the fastest growing economy in 2015 at 7.5 per cent, its bright spot status does not leave room for complacence in 2016. Domestic private investment…
Not so long ago, Chinas politics appeared an economic virtue, including for many in the Australian business community. There were even strong hints of China-envy in the air, the idea that authoritarian leaders could simply identify problems and fix them. No need to deal with interest groups, sceptical media, economically illiterate population or an obstructionist…
The ultimate fate of Dick Smith may not be known for six months. DICK Smith stores were selling customers soon-to-be worthless gift cards in the days before Christmas at the same time it was calling in the administrators. McGrathNicol was brought in to advise the ailing company on December 23. The firm was officially appointed…
Mitu Gulati and Bob Rasmussen members of the law faculties of Duke University and the University of Southern California, respectively argue that Puerto Rico has another route to restructuring its debts The federal courts have declared that Puerto Rico does not have the authority to enact an insolvency regime applicable to its public sector borrowers.…
Paul O’Donoghue Published 14/01/2016 | 14:50 Junior Minister Ged Nash. Photo: Tom Burke The Government has commissioned a review of legal protection to ensure companies meet their obligations to their employees and unsecured creditors if they go into liquidation. Share Go To Labour court chair Kevin Duffy and company law specialist Nessa Cahill have been…
The ultimate fate of Dick Smith may not be known for six months. DICK Smith stores were selling customers soon-to-be worthless gift cards in the days before Christmas at the same time it was calling in the administrators. McGrathNicol was brought in to advise the ailing company on December 23. The firm was officially appointed…
Get inside Wall Street with StreetInsider Premium. Claim your 2-week free trial here. SunEdison (NYSE: SUNE) disclosed the following on Wednesday night: Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement. Indenture On January 11, 2016, in connection with the Exchange Transactions (as defined below), SunEdison, Inc. (the Company, we or our) issued $225,000,000 aggregate principal…
Kmart stores closing (NASDAQ:SHLD) in 2016 include four in California. The retailers liquidation will begin on Jan. 24 and continue through April, according to a company spokesperon on Wednesday. Kmart stores closing are part of a series of actions were taking to reduce ongoing expenses, adjust our asset base, and accelerate the transformation of our business model,…