Alpha said that the fall was directly linked to the failure of CBL Insurance. Danish unrated insurer Alpha Insurance has gone into solvent liquidation. An announcement on the insurers website blamed CBL Insurance for the failure. It stated: Effective immediately, Alpha Insurance A/S has ceased all underwriting, including renewals. This decision is a direct consequence…
Aussie Farmers Direct has gone into voluntary administration. The food delivery company blamed competition with major supermarkets and the influx of cheap imported produce for its demise. The 13-year-old business will close immediately, affecting about 100 franchisees, 260 employees and 100,000 customers around the country. No future orders will be delivered and refunds will be…
After being in business for over a decade, the online fresh food delivery company Aussie Farmers Direct has gone into voluntary administration. Chris Smith speaks to NSW Liberal MP, Craig Kelly. These guys have had a good run for at least a decade and they really brought some competition pressure. they had a good offering.…
Wileyfox, the British smartphone maker that went into administration last month, has until the end of the month to find a rescuer before it faces liquidation. The company started selling budget handsets in 2015 via retailers such as Carphone Warehouse, but has struggled to compete against more established names and a rise in component costs…
A QUEENSLAND owned and operated organic retailer has gone into liquidation, owing $2.8 million to more than 200 creditors. Wray Organic Pty Ltd, which operates stores under the Wray Organic banner in Toowoomba, Ipswich, and Newmarket, was established by owner Deborah Wray and her partner Gary Davis at Palm Beach on the Gold Coast in…
MUMBAI — The fierce competition and price war in India’s telecommunications sector has claimed another victim. Malaysia-based Maxis Communications’ India unit Aircel said on Feb. 28 that it had filed for in the local courts. The move by the last surviving small telecom operator signals that the end may near for industry consolidation triggered by…
EXCLUSIVE MINING has disturbed a whopping 220,000 hectares of Queensland land, yet just 550ha or 0.25 per cent has been properly rehabilitated. Government data shows just 18,000ha, eight per cent, of the 220,000ha total has been “progressively rehabilitated”. For scale, the proposed Adani mega-mine is expected to disturb 28,000ha that will need to be rehabilitated…
EXCLUSIVE MINING has disturbed a whopping 220,000 hectares of Queensland land, yet just 550ha or 0.25 per cent has been properly rehabilitated. Government data shows just 18,000ha, eight per cent, of the 220,000ha total has been “progressively rehabilitated”. For scale, the proposed Adani mega-mine is expected to disturb 28,000ha that will need to be rehabilitated…
EXCLUSIVE MINING has disturbed a whopping 220,000 hectares of Queensland land, yet just 550ha or 0.25 per cent has been properly rehabilitated. Government data shows just 18,000ha, eight per cent, of the 220,000ha total has been “progressively rehabilitated”. For scale, the proposed Adani mega-mine is expected to disturb 28,000ha that will need to be rehabilitated…
EXCLUSIVE MINING has disturbed a whopping 220,000 hectares of Queensland land, yet just 550ha or 0.25 per cent has been properly rehabilitated. Government data shows just 18,000ha, eight per cent, of the 220,000ha total has been “progressively rehabilitated”. For scale, the proposed Adani mega-mine is expected to disturb 28,000ha that will need to be rehabilitated…