David Koch explains how to pick a policy that’s right for you The companies operated tours across Australia, including to the Northern Territory. Picture: iStock HUNDREDS of holiday-makers have had their travel dreams dashed and may be thousands of dollars out of pocket with the collapse of two popular tour group operators. M J Reed…
Hemant Mishra/Mint The corporate insolvency and resolution process (CIRP) initiated against Jaypee Infratech Ltd under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016, has triggered an amendment in the insolvency code itself. Earlier, the code did not include homebuyers of under-construction projects as creditors under any category. However, according to the amendment carried out on 16 August,…
Mumbai, August 30: Consumption demand, going forward, is likely to remain robust on the back of expected normal south-west monsoon and possible implementation of the Seventh Central Pay Commission at the State level, apart from the gathering pace of remonetisation, according to Reserve Bank of Indias latest annual report. Further, the thrust of the Union…
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By Andy Mukherjee If the very first resolution of corporate debt distress by India’s national company law tribunal is any indication, lenders should probably just write off their bad loans. With a recovery rate of 6 percent, why even jostle to get on creditor committees or pay fat legal bills? That’s the uncharitable conclusion to…
The fall out continues after the shock announcement by Western Downs based construction company Ostwald Brothers that they have been placed into Voluntary Administration. After the announcement was made yesterday, all staff were stood down for 48 hours while the administrators, Price Waterhouse Coopers who have been called in to take over the running of…
ONE of Dalby’s largest employers Ostwald Bros., announced this morning they are placing themselves into voluntary administration. In a statement this morning, Managing Director, Brendand Ostwald said a “downturn in mining and infrastructure” lead to the decision. “It is with deep regret we announce, we are placing Ostwald Bros Group and Ostwald Construction Materials into…
Ostwald earthmoving plant preparing a feedlot site near Chinchilla PROMINENT Darling Downs civil engineering and construction firm Ostwald Brothers has been placed in voluntary administration. Ostwald Bros is well known across the agriculture sector for its work in feedlot construction and expansion, and earthworks associated with irrigation development. The company also has close business connections…
In the first round, the RBI had used a benchmark criteria based on which the 12 firms had been identified. As per the criteria, all large corporate accounts with fund and non-fund based exposure of Rs 5,000 crore and above each, and where more than 60 percent of the loans had turned bad as on…
NEW DELHI: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is readying to release a second list of loan defaulters that may contain some 30-40 companies, including the likes of Videocon, Castex Technologies, Visa Steel and JSPL, ETNow reported. Most of the companies on the list are said to be from the infrastructure and power sectors. ETNow…