Director exposure in economic stress: Unpacking insolvency risk and safe harbour myths
Against a backdrop of slowing growth, rising interest rates and tightened liquidity, corporate insolvencies are on the rise. Australia saw a year-on-year jump of 34.2% in the first half of 20251, while New Zealand’s business insolvencies surged to its highest level in 15 years.2 Directors and officers are operating in a risk environment where economic…

