Insolvency Guardian Media Centre

Stay informed with the latest in insolvency news and industry updates. We can keep you up to date with insolvency and finance information from around the world.
TOKYO -- Kawasaki Heavy Industriesplans torestructure rolling-stock operations amid heavy losses, exploring such options as quitting the business andteaming up
The 2018 budget is being released today by the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Phillip Hammond, and a lot of it
(Reuters) - General Electric Co (GE.N) slashed its quarterly dividend to a penny a share, promised to restructure its power
Katie Price staves off bankruptcy for another month but could still be made homeless unless she strikes deal over debts
In his speech on Monday Chancellor of the Exchequer Philip Hammond announced there would be targeted support for people repaying
Romania had 16,499 insolvencies in 2008, while the estimate for the end of this year is about 8,300, or about
Personal insolvencies fell back from a six-year high in the third quarter of this year, official figures show. Across England
Company insolvencies leapt 19.3 per cent in the third quarter compared to the same quarter last year.Data from the Insolvency
Troubled commodity trader Noble Group, which almost blew up in an accounting and debt scandal before pushing through a dramatic
The insolvency law committee (ILC) that recently came out with recommendations on cross border insolvency essentially based on the UNCITRAL
Dear Sir / Madam, We would like to inform you that 6th meeting of Committee of Creditors of Sterling Biotech
The Australian Financial Security Authority (AFSA) released regional personal insolvency statistics for the September quarter 2018. The numbers of new

TOKYO — Kawasaki Heavy Industriesplans torestructure rolling-stock operations amid heavy losses, exploring such options as quitting the business andteaming up with other companies.

While the overseas rail market looks promising, the company has been waging fierce competition for orders with rivalsthat have grown in scalethrough consolidation. Japanese peers like Hitachi are likewise struggling abroad amid numerous mishaps.

Kawasaki Heavy said on Tuesday that it will draw up anoutline on train business restructuring this fiscal year. The announcement came the same day it reported a 3.5 billion yen ($31 million) net loss for the half ended September, down from the year-earlier 10.8 billion yen profit.

The company cut its full-year net profit…

Read the full article at: https://asia.nikkei.com/Business/Companies/Kawasaki-Heavy-weighs-exit-from-money-losing-train-business

The 2018 budget is being released today by the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Phillip Hammond, and a lot of it aims to help those who have found themselves with long-term debt.

Phillip Hammond is set to unveil a plan to solve problem debt, helping those trapped in debt which has been caused by payday loans and other forms of high-cost credit. To help people who have found themselves in such a situation, the government will be exploring the idea of zero-interest loans which will be lent out to aid people in paying back their original debt. Essentially, the scheme being introduced is designed to help people escape the cycle of debt that some lending practices have promoted.

This introduction is much to the delight of cam…

Read the full article at: https://www.praguepost.com/eu-news/how-budget-help-long-term-debt

(Reuters) – General Electric Co (GE.N) slashed its quarterly dividend to a penny a share, promised to restructure its power unit and said it faced a deeper accounting probe as new Chief Executive Larry Culp took his first steps to revive the struggling conglomerate.

GE said the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and Department of Justice had expanded ongoing investigations to include a $22-billion writedown of goodwill from GEs power division, which GE reported on Tuesday.

GEs restructuring of Power comes as the 126-year-old company, once the most valuable U.S. corporation, is reeling from missteps that have eroded profits and forced it to announce more than $40 billion in writedowns in less than a year, among the largest such actio…

Read the full article at: https://uk.reuters.com/article/us-ge-results/ge-cuts-dividend-splits-power-business-idUKKCN1N41BJ

Katie Price staves off bankruptcy for another month but could still be made homeless unless she strikes deal over debts of up to 500,000

  • Former glamour model has been in and out of court over unpaid debt to taxman
  • She was not declared bankrupt today after lawyers say she has meeting planned
  • Her legal team will meet tax officials next month for crunch talks on her finances

Richard Spillett for MailOnline

Katie Price has staved off bankrupcy for another month – but could be made homeless at a court hearing in December.

The former glamour model – who was once worth an estimate…

Read the full article at: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6333071/Katie-Price-staves-bankruptcy-month.html

In his speech on Monday Chancellor of the Exchequer Philip Hammond announced there would be targeted support for people repaying debts to help them take control of their finances.

But further analysis of the Budget papers revealed the Government wants to increase breathing space given for people in debt. This will provide a 60-day period of protection from creditor action to help them plan and repay in a manageable way.

It is also introducing a pilot project to provide zero interest loans, which will start early next year. And it has announced 55 million, to be taken from dormant bank accounts, to be deployed by a new independent body to help people access affordable credit.

Encouraging people to seek help

James Jones…

Read the full article at: https://www.themoneypages.com/debt/support-package-help-people-debt/

Romania had 16,499 insolvencies in 2008, while the estimate for the end of this year is about 8,300, or about half of the number recorded ten years ago.

According to CITR, at the same time, between 2016-2018, the number of companies entering insolvency annually remained constant, between 8,300-8,600. In the same period, the number of impact companies (with assets exceeding EUR 1 million) that went into insolvency stabilized between 175-200.

Of the insolvency impact companies, 20 percent went into the CITR portfolio on a yearly basis. As for the number of insolvency companies in the total number of companies, Romania has a percentage of 0.99 percent, in line with other European countries.

The Romanian insolvency market is a matur…

Read the full article at: http://business-review.eu/news/8300-to-8600-companies-enter-in-insolvency-annualy-175-200-of-them-being-impact-companies-189232

Personal insolvencies fell back from a six-year high in the third quarter of this year, official figures show.

Across England and Wales, 25,151 personal insolvencies were recorded between July and September – a 10.5% fall compared with the previous quarter when there were 28,108 personal insolvencies – the highest quarterly figure since 2012.

Richard Haymes, head of financial difficulties at TDX Group, said: Despite figures released by the Insolvency Service today… increased regulatory oversight of debt advice and personal insolvency is still required.

Continued economic uncertainty and stalling growth, driven largely by Brexit, unprecedented levels of unsecured debt, and the increasing reliance of low-income workers on earnings from t…

Read the full article at: https://www.mirror.co.uk/money/personal-insolvencies-fall-not-quite-13505324

Company insolvencies leapt 19.3 per cent in the third quarter compared to the same quarter last year.

Data from the Insolvency Service shows company insolvencies increased 8.9 per cent in the quarter to the end of September compared to the previous quarter.

A total of 4,308 companies entered insolvency in the third quarter, with 3,083 (71.6 per cent) of those creditors voluntary liquidations.

A creditors voluntary liquidations is instigated by an insolvent company, its assets are sold, the proceeds are distributed to creditors and the company is dissolved.

Duncan Swift, vice president of insolvency and restructuring trade body R3, said: This is the first time weve seen more than 4,000 corporate insolvencies in one quarter since the star…

Read the full article at: http://www.cityam.com/267651/uk-company-insolvencies-jumped-nearly-20-per-cent-last

Troubled commodity trader Noble Group, which almost blew up in an accounting and debt scandal before pushing through a dramatic financial restructuring in August, will report another loss in the third quarter.

The Singapore-listed commodity house, which was founded by British born trader Richard Elman, is expected to report an overall net loss of $90-$115m, the company said on Monday. It blamed financing and restructuring costs and losses from discontinued operations as it has done in previous quarters.

Noble Group once had ambitions to be an Asia-based version of Glencore, buying up mining and agriculture assets and growing to become a full-scale international commodity trader.

But over the past three years questions about its account…

Read the full article at: https://www.ft.com/content/4f657a00-db6f-11e8-8f50-cbae5495d92b

The insolvency law committee (ILC) that recently came out with recommendations on cross border insolvency essentially based on the UNCITRAL Model Law has proposed a presumption of default trigger to start insolvency proceedings in India. This, if the insolvency proceedings in the corporate debtors COMI (centre of main interest) has been recognised in India.

Under the IBC currently, creditors can initiate proceedings on a default of 1 lakhunlike some other jurisdictions which have to establish state of insolvency of debtor first.

Foreign main proceedings

Proceedings in the COMI is recognised as the foreign main proceeding (FMP). Recognition essentially implies automatic moratorium such as transferring of assets by the corporate debtor. I…

Read the full article at: https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/money-and-banking/cross-border-insolvency-panel-proposes-simple-trigger-for-starting-proceedings-in-india/article25368394.ece

Dear Sir / Madam,

We would like to inform you that 6th meeting of Committee of Creditors of Sterling Biotech Limited was held on Monday, 29th October 2018 at 12.00 noon IST at Mayfair Banquets, 254-C Dr. Annie Besant Road, Shivaji Nagar, Worli, Mumbai-400 030, Maharashtra, India.

You are requested to take the same on record.

Pdf Link:
Sterling Biotech Ltd. – Corporate Insolvency Resolution Process (CIRP)-Updates – Corporate Insolvency Resolution Process (CIRP)

Source : BSE – www.bseindia.com

Read the full article at: https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/companies/announcements/others/sterling-biotech-ltd-corporate-insolvency-resolution-process-cirp-updates-corporate-insolvency-resolution-process-cirp/article25367406.ece

The Australian Financial Security Authority (AFSA) released regional personal insolvency statistics for the September quarter 2018.

The numbers of new debtors decreased in the capital cities in the September quarter 2018 compared to the June quarter 2018. The number of new debtors in the Australian Capital Territory decreased.

September quarter 2018 regional personal insolvencies state by state

The Greater Sydney regions with the highest numbers of debtors entering personal insolvency were Campbelltown (NSW) (71), Wyong (66) and Mount Druitt (65). In the rest of New South Wales, they were Newcastle (58), Lake Macquarie East (39) and Tweed Valley (37).

The Greater Melbourne regions with the highest numbers of debtors entering pe…

Read the full article at: https://www.miragenews.com/personal-insolvencies-fall-in-all-capital-cities-in-september-quarter-2018/