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A new report by ASIC has revealed that small business restructuring (SBR) appointments have surged in recent years, rising from 448 appointments in 2022–23 to an estimated 3,000 in 2024–25.
“After a slow start, the recent growth of SBRs and other data in our report shows that the SBR regime is starting to deliver on the intended policy objective of reducing the complexity and costs involved in insolvency processes for small businesses and ultimately helping them to survive,” ASIC commissioner Kate O’Rourke said.
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In 2021, the federal government launched the SBR scheme to support small businesses in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. The…
One of Australia’s leading post-production houses, Cutting Edge, which has worked on films such as Pirates of the Caribbean and Aquaman, has closed down and gone into liquidation, with staff allegedly owed over $2.4 million Australian dollars.
Large companies like this closing down is very concerning, given the current state of the industry.
On social media channels, the company left the following statement:
This comes as a bit of a shock, as just 2 months ago the company was actively hiring.
For the last 35 years, Cutting Edge has been a leading provider of sound and picture post-production for the advertising, features & television industries, both in Australia and internationally.
The company arranges loans for students studying to become nurses, physical therapists, optometrists, and other medical roles. Clasp matches each student borrower with an employer who agrees to hire the student after graduation. The employer also agrees to pay back a portion of the student’s loans in return for a commitment of two to three years of work.
The result is more workers for participating employers and a reduced debt burden for their workers, according to Clasp chief executive Tess Michaels.
The company announced on Wednesday that health care providers including Boston Children’s Hospital, Memorial Sloan Kettering in New York, and multi-state network Novant Health would participate in the program.
(Yicai) July 9 — A court in China has declared the car production joint venture of GAC Group and Stellantis bankrupt, nearly three years after it entered bankruptcy restructuring following a slump in sales.
The Changsha Intermediate People’s Court declared GAC Fiat Chrysler Automobiles bankrupt yesterday due to insufficient assets to cover its debts and the inability to restructure or reach a settlement, the JV’s administrator announced the same day.
It has total debt obligations in excess of CNY8.1 billion (USD1.1 billion), of which CNY4 billion is undisputed debt, but only CNY1.9 billion (USD266.7 million) in assets, according to the court ruling. A creditors’ meeting approved the asset distribution plan, which will proceed…
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The 71-year-old was brought in toward the end of last season in a desperate bid to turn the club’s fortunes around, but the Anglo-Scotsman was unable to save the club from relegation out of the Portuguese top division.
This has left the club, and Baxter as a result, in a precarious position as it faces legal troubles.
In a club statement, Boavista revealed it had appealed to the courts to request it be saved from financial insolvency.