Careers Australia collapses leaving students in limbo | The Star – Newcastle Star

One of Australia’s largest private training colleges has collapsed, leaving 15,000 students in limbo and plunging 1000 staff into unemployment. The embattled Careers Australia was placed into voluntary administration late on Thursday – six weeks after it was stripped of federal funding due to dismal completion rates and aggressive recruitment practices. Classes have been suspended at the…

Bank-friendly insolvency regime challenged by new laws – The Sydney Morning Herald

Australia’s corporate insolvency laws are among the most favourable to banks in the world, but this mantle could be threatened by looming changes to wrestle power away from lenders. The federal government is expected to soon publish legislation it hopes will “reduce the stigma associated with business failure”, and one aspect of this will be an overhaul…

Drake & Scull wins approval for key restructuring plan – Trade Arabia

Drake & Scull International (DSI), a regional engineering and services leader, said it has won approval from shareholders on the proposed capital restructuring programme which will see the company pursue a two-pronged strategy with additional capital reduction in the first phase and endorsement of Dh500 million ($136 million) capital increase in the second phase. The…

City Council quits action against liquidators of Manawatu property company – Stuff.co.nz

Murray Wilson/ Fairfax NZ. The Palmerston North City Council has stopped legal action to get liquidators removed from administering a property company. The Palmerston North City Council has abandoned plans to get liquidators booted from controlling a property company that is set to leave creditors more than $700,000 out of pocket. The issues relate to Farm…