Independent directors in a fix after SC order on asset transfer in Jaiprakash Associates case – Economic Times

MUMBAI: A recent Supreme Court judgement restraining independent directors of Jaiprakash Associates from transferring any personal assets over a group companys insolvency issue has sent shock waves through the independent directors fraternity, with experts warning that there would be few takers for this role. Several independent directors on boards of companies are now seeking legal…

Labour hire companies face harsher penalties under new SA laws if workers exploited – ABC Online

People running labour hire companies that exploit workers and dodge tax will face up to three years in jail under laws that have passed South Australia’s Parliament. The laws were sparked by a Four Corners investigation that found extreme exploitation and slave-like conditions in the food production industry, mostly affecting workers employed by labour…

Markets Live: Banks power ASX gains – The Sydney Morning Herald

Meanwhile, eChoice, an award-winning mortgage aggregator with more than 400 brokers, could be sold to a ‘major financial institution’ after being placed into voluntary liquidation because of unsustainable debt. Tony Wales, a director of eChoice and Welas, a private investment company, which is a secured creditor of eChoice, called in liquidators’ Rodgers Reidy after deciding…

Nomura to inject nearly $900m into new business for restructuring, management buyouts – Financial Times

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Telecoms Up, But Not By Much, On Cyclical Move — Telecoms Roundup – Fox Business

Shares of telecommunications companies rose, but not by as much as the broad market, as traders rotated into economically sensitive areas. Continue Reading Below In a highly unusual move, China Development Bank, a policy bank which often helps fund Chinese companies’ investments overseas, late last week filed a petition for Indian carrier Reliance, also known…