Latham Expands Bankruptcy and Restructuring Practice with Prominent New York Hire – Markets Insider

NEW YORK, March 12, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — Latham & Watkins LLP1 is pleased to announce George Davis has joined the firm’s New York office and will serve as Global Co-Chair of the Restructuring, Insolvency & Workouts Practice within the Finance Department. Davis has an extensive track record advising public and private companies around the world on…

Millie Mackintosh’s fashion label has gone into liquidation – HarpersBAZAAR.com

Getty Images Advertisement – Continue Reading Below Millie Mackintosh’s namesake fashion label has gone into voluntary liquidation, The Evening Standard reports. The brand is said to have gone bust due to a very challenging financial climate in the industry. The reality television star started the company four years ago, which sold mid-priced pieces online and…

Major banks announce relief packages for Northern Queensland flood victims – finder.com.au

CommBank, NAB and Westpac are offering a range of emergency assistance measures for affected customers. Three of the four major banks have announced relief packages for customers affected by flooding in Northern Queensland. The measures, available to both individuals and businesses, include emergency accommodation assistance, loan restructuring, waiving loan fees and other measures. Find out…

PSU banks must see reforms at institutional level; insolvency resolution must be quicker: HSBC corporate head – Moneycontrol.com

Public sector banking must see material reforms at an institutional level with quick resolution for large stressed accounts, to preserve the daily erosion of value of assets under insolvency and bankruptcy code (IBC), according to a senior executive at HSBC. In an interview with Moneycontrol, Rajat Verma, Managing Director and Head corporate banking, commercial banking…

Is Singapore’s Debt Consolidation Plan working? Household Debt Data shows mixed signals – The Online Citizen

by ValuePenguin In 2017, the Association of Banks in Singapore introduced a new financial instrument called debt consolidation plan (DCP) to help consumers rein in their bloating debt problem. Essentially, this was meant to help individual borrowers combine their high interest loans into one that could be gradually managed down over 1 to 10 years. But, it also had some…