UN financing forum sees focus on debt relief for vulnerable Caribbean nations – Devex

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres (center) observes the local relief effort in Salybia, Dominica, and meets with local authorities and community members during a multi-sector distribution effort alongside Roosevelt Skerrit (right), prime minister of Dominica. Photo by: Rick Bajornas / U.N. / CC BY-NC-ND UNITED NATIONS Concern over debt vulnerability and risks for small island developing…

Binani Cement insolvency: NCLT asks CoC to consider UltraTech’s revised offer; Dalmia ‘surprised’ by order – Firstpost

Kolkata/New Delhi: The National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) on Wednesday asked the Committee of Creditors (CoC) of debt-ridden Binani Cement to consider Aditya Birla group firm UltraTech’s revised offer while setting 24 June as deadline for completion of the insolvency resolution process. The NCLT bench also asked the CoC to reconsider resolution plan of Rajputana…

NAB to offload wealth business MLC as profit slips – The Sydney Morning Herald

Australian banks have faced a string of scandals in financial advice, alongside weak returns from their wealth businesses. ANZ and Commonwealth Bank are also selling out of wealth management. The royal commission into misconduct in financial services last month exposed serious flaws in advice, but NAB chief executive Andrew Thorburn on Thursday said the sale of…

NAB to divest MLC as cash profit falls to $2.76b, hit by restructuring charge – The Australian Financial Review

National Australia Bank will divest its wealth arm MLC, as its ambitious plan to restructure its workforce had a big impact on its half-year results, with cash profit down 16 per cent to $2.76 billion for the half-year due to a restructuring charge. NAB chief executive Andrew Thorburn said it intends pursue the sale of MLC –…