WHILE the early part of November was caught up in shortened supply of slaughter cattle due to the October rain, numbers returned by mid-November and beef exporters turned in a creditable 95,469 tonnes for the month. According to Department of Agriculture and Water Resourcesthis takes the 11-month progressive tally for the calendar year to 1.033…
Shire not concerned awarding pool tender to company who went into administration in February The Shire of Northam has said they are not concerned that the company they have awarded tender to for the construction of a $10 million pool went into voluntary administration earlier this year. After 12 months of detailed design and tendering…
The operators of two Florida-based student loan debt relief schemes are banned from the debt relief business as part of agreements settling Federal Trade Commission allegations that they collected illegal upfront fees and falsely promised to help some consumers enroll in government programs that would reduce or forgive their student loan debt, according to a…
MUMBAI: Months after UAE-based BR Life emerged as the sole bidder for SevenHills Hospital, the BMC health department has given the green signal for the takeover after the private company agreed to clear all pending dues of the Marol hospital and also reserve 20% of the beds for poor patients. A BMC official said a…
The national anti-corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) and Specialized anti-corruption Prosecutors office (SAP) began the investigation of the case against officials of the NBU, which are not declared insolvent Misto Bank of peoples Deputy Ivan Fursin. As reported Finbalance, SAP on the basis of a complaint by the company Kahovka Prom-agro has made the information…
In October 2017, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and several states launchedOperation Game of Loansto help fight deceptive student loan debt relief scams. Stemming from this program, the FTC settled with Student Debt Doctor (SDD) and American Student Loan Consolidators (ASLC), two Florida-based student loan debt relief companies, over collecting illegal upfront fees and falsely…
General Electric Companys (GE – Free Report) board of directors recently approved a quarterly cash dividend of 1 cent per share. The dividend rate is nearly 91.7% lower than the previous rate of 12 cents per share. The company stated that the new dividend will be paid on Jan 25, 2019, to shareholders of record…
In a move that could potentially enable in finding a suitor under the corporate insolvency resolution process (CIRP), the National Company Law Tribunal-Hyderabad has extended the deadline to evaluate some plans. The Hyderabad-based hospitality chain Viceroy Hotels Limited may perhaps find a suitor, with the NCLT extending the deadline for resolving the case. The Judicial…
Mark William Taylor, 51, and Kelie Taylor, 34, of Ellesmere Port, appeared at Liverpool Crown Court on 10 December 2018 following a joint investigation between Merseyside Police and the Insolvency Services Criminal Enforcement Team. The case centred on the activities of Global Media Corporation Ltd and Paramount Media Company between 2009 and 2014. The two…
Augmented reality firm Blippar, one of the UKs best-funded startups, is close to collapse. According to The Sunday Times, its chairman has written to shareholders warning of a dispute between two investors. Malaysian sovereign wealth fund Khazanah has reportedly blocked property tycoon Nick Candy from injecting further funding into Blippar. There have been months of…