The government is asking for the public’s opinion about the impact of loot boxes in video games, in an eight-week consultation. Loot boxes are a controversial feature of many video games – both console and mobile. When a player purchases a loot box, they only find out what is inside it once they have paid.…
Earlier this year liquidators were told to gear up for what could be the busiest period ever as the toll of the COVID-19 pandemic was expected to wreak havoc on businesses of all sizes. But now despite being in a recession, unprecedented government interventions mean company insolvencies have slowed to a trickle. Andrew Fielding laughs…
AMP Capital has launched a new infrastructure debt strategy, set to help investors capitalise on emerging growth opportunities in the Asia Pacific region. The Infrastructure Debt Asia Pacific strategy will target infrastructure mezzanine debt opportunities in both developed and developing countries in the region, across the energy, transportation, utilities, and digital infrastructure sectors. AMP Capital…
The leader of the Democratic Republic of Congo appealed Tuesday before the UN General Assembly for debt relief for developing countries to help them cope with the pandemic. “In order to help developing countries exit the crisis and fare better after Covid-19, the international community’s efforts must include debt cancellation and other relief so they…
However, many of these businesses could remain viable concerns if they had more flexibility to restructure their affairs. It is with this objective of keeping more businesses in business and people in jobs that the Morrison government is embarking on the most significant reforms of insolvency law in almost 30 years. Incorporated businesses with liabilities…