Wagering, gambling all the same: addictive In his Saturday column, Jay Greeson lauded Tennessee’s legalized online sports wagering. In past columns, he touted the revenue generated and posits a situation in which a husband tells his wife “It’s (his bet) for the children.” In a previous column, Mr. Greeson also posted links to the various…
Scores of ‘zombie companies’ have been kept alive in order to receive final government stimulus measures before being shut down, according to a leading insolvency expert. Revive Financial partner Jarvis Archer said the “clean up” of zombie companies was under way with an increase in liquidation appointments across a range of industries. A ‘zombie company’…
Sidley Austin is rebuilding the top end of its bankruptcy team by adding the former U.S. chair of DLA Pipers restructuring practice, Tom Califano, as a partner in its New York office. The hire announced on Tuesday comes about six months after the co-leaders of Sidleys restructuring practice, Jessice Boelter and Bojan Guzina, departed for…
If you are feeling overwhelmed by your debt and think you would be better off if you had one payment instead of many, you might want to consider a debt consolidation loan. These loans allow you to reduce the number of debts you have and can help you manage that debt better. If you think…
It seemsthat patience is beginning to wear thinwith our seemingly never-ending mortgage crisis. nd that position is not just held by those of a right-wing bent or those with little empathy for the plight of others. Mortgage debt campaigner David Hall is among those who think it has all been going on for too long.…
It seems the only advertisers these days are Harvey Norman, sports betting shops and Chemist Warehouse and Priceline with their pages of pills and unguents. Indeed, the term health and wellness might be overused and even tautologous, but tell that to average households that spend many billions of dollars annually on cosmetics, dietary supplements and…
The new Breathing Space and Mental Health Crisis Debt Respite Scheme will come into force on May 4 and could help up to 700,000 people per year with their debts The Covid-19 pandemic has hit plenty of people hard through job losses and slashed incomes. But the governments new debt respite programme, known as the…
Scores of ‘zombie companies’ have been kept alive in order to receive final government stimulus measures before being shut down, according to a leading insolvency expert. Revive Financial partner Jarvis Archer said the “clean up” of zombie companies was under way with an increase in liquidation appointments across a range of industries. A ‘zombie company’…
NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Sidley Austin LLP is pleased to announce that Tom Califano is joining the firms global Restructuring group. Mr. Califano will be a partner in the New York office. He joins from DLA Piper where he was the global co-chair and U.S. chair of the restructuring group. As a nationally-recognized restructuring lawyer, Mr. Califano…
Katie explained why she loves being bankrupt (Picture: Ken McKay/ITV/REX) A recently-engaged Katie Price has insisted being bankrupt is the best thing to happen to her as she laid bare her financial struggles. The star, who revealed her engagement to Carl Woods last week, said she loves being bankrupt as it means no one can…