Melbourne pub fined for taking bets from boy, 16, with nearly $100,000 in gambling debts – The Guardian Australia

A 16-year-old Melbourne boy was able to gamble nearly $100,000, including at suburban pubs, despite his mother desperately seeking help, a court has heard. The Melbourne magistrates court heard that when his mother discovered his gambling habits, she began a frantic mission to get him help, only to be repeatedly turned away. In April last…

Interpath Advisory in talks to acquire KPMG's French restructuring business – Scottish Financial News

Interpath Advisory, the UK restructuring firm formed from a KPMG spin-off in 2021, is in advanced talks to acquire KPMGs French restructuring division. This would be Interpaths most significant acquisition to date, with the French arm employing over 100 people, Sky News reports. The deal is anticipated to close as early as next month. The move…

SK asks KDB for further funding before drastic restructuring – Korea Economic Daily

SK Group’s headquarters building  SK Group, South Koreas second-largest business group in terms of total assets, has asked the countrys state-run Korea Development Bank for more funding as it is set to streamline its business to focus on promising growth engines, such as batteries and chips, after years of ineffective investments. According to sources with…

Small Business Restructuring Specialists – William Buck

What is the Small Business Restructuring process? Australias Small Business Restructuring (SBR) process is a formal insolvency process introduced by the Federal Government in 2021 to give small businesses the opportunity to restructure their debts while directors remain in control of the business, under the supervision of a restructuring practitioner. The SBR process involves a…

Australia's tax system is an unwitting 'weapon' family violence offenders use against their victims. These people want to stop it. – ABC News

In short: Family violence perpetrators are burdening their partners with tax debts they cannot shake, sometimes leading to bankruptcy. A change in the federal budget means the tax office can defer chasing debts in certain circumstances. What’s next? Advocates want the ATO to adopt a model used overseas, in which debts are reassigned to perpetrators.…