Data from the Australian Financial Security Authority (AFSA) has found a significant rise in personal insolvencies for the March 2024 quarter. According to the report, there has been a 19.5% increase compared to the same period last year. Unsurprisingly, economic challenges have been contributing to this rise, including cost of living pressures. However, a large…
The Federal Court’s recent decision in Stone (Liquidator), in the matter of RIC Admin Pty Ltd (in liq) v Mandalinic (No 2) [2024] FCA 164 demonstrates the analysis the courts will undertake in determining a director’s personal liability for insolvent trading, even when the director does not appear for the hearing. The case reiterates how…
By Stephen Johnson, Economics Reporter For Daily Mail Australia Published: 17:56 AEST, 24 June 2024 | Updated: 13:02 AEST, 25 June 2024 A major home building company has collapsed just 18 months after it was fined more than $40,000 for underpayi… Read the full article at: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/money/article-13561889/Designer-Projects-Victoria-Pty-Melbourne-home-building-company-liquidated-fined-underpaying-worker.html
The debts of a collapsed group of NSW businesses have blown out to almost $23 million, while other subsidiaries have quietly gone under in recent weeks. News.com.au reported in April that a western Sydney factory had closed down and all workers had been terminated on the spot. It comes after two companies linked to the…
Normal text sizeLarger text sizeVery large text size They were the husband and wife team with an army of loyal fans of their online grocery delivery platform, but now Delish Deliveries customers say they feel misled and are owed money after the family company collapsed. Jaeger and Claire Richmond launched the Sydney-based business in 2009…
Normal text sizeLarger text sizeVery large text size The administrators appointed to defunct airline Bonza say the company may have sold tickets for flights for more than a month after it became insolvent and recommended the corporate regulator investigate its directors. Hall Chadwicks report into the failed budget carrier found Bonza may have had significant…
In short: Administrators for collapsed airline Bonza say the company likely traded while insolvent. The company’s directors are likely to be referred to the corporate regulator for investigation. What’s next? Creditors, including 323 staff and 71,399 customers, could walk away with nothing. Administrators for collapsed airline Bonza say the company likely traded while insolvent, with…
Above: Sule Arnautovic from Salea Advisory Access Print Solutions, Graphic Print Group (GPG) and Graphic Web in Sydney and Adelaide are now for sale after entering voluntary administration with 50 employees affected. Sule Arnautovic from Salea Advisory has been appointed voluntary administrator for the three businesses by the directors of the business. Arnautovic is a…
Over the past two years, voluntary administration has become an all-too-common phrase in the beer world, a sign of the challenges faced by the brewing industry at a time when the wider economy is experiencing an ongoing downturn. While the number of VAs represents only a small percentage of the entire brewing industry, the attention…
The Kirribilli Club in Sydneys north shore has entered voluntary administration. The club appointed Hugh Armenis of SV Partners administrator on June 19. After an initial period of trading to assess the status of the club, it ceased trading on June 24. The ex-services club, with over 18,000 members, was founded in 1946, and boasts…