NCLT approves Vedanta’s resolution plan for insolvent Electrosteel – Business Standard

The National Company Law Tribunal’s (NCLT) Kolkata bench on Monday approved Vedanta Ltd’s resolution plan for the insolvent Electrosteel Steels Ltd. During the insolvency proceedings, the debt-laden company’s resolution professional had submitted Vedanta’s resolution plan before the bench for final disposal after lenders declared it as “successful resolution applicant”. …

Binani Cement Insolvency: Rules Can’t Be Changed For One Company, Creditors Say – BloombergQuint

The battleground for Binani Cement Ltd.s insolvency process has shifted back to the National Company Law Tribunal, Kolkata. Last week, Binani Industries Ltd. withdrew its petition seeking termination of the insolvency process for its debt-ridden cement unit that would have allowed an out-of-court settlement with UltraTech Cement Ltd. At the hearing before the Kolkata bench…

Latest MNP Consumer Debt Index foreshadows trouble ahead for indebted Canadians – GlobeNewswire (press release)

Canadians Increasingly Feeling the Impact of Higher Interest Rates The MNP Consumer Debt Index is now at an all-time low, dropping four points since December. MNP Ltd. CALGARY, Alberta, April 16, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The latest MNP Consumer Debt Index research foreshadows trouble ahead for indebted Canadians underlining widespread concern over rising interest rates.…

Myer calls in big gun Mark Korda to soften up landlords – The Sydney Morning Herald

Besieged department store Myer has brought in high-profile restructuring and insolvency administrator Mark Korda to help it try to squeeze out from under suffocating leases. It is understood Mr Korda, a partner at KordaMentha who has worked on collapses spanning from Ansett to last year’s Network Ten administration, was brought in about three weeks ago to…

Latest MNP Consumer Debt Index foreshadows trouble ahead for indebted Canadians – GlobeNewswire (press release)

Canadians Increasingly Feeling the Impact of Higher Interest Rates The MNP Consumer Debt Index is now at an all-time low, dropping four points since December. MNP Ltd. CALGARY, Alberta, April 16, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The latest MNP Consumer Debt Index research foreshadows trouble ahead for indebted Canadians underlining widespread concern over rising interest rates.…

Australia’s bankruptcy laws are about to change. Here’s what that means for practitioners. – INTHEBLACK

Proposed changes to insolvency laws, currently before Parliament, could see the bankruptcy discharge period in Australia reduced from three years to one. Critics, including CPA Australia, say proposed changes to bankruptcy laws will cause more harm than good. Heres what you need to know. By Zilla Efrat The proposals, contained in the Bankruptcy Amendment…