A15LE E battery-electric bus (Photo: Van Hool) Belgian bus OEM Van Hool has been declared bankrupt by the Commercial Court of Mechelen, a court in Belgium which deals with commercial litigation. According to media reports the company had accumulated a debt of 400 million. This was further compounded by a family inheritance dispute over shares…
Jul 7, 2024 10.30pm Subscribe to gift this article Gift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe. Subscribe now Already a subscriber? The threshold for involuntary bankruptcy will rise to $20,000 and bankrupts will have their official records cleared after seven years, under an overhaul of personal insolvency laws being unveiled…
The involuntary bankruptcy threshold will lift from $10,000 to $20,000, Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus says, giving debtors more breathing room before their creditors can launch court action. On Monday, Attorney-General Dreyfus said the federal government will introduce a suite of reforms to the bankruptcy system, bringing it up to speed with the contemporary economic landscape. In…
The Australian Government will introduce reforms to ensure Australia’s bankruptcy system is fairer and operates in the best interests of all Australians. Key changes include: Increasing the threshold for involuntary bankruptcies from $10,000 to $20,000, with the threshold to be indexed each year; Increasing the timeframe in which a debtor may respond to a bankruptcy…
By Stephen Johnson, Economics Reporter For Daily Mail Australia Published: 12:18 AEST, 9 July 2024 | Updated: 13:15 AEST, 9 July 2024 Aussies planning an overseas holiday may find they can’t leave Australia if they have unpaid debts of $10,000 or more, a leading pe… Read the full article at: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/money/article-13613887/Personal-finance-effie-zahos-debt-bankruptcy-kill-overseas-holiday.html
Australia will see a raft of reforms to the national bankruptcy system introduced so that debtors involved in personal insolvency matters receive fairer outcomes. On Monday, Attorney-General (A-G) Mark Dreyfus said key changes would lift the stigma associated with filing for bankruptcy. The changes include increasing the timeframe in which a debtor may respond to…
Insolvencies across the board have peaked at 1,711 in May 2024, up by 59.9 per cent from last year. This is according to new data from the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC), which show that insolvency rates have been steadily increasing post-COVID. First-time insolvencies also hit a new peak in May, up 383 from…
Whats going on here? German company insolvencies soared by 41% in the first half of 2024, with real estate, automotive, and mechanical engineering firms bearing the brunt. What does this mean? The rise in insolvencies is a stark reminder of the sustained financial strain German companies are under. In the first six months of 2024,…
It has been 33 years since the “recession we had to have” in 1991. Fears that Australia would enter a technical recession during 2023 didnt eventuate. At the time of writing, our economy continues to still be resilient (relying on massive population growth through migration) despite ongoing decreasing consumer sentiment but another year of slow…
The involuntary bankruptcy threshold will lift from $10,000 to $20,000, Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus says, giving debtors more breathing room before their creditors can launch court action. On Monday, Attorney-General Dreyfus said the federal government will introduce a suite of reforms to the bankruptcy system, bringing it up to speed with the contemporary economic landscape. In…