When the sun set on Michael King, the Gold Coast coast monarch – The Australian Financial Review

  It’s hard to imagine a more meteoric rise than that of Michael King. At the height of the property boom in mid-2007, the former small-time Gold Coast lawyer had broken into the BRW Rich 200 with his ASX-listed MFS investment empire. He had interests across financial services, property, travel, leisure and childcare, which owned household brands…

Bank-friendly insolvency regime challenged by new laws – The Sydney Morning Herald

Australia’s corporate insolvency laws are among the most favourable to banks in the world, but this mantle could be threatened by looming changes to wrestle power away from lenders. The federal government is expected to soon publish legislation it hopes will “reduce the stigma associated with business failure”, and one aspect of this will be an overhaul…

Bank-friendly insolvency regime challenged by new laws – The Sydney Morning Herald

Australia’s corporate insolvency laws are among the most favourable to banks in the world, but this mantle could be threatened by looming changes to wrestle power away from lenders. The federal government is expected to soon publish legislation it hopes will “reduce the stigma associated with business failure”, and one aspect of this will be an overhaul…