Bankruptcy: Employees can seek attachment of promoters’ assets – Economic Times

NEW DELHI: Lenders, shareholders and even employees can seek attachment of all immovable assets, including those abroad, given as guarantee for loans by the promoters of a company going belly up to recover their dues under the new bankruptcy law. The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code approved by Parliament earlier this month empowers employees, creditors and…

TONY HETHERINGTON: Postcode Lottery ‘People’ are fraudsters – and stupid ones at that – This is Money

Tony Hetherington is Financial Mail on Sunday’s ace investigator, fighting readers corners, revealing the truth that lies behind closed doors and winning victories for those who have been left out-of-pocket. Find out how to contact him below.  Mrs K.L. writes: My brother, who is 84 years old, has just received a letter saying he has…

Insolvency practitioners oppose bankruptcy reform proposals – Banking Day

A proposal to reduce the default bankruptcy period from three years to one year has drawn fire from the Personal Insolvency Professionals Association, which says such a move would “incentivise” bankruptcy. Earlier this month the Government issued a consultation paper, saying that current insolvency law puts too much emphasis on penalising and stigmatising failure, and…

Movers and shakers – economia

A round-up of some this week’s appointments, promotions, board moves and resignations Grant Thornton Grant Thornton has appointed James Cruttenden as partner. He joins Grant Thornton’s Actuarial and Risk team. Cruttenden has over 20 years’ experience specialising in life actuarial work and is a fellow of the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries. EY Andy…

Central States Pension Fund Drops Efforts to Create Second Bailout Plan – Wall Street Journal

May 19, 2016 4:30 p.m. ET The pension fund representing hundreds of thousands of truck drivers and warehouse workers wont make a second bid at overhauling one of the nations largest multiemployer retirement plans, according to the groups executive director, following a Treasury Department rejection of its original turnaround plan. The decision by the Teamsters Central…