Bankrupt? Proposed law may disqualify, bar you from holding public office – The Indian Express

By: PTI | New Delhi | Published:May 4, 2016 3:49 pm Finance Ministry officials said the government has accepted all the changes suggested by the Joint Committee, including on disqualification of the bankrupt. A bankrupt person would stand automatically disqualified from becoming a law-maker once the new legislation that looks to slash the time it…

Former family linked with failed vegetable processors Bunny Bites declare bankruptcy, leaving creditors few options – ABC Online

The creditors of failed Queensland vegetable processing business Bunny Bites are unlikely to be paid by the former owners, the Brent family. Bunny Bites was owned by John Brent, and his brother Peter Leonard Brent, when the business went into liquidation in 2013 owing more than $3 million to vegetable growers, wholesalers, and…

Insolvency Service to investigate BHS’s slump into administration – The Guardian

The government has ordered the insolvency watchdog to launch an immediate investigation into the circumstances surrounding BHSs slump into administration. The business secretary, Sajid Javid, instructed the Insolvency Service to consider the extent to which the conduct of the directors of BHS led to its collapse into insolvency last week, putting 11,000 jobs at risk.…

Receivers Make Public AlixPartners’ Final Report on Bulgaria’s Insolvent KTB – Novinite.com

The head office of collapsed Corporate Commercial Bank (KTB) in Sofia. The receivers of insolvent Corporate Commercial Bank (Corpbank or KTB) have made public a report tracking the assets of Bulgarias fourth-largest lender. An English-language version of the final report, prepared by UK-based consultancy AlixPartners in September 2015, had been initially submitted to Parliaments Secret…