Personal insolvency regulator sends independence warning to practitioners – AccountantsDaily

Insolvency practitioners have been urged to steer clear of dual appointments, contentious referral relationships and other conflicts of interest as the regulator issues a new report shining a spotlight on independence threats. The Australian Financial Security Authority (AFSA) on Wednesday released a new report, Practitioner independence in the personal insolvency system, to clarify what practitioner…

Scottish company insolvencies expected to rise steeply – BBC News

By Douglas FraserBusiness and economy editor, Scotland image copyrightGetty Imagesimage captionThe number of insolvencies is expected to rise despite coronavirus restrictions easing The number of Scottish companies facing insolvency is expected to rise steeply as government loans have to be paid. It comes despite restrictions on the economy being relaxed. R3, the trade body for…

Greater Sudbury to petition province once again about helping Laurentian University – CBC.ca

Greater Sudbury council says it’s renewingits call to the province to intervene in the insolvency proceedings that are currently underway at Laurentian University. This is the second time the citywill officially petition the province on the matter, which began Feb. 1, when the university declared itself financially insolvent and entered restructuring proceedings under theCompanies’ Creditors…

Kerry Katona celebrates buying a house 13 years after ‘losing everything’ – Yahoo News Australia

Kerry Katona attends the Paul Strank Charity Gala supporting Shooting Star Children’s Hospices & Rays of Sunshine Charity at the Bank of England Sports Centre in London. (Photo by Keith Mayhew/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images) Kerry Katona has revealed that she’s bought her own home after “losing everything” 13 years ago. The mother-of-five ran into…

‘Zombie’ firms kept alive to grab government cash – Queensland Times

Scores of ‘zombie companies’ have been kept alive in order to receive final government stimulus measures before being shut down, according to a leading insolvency expert. Revive Financial partner Jarvis Archer said the “clean up” of zombie companies was under way with an increase in liquidation appointments across a range of industries. A ‘zombie company’…