Creditors take HCC’s Lavasa Corporation to insolvency court – Moneycontrol.com

Luxury township Lavasa Corporation has been referred to the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) for insolvency proceedings by its operational creditors on Thursday. NCLT has appointed Devendra Prasad as Interim Resolution Professional under the provisions of the IBC, parent company HCC informed the stock exchanges. The National Company Law Tribunal vide its order dated 30/08/2018…

Govt to crackdown on phoenixed firms – FT Adviser

The Government will give new powers to the Insolvency Service to crack down on reckless directors who phoenix their firms. The Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy (BEIS) has unveiled a series of new measures on corporate governance and insolvency which include new powers for the Insolvency Service to investigate directors of dissolved companies where they are suspected of…

Crackdown on directors is step in right direction, says insolvency group – Norfolk Eastern Daily Press

PUBLISHED: 12:37 29 August 2018 | UPDATED: 12:37 29 August 2018 R3 Eastern chairman Mark Upton, partner at Ensors Chartered Accountants. Picture: Roger Barcham, BMS Imaging Roger Barcham, BMS Imaging A regional insolvency group has welcomed government moves to crack down on directors who diss… Read the full article at: http://www.edp24.co.uk/business/r3-government-crackdown-phoenixing-insolvency-service-east-anglia-1-5671718

Will Wonga collapse, when was the payday loan company founded and what are the compensation claims? – The Sun

WONGA is on the brink of collapse after being inundated with compensations claims. Here’s what we know about the situation the payday loan giant’s current predicament. PA:Press Association Wonga is allegedly preparing for administration Will Wonga collapse? The company was kept afloat three weeks ago thanks to a £10million emergency cash injection from shareholders. But…

Congress alleges PM Modi not allowing GSPC to be declared bankrupt – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Congress on Monday alleged that government-run Gujarat State Petroleum Corporation (GSPC) owed over Rs 12,000 crore in loans to various banks, and accused the Narendra Modi-led BJP government of trying to prevent the company from being declared bankrupt. Congress MP and spokesperson Jairam Ramesh alleged that a Rs 20,000 crore scam had been…