JP Associates-JSW keen to complete Jaypee Infra’s real estate projects under insolvency resolution plan – Firstpost

New Delhi: Debt-ridden Jaiprakash Associates said on Monday that alongwith JSW group, it has shown interest in completing real estate projects of group firm Jaypee Infratech as per the insolvency resolution plan. Jaiprakash Associates Ltd (JAL), part of the Jaypee group, also said that the Jaypee Infratech Ltd (JIL) has more assets than liabilities and…

Big tweak in insolvency law on cards, defaulters may be barred from bidding – Economic Times

NEW DELHI: The government is considering amending its insolvency law to prevent existing promoters of bankrupt companies from reacquiring them during the resolution process at a steep discount. The current Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, passed last year, does not prevent promoters from bidding for these stressed assets during the resolution process. Some owners are reported…

Bankruptcy due to excessive credit card usage among youth still low: Finance Ministry – New Straits Times Online

KUALA LUMPUR: The number of young people in Malaysia declared bankrupt due to credit card usage is still relatively low. Deputy Finance Minister Datuk Othman Aziz said from January to September, only nine below the age of 30 were declared bankrupt. He said the number registered this year was still lower compared to the same…

Pauline Hanson furious as new senator Fraser Anning dumps One Nation – The Australian Financial Review

One Nation is in disarray after new Queensland senator Fraser Anning quit the party to sit as an independent crossbencher. A furious One Nation leader Pauline Hanson accused disloyal staffers for influencing Senator Anning’s decision to abandon the party but confirmed she had not wanted Senator Anning to take up his seat. Senator Anning’s departure…