‘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’…

Financial services bosses banned for trading while insolvent – Accountancy Daily

Paul Rossi was a director of Independent Derivative Traders Ltd, which traded as Futex and provided access to a financial markets trading platform for sub-contracted independent traders. The company was jointly managed by Rossis brother Mark Rossi and Daniel Goldberg. Independent Derivative Traders was incorporated in March 1995 but 11 years later in February 2016,…

Broke Katie Price declares bankruptcy is ‘best thing that’s ever happened to me’ – Mirror Online

Newly-engaged Katie Price celebrated bankruptcy as the “best thing that’s ever happened to me”. Once worth a staggering 45million, the former glamour model revealed her bankruptcy has allowed her to have the last laugh. In a new interview, the mother-of-five said everyone who tried to get “everything” out of her “financially” no longer can take…

Composition of active mass: inventory of goods and rights – International Law Office

Introduction Composition of inventory Function of inventory Deficit Introduction Article 192 of the Consolidated Text of the Bankruptcy Law (TRLC) introduces the concept of the ‘active mass’ of a bankruptcy, which constitutes all of the assets and rights integrated into the bankrupt’s assets on the date of the declaration of bankruptcy, as well as those…

Gallagher issues warning on directors’ liability risks post COVID-19 relief – Insurance Business AU

The Australian government helped businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic last year by temporarily suspending some business directors’ duties relating to insolvency risks. However, directors’ obligations have reverted to the standard insolvency liability regulations this year. The government’s 2020 insolvency relief, a part of the Australian Coronavirus Economic Response Package Omnibus Bill, aimed to prevent insolvent…