VET-FEE HELP: AIPE goes into liquidation days after federal government crackdown – The Sydney Morning Herald

One of Australia’s largest private colleges has gone into voluntary administration leaving up to 16,000 students in limbo, just two days after the federal government announced it would put an end to the scandal-ridden VET-FEE HELP scheme. The Australian Institute of Professional Education took in $110 million in public funding in 2014, enrolling 8000 students…

Christchurch company behind K road strip club collapses – Stuff.co.nz

PETER MEECHAM/FAIRFAX NZ The Christchurch company behind the Calendar Girls strip club on Karangahape Rd (pictured) is in liquidation and receivership, owing Inland Revenue thousands. A Christchurch company that owns one of Auckland’s best known strip clubs has collapsed, owing tens of thousands of dollars to Inland Revenue. Casino Bar (No.2), which operates the Karangahape…

Banks vulnerable to profit decline amid rising bad loans, warns IMF … – Hindu Business Line

Calls for upgrading Indias corporate insolvency framework Washington, October 6:   Indian banks are vulnerable to further decline in profits as they face slow credit growth and elevated non-performing assets, IMF has said, calling for additional and more timely action to deal with the problem of bad loans. Banking systems are vulnerable to further declines in…

EU plans insolvency early warning alerts to cut banks’ bad loans … – Reuters UK

By Francesco Guarascio | BRUSSELS BRUSSELS An external early warning system for companies at risk of insolvency is central to a European Commission’s draft proposal to cut the region’s bankruptcy problem and help banks recoup bad loans. Non-performing loans (NPLs) on the euro zone’s main lenders’ balance sheets neared 1 trillion euros (£0.86 trillion) last…

Indian banks vulnerable to profit decline amid rising bad loans: IMF – The Indian Express

By: PTI | Washington | Published:October 6, 2016 2:22 pm IMF said bank loan-loss reserves have fallen short of the expected loss on non-performing loans under the current debt-at-risk in India. (Source: Wikimedia Commons) Indian banks are vulnerable to further decline in profits as they face slow credit growth and elevated non-performing assets, IMF has…