Corporate Insolvency: IBBI may rein in engagement of third party consultants – BusinessLine

Insolvency professionals appointed under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC) may not find it all that easy to contract out their duties to third party consultants or advisors (including non Insolvency Professional Entity) during corporate insolvency resolution process (CIRP) if the latest IBBI discussion paper is anything to go by. The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board…

Splash of Queensland cash saves Seafolly – Queensland Times

Queensland customers have helped bring iconic Australian brand Seafolly back from the brink after the swimwear retailer faced financial collapse during the COVID-19 crisis. The Sunshine State has accounted for more than forty per cent of Seafolly’s sales revenue in 2020 making Queensland the 45-year-old brand’s largest both in distribution of stores and revenue. Georgia…

Splash of Queensland cash saves Seafolly – Whitsunday Times

Queensland customers have helped bring iconic Australian brand Seafolly back from the brink after the swimwear retailer faced financial collapse during the COVID-19 crisis. The Sunshine State has accounted for more than forty per cent of Seafolly’s sales revenue in 2020 making Queensland the 45-year-old brand’s largest both in distribution of stores and revenue. Georgia…

Title Deeds: Kate Waterhouse, Luke Ricketson buy $17.8m Balmoral Beach-fronting spread – Domain News

Socialite Kate Waterhouse and her former rugby league player husband Luke Ricketson have emerged as the buyers behind one of Mosmans highest sales this year, splashing $17.8 million for a house fronting Balmoral Beach. It was an off-market purchase by the couple from rag trader Ling Zijian, more than three times the $5.3 million it…

Press Release: BUSINESS LIFELINE TO END NYE DISTRESSED BUSINESSES SHOULD SEEK PROFESSIONAL HELP ASAP – PRWire

Insolvency advisor urges businesses to address insolvency issues this year before Safe Harbour moratorium ends MEDIA RELEASE 18 December, 2020 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE BUSINESS LIFELINE TO END NYE BUSINESSES SHOULD SEEK PROFESSIONAL HELP ASAP -Insolvency Advisor urges businesses to address insolvency issues this year before Safe Harbour moratorium ends, to avoid tradinginsolvent on or after…

Ombudsman: Small business sector resilient through COVID-19 crisis – Business News Australia

A new report from the Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman has confirmed the resilience of small businesses in the face of challenging conditions. The report, released by Ombudsman Kate Carnell today, provides a statistical overview of small business performance in Australia, using data available from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) and other…

Eleven Discoveries Educare businesses placed into liquidation, more being assessed – Stuff.co.nz

Chris McKeen/Stuff In 2016 four children were injured when a tree fell at Discoveries Educare Gillies Ave centre in Newmarket. Eleven early childhood education centres belonging to the Discoveries Educare chain in Auckland have been placed into liquidation with three more being assessed by the liquidator. Stuff reported last week that 10 Discoveries Educare centres…

New Virgin Australia CEO unveils airline’s future direction, as administrators offer parting remarks – Travel Weekly

Virgin Australia has become the first major Australian airline to exit voluntary administration, with its new CEO and managing director unveiling its future direction. On her official first day as Virgins boss, Jayne Hrdlicka showed off the airlines plan resulting from collaboration with staff and combined with detailed customer research. It includes retaining its core…

Deloitte partner Vaughan Strawbridge joins FTI Consulting – Consultancy.com.au

Two-decade Deloitte veteran Vaughan Strawbridge has been poached by FTI Consulting in Australia, where he has been appointed a Senior Managing Director. Strawbridge is a chartered accountant by background and has been atDeloitte Australia since 1998, interluded with a five-year spell at the firms UK office. A restructuring expert, Strawbridge has provided business turnaround services…