A new report says the mining industry has passed the worst of the downturn and is making a comeback boosted by gold and lithium miners. The PwC report said the market value for the 50 medium-sized miners on the Australian stock exchange has increased by almost a quarter from 2015 to nearly $45…
A large Canberra building company has gone into voluntary administration, leaving clients and subcontractors in limbo. Today’s Homes and Lifestyle specialised in local residential construction and development. The Fyshwick company is believed to be currently building homes for at least 15 customers. But many more subcontractors are believed to have been affected by the…
Brussels is to venture into the politically sensitive area of pan-European bankruptcy rules, saying the continent needs a version of the US Chapter 11 system to make the most of its entrepreneurial potential. The European Commission said its plans would offer struggling businesses breathing space from creditors and stop value being destroyed by companies going…
A radical cross-border shake-up of insolvency laws was today proposed by the European Commission. An EU draft directive was issued proposing to give companies more breathing space to sort out debts instead of being forced to cease trading. Similar to US-style Chapter 11 proceedings, companies would be shielded from creditors taking action against a company…
SAN JOSE, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–OPTi, Inc. (the Company)(OTCBB:OPTI) announced that on November 18, 2016 that its Board of Directors (Board) has declared the final cash distribution of $0.6369 per share on the Companys stock pursuant to the Plan of Liquidation (the Plan) approved by the shareholders as disclosed on the Companys Form 8-K filed June 1,…
The euro zone needs more risk sharing in the financial sector to accelerate economic growth, the head of the euro zone bailout fund Klaus Regling said on Monday in remarks that are likely to face strong opposition in his native Germany. Regling said financial integration, on the rise since the euro was created in 1999,…
Discount shoe chain Payless Shoes has entered voluntary administration for the second time in three years. Administrators Ferrier Hodgson say the reason for the problems at the 36-year-old Australian independent retailer is not yet clear and it will continue to trade as usual as they seek potential buyers. Payless Shoes, which has 870 employees working…
New Delhi: The corporate affairs ministry on Monday evening issued final rules for registering and regulating insolvency professional agencies, which will be critical cogs in the introduction of Indias bankruptcy code. The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016, passed by Parliament in May, aims to improve the ease of doing business in India by facilitating smoother…
Payless Shoes Store. DISCOUNT shoe chain Payless Shoes has entered voluntary administration for the second time in three years. Administrators Ferrier Hodgson say the reason for the problems at the 36-year-old Australian independent retailer is not yet clear and it will continue to trade as usual as they seek potential buyers. Payless Shoes, which has…
CLOSE to 1600 Pumpkin Patch workers will be out of a job by early next year after a buyer failed to emerge for the loss-making kids fashion brand. In a bleak day for the retail sector, discount shoe store Payless Shoes also announced it had entered voluntary administration, putting 870 jobs across 131 stores as…