HMV staff left without their due redundancy payments after parent … – http://theliberal.ie/ (press release) (blog)

As HMV stores close their doors for the last time, staff have now left without their redundancy payments because the parent company, Hilco, has now gone into liquidation itself. The move effectively means that the staff must now apply to the State to get their redundancy payments, a process that may take months. Staff members…

Poker pro faces 2 felonies over $215K in Vegas casino debt – Columbus Ledger-Enquirer

A professional poker player who has won six World Series of Poker event championships since 1993 and millions of dollars in tournaments is fighting felony theft and bad check charges in Las Vegas, where a casino accuses him of failing to repay $215,000 in gambling debts. William “Ted” Forrest’s defense attorney, Chris Rasmussen, said Friday…

HMV staff fuming after company went into liquidation night before they were due to get redundancy pay – Irish Independent

Staff will now have to apply through the Governments Insolvency Payments Scheme to get the money theyre owed. HMV stores have closed their doors once again, three years after they were handed a lifeline by investment company Hilco Capital. The music chain went into liquidation last night, meaning staff did not receive the redundancy packages…

Franchising fallacies: why you need to examine the fine print – The Canberra Times

Is buying into a franchise worth the investment? Recent disputes between franchisors and franchisees of popular brands such as Nandos, Eagle Boys and 7-Eleven would suggest franchises are risky business. However, enterprising Australians do love a franchise: we have about 1200 different franchise systems operating, licensing almost 80,000 franchisees. This is one of the highest rates…

Money laundering, tax evasion, reaches scale of “organised crime” – MacroBusiness (blog)

By Nathan Lynch, Head Regulatory Analyst for Australia & New Zealand, Thomson Reuters Lawyers, accountants and other professional service providers are facilitating tax evasion and money laundering in Australia on a scale that places them in the category of organised crime, according to senior policing figures and government officials. The release of the Panama Papers…