Data from the Australian Financial Security Authority (AFSA) has found a significant rise in personal insolvencies for the March 2024 quarter. According to the report, there has been a 19.5% increase compared to the same period last year. Unsurprisingly, economic challenges have been contributing to this rise, including cost of living pressures. However, a large…
DetailsLatest monthly figures from the Insolvency Service for England & Wales have indicated that personal insolvency figures fell by 4% in May 2024 with a total of 9,266 personal insolvencies registered when compared to last month. Personal insolvencies decreased by 7.2% when compared May 2022s total of 9,986 and decreased by 15.7% compared to pre-pandemic…
DetailsAnother company owned by Otago businessman Malcolm Burns is in liquidation, this time owing more than $893,000. Titan Bulk Haulage Ltd, described as a road freight transport service, was placed into liquidation in the High Court at Dunedin on May 23 on the application of Inland Revenue. The official assignee was appointed as liquidator and,…
DetailsBermuda-based R&Q Insurance Holdings is set to file for provisional liquidation as it attempts to complete the sale of a subsidiary to Canadian private equity firm Onex Corporation. The troubled insurer, which has been trying to sell programme management business Accredited since November 2023, said it considered provisional liquidation and the subsequent sale of the…
DetailsSydney-based theatre-makers Darlinghurst Theatre Company have announced today that they entered voluntary administration on June 17th. BRI Ferriers Jonathon Keenan and Peter Krejci have been announced as the Joint & Several Administrators of the theatre company as they seek a means to save or restructure the business. They have asked any parties interested in assisting…
DetailsIn short: Childcare group Precious Cargo has gone into voluntary administration. Founder and director Cheryl Shigrov says seven operating childcare centres are affected in South Australia. A further four non-trading entities are in liquidation. What’s next? She says the childcare centres will remain operational until a buyer is found. A Montessori childcare chain that has…
DetailsTasmanian-headquartered food business HS Fresh Food has been placed into voluntary administration, with a sale or restructure of the business likely. HS is a major supplier of salads and fresh produce to Coles and Woolworths and the parent company behind the brands Houstons Farm, Sunfresh, Gourmet Selections and HS Fresh Farms. Advertisement Administrators from FTI…
DetailsDarlinghurst Theatre Company has announced via social media and its website that its directors have resolved to place the company into voluntary administration as of 17 June 2024. The company was formed in 1993 by Glenn Terry. Housed in The Eternity Playhouse since 2013 and supported through Arts NSW, the Darlo has been a mainstay…
DetailsThe Court of First Instance of Curacao has declared United Caribbean Airlines BV and JetAir Caribbean BV, collectively operating as JetAir, bankrupt. JetAir was the sole airline based in Aruba, Curaao, and Bonaire with jet aircraft, offering scheduled and charter flights connecting Curaao with Aruba, Bonaire, Jamaica, the Dominican Republic, Haiti, St. Maarten, Suriname, and…
DetailsA recent court case has demonstrated to trustees the withdrawal and transfer of superannuation benefits prior to declaring bankruptcy will not protect those assets from creditors claims even if they remain within the retirement savings system, according to an SMSF technical specialist. Heffron head of education and content Lyn Formica noted this outcome had occurred…
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