Debt consolidation the leading reason Aussies take out personal loans, says Plenti – Mozo.com.au

Debt consolidation the leading reason Aussies take out personal loans, says Plenti By Ceyda Erem Thursday, 29 April 2021 Advertiser disclosure Whether its spending more time at home or a new perspective on life, many Aussies across the country have been taking great strides in smashing their financial goals by taking out a personal loan.…

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Personal insolvency regulator sends independence warning to practitioners – AccountantsDaily

Insolvency practitioners have been urged to steer clear of dual appointments, contentious referral relationships and other conflicts of interest as the regulator issues a new report shining a spotlight on independence threats. The Australian Financial Security Authority (AFSA) on Wednesday released a new report, Practitioner independence in the personal insolvency system, to clarify what practitioner…

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Landlords challenge fairness of restructuring plan in landmark case – Out-Law.com

Restructuring plans were introduced into law at the height of the coronavirus crisis in 2020 to provide businesses with a new tool with which to overcome financial difficulty. The hearing to approve the restructuring plans proposed by Virgin Active is scheduled to commence on Thursday 29 April. If approved, the restructuring would bind opposing landlords…

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Scottish company insolvencies expected to rise steeply – BBC News

By Douglas FraserBusiness and economy editor, Scotland image copyrightGetty Imagesimage captionThe number of insolvencies is expected to rise despite coronavirus restrictions easing The number of Scottish companies facing insolvency is expected to rise steeply as government loans have to be paid. It comes despite restrictions on the economy being relaxed. R3, the trade body for…

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Researchers Determine Coelacanth Faked Own Extinction To Escape Massive Gambling Debt – The Onion

ANN ARBOR, MIAdmitting that the shifty fish has managed to evade detection by mankind for thousands of years, researchers at the University of Michigan Museum of Paleontology discovered Wednesday that the coelacanth successfully faked its own extinction in order to escape a massive gambling debt. For years we thought all but one related species was…

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