By M Umarji A new section 29A has been inserted in the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 (IBC 2016 ) which specifies various categories of persons who are not eligible to submit the resolution plan for insolvent companies, which includes the debtor company itself and its guarantors. It is reported that government is reviewing the…
DetailsDominic Chappell, the former bankrupt who bought the failed retailer BHS for £1, is facing a ban on serving as a company director but previous owner Philip Green will avoid a similar fate following an investigation into the chains collapse in 2016. The Insolvency Service, a UK government agency, said on Tuesday that it intends…
DetailsNEW YORK (Reuters) – Puerto Ricos Government Development Bank, the islands insolvent former fiscal agent now in wind-down mode, has tweaked its $5 billion debt restructuring deal to help keep small towns afloat six months after Hurricane Maria. FILE PHOTO – The Government Development Bank (GDB) is seen in San Juan, November 30, 2015. Reuters/Alvin…
DetailsBy Nick Brown Puerto Rico GDB amends wind-down deal to help storm-battered towns NEW YORK (Reuters) – Puerto Ricos Government Development Bank, the islands insolvent former fiscal agent now in wind-down mode, has tweaked its $5 billion debt restructuring deal to help keep small towns afloat six months after Hurricane Maria. Governor Ricardo Rossellos office…
DetailsThere is not a lot of subtlety in the games they design for fixed-odds betting terminals (FOBTs). In one, Goddess of the Amazon, badly rendered illustrations of big-breasted women in leather underwear point you towards slot machines you literally have to tap on their crotch to spin the wheel. In another, Rainbow Riches, a leprechaun…
DetailsHaving worked for more than eight years in managing credit risks for Google, Ravi Malhotra saw an acute problem plaguing Indian corporates. His answer was Debt Nirvana which works with 45 clients across Asia to help them with their revenue flows. It is no secret that a key element to doing all business is credit. Be…
DetailsThe Ahmedabad Bench of the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) on Tuesday adjourned hearing of ArcelorMittal and Numetal’s petitions challenging ineligibility of their bids for Essar Steel till April 4. While Numetal had moved the NCLT on March 20, ArcelorMittal had done so on Monday, March 26 challenging the decision to declare their bids…
DetailsSir Philip Green has escaped a ban from serving as a company director by the Insolvency Service over the deal to sell BHS for £1 in 2015, a year before the retailer collapsed. However, Dominic Chappell, who led the consortium that bought BHS, faces a lengthy boardroom ban after a government inquiry into the collapse…
DetailsA former Managing Director of the GCB Bank, Mr Simon Dornoo, is to lead a team of experts from accounting and auditing firm, KPMG to revive and stabilise uniBank Ghana Limited. The revival is to help bring the bank, which was declared insolvent by the Bank of Ghana on March 20, back to…
DetailsFutures markets have been tossed around by weather concerns for the US Hard Red Winter wheat crop, and the South American corn and soybean crops, for some weeks now. Last week we added uncertainty about a trade war between China and the US into the mix, as well as speculation about longer term interest rate…
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