‘Unsustainable debt’ forces mortgage broker eChoice sale – The Australian Financial Review

by Duncan Hughes eChoice, an award-winning mortgage aggregator with more than 400 brokers, could be sold to a ‘major financial institution’ after being placed into voluntary liquidation because of unsustainable debt. Tony Wales, a director of eChoice and Welas, a private investment company, which is a secured creditor of eChoice, called in liquidators’ Rodgers Reidy…

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Seeking stable income, Japan’s Nomura returns to private equity – The Business Times

Wed, Nov 29, 2017 – 2:51 PM [TOKYO] Nomura Holdings Inc is returning to private equity – a move that comes as it seeks more stable income through consulting services and as Japanese firms increasingly look to divest non-core businesses as part of restructuring plans. Japan’s biggest brokerage and investment bank on Wednesday said in…

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Independent directors in a fix after SC order on asset transfer in Jaiprakash Associates case – Economic Times

MUMBAI: A recent Supreme Court judgement restraining independent directors of Jaiprakash Associates from transferring any personal assets over a group companys insolvency issue has sent shock waves through the independent directors fraternity, with experts warning that there would be few takers for this role. Several independent directors on boards of companies are now seeking legal…

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Labour hire companies face harsher penalties under new SA laws if workers exploited – ABC Online

People running labour hire companies that exploit workers and dodge tax will face up to three years in jail under laws that have passed South Australia’s Parliament. The laws were sparked by a Four Corners investigation that found extreme exploitation and slave-like conditions in the food production industry, mostly affecting workers employed by labour…

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Markets Live: Banks power ASX gains – The Sydney Morning Herald

Meanwhile, eChoice, an award-winning mortgage aggregator with more than 400 brokers, could be sold to a ‘major financial institution’ after being placed into voluntary liquidation because of unsustainable debt. Tony Wales, a director of eChoice and Welas, a private investment company, which is a secured creditor of eChoice, called in liquidators’ Rodgers Reidy after deciding…

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Nomura to inject nearly $900m into new business for restructuring, management buyouts – Financial Times

November 29, 2017 Hudson Lockett Experimental feature Listen to this article Play audio for this article Pause 00:00 00:00 Experimental feature Give us your feedback Thank you for your feedback. What do you think? Ill use it in the future I dont think Ill use it … Read the full article at: https://www.ft.com/content/286f2f91-f2ba-3ae4-9884-e6ccf9639da8

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