Voluntary liquidation surge causes drop in company insolvency numbers – CCH Daily inc Accountancy Live (subscription) (blog)

In Q4 2016 1,796 PSCs entered CVL following changes to claimable expense rules with a total of 16,502 companies entering insolvency in 2016. The total number of company insolvencies has decreased by 26.1% with 3,967 companies entering insolvency in Q1 2017 compared to 5,564 in Q4 2016. These 3,967 companies were made up of 2,693…

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Former Family First senator and Homestead Homes owner Bob Day is officially bankrupt – NEWS.com.au

Family First’s Lucy Gichuhi has been confirmed by the High Court as the Senate replacement for Bob Day. Bob Day was a former Family First senator. BUSINESSMAN and former Family First Senator Bob Day is officially bankrupt. The former director of failed national building company Home Australia, which collapsed with debts of almost $40 million,…

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Intel CEO Says Company Is “Off To A Good Start In Executing Growth” After A Year Of Restructuring – CRN

A year after announcing a massive company restructuring program, Intel CEO Brian Krzanich said the company is “reaching milestones in transforming from a PC company to one that powers the cloud and billions of connected devices.” “We’re off to a good start in executing against our priorities,” said Krzanich during an earnings call Thursday for…

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Federal budget 2017: Reporting shake-up sparks debt spree concerns – The Sydney Morning Herald

Leading economists have expressed unease about a budget change that would allow the government to all but eliminate the deficit within two years while borrowing to help build projects including a rail link to Sydney’s second airport and a rail line from Melbourne to Brisbane. The change, unveiled by Treasurer Scott Morrison on Thursday, will prioritise a…

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Diploma ‘trading while insolvent for a year’ – The West Australian

Diploma Groups main construction arm may have been insolvent for at least 11 months before the builder-developers $60 million collapse, according to administrators. Accounting firm Grant Thornton is recommending Diplomas creditors vote to liquidate the group and two subsidiaries instead of backing a rescue plan of controlling shareholders the Di Latte family. Diploma was put…

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Intel CEO Says Company Is “Off To A Good Start In Executing Growth” After A Year Of Restructuring – CRN

A year after announcing a massive company restructuring program, Intel CEO Brian Krzanich said the company is “reaching milestones in transforming from a PC company to one that powers the cloud and billions of connected devices.” “We’re off to a good start in executing against our priorities,” said Krzanich during an earnings call Thursday for…

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