Bethany Hiatt Education Editor – The West Australian on July 5, 2016, 12:50 am Video Billionaires tough love plan for kids who wag Almost half of parents of public secondary school students failed to pay a $235 voluntary fee last year. Only two high schools and 17 primary schools out of nearly 800 public schools…
DetailsPrime Minister Malcolm Turnbull feels the heat in the kitchen. David Rowe The 2016 election debacle presents Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull with the chance to not only shine but defend Australia’s commitment to global trade and international competitiveness. That’s the view of Brian McNamee, the man who took the government owned Commonwealth Serum Laboratories from…
DetailsState-financed Deposit Guarantee Fund head Kostyantyn Vorushylyn told the Kyiv Post on June 21 that he wants a public registry of those responsible for unpaid loans. Photo by Anastasia Vlasova As he spoke with the Kyiv Post on June 20 at the Deposit Guarantee Fund, Kostyantyn Vorushylyns voice was constantly interrupted by angry protesters yelling…
DetailsA closed branch of Delta Bank on Kyiv’s Taras Shevchenko Boulevard. Delta Bank was declared insolvent by the National Bank of Ukraine in March 2015 and customers with uninsured deposits are currently in court. Photo by Pavlo Podufalov Once Ukraine’s fourth largest bank, Delta Bank was classified as problematic in October 2014 by the National…
DetailsA package of measures designed to help people in mortgage arrears on their homes will be brought to cabinet on Tuesday by Tánaiste Frances Fitzgerald. Among the measures being proposed is the imminent rollout of a new scheme to provide independent financial and legal advice and support to people at risk of losing their homes…
DetailsThe parent company of retail brands Rodney Clark and Gordon Smith has collapsed into voluntary administration, however, the brands are reportedly continuing to operate under a license agreement. Gordon Smith Marketing was founded in 1992 and its womens clothing brands include Gordon Smith, Amoire, Hammock & Vine, Nouvelle Woman, Kiki & Lulu and Basic. The…
DetailsSunday, 3 July 2016, 8:40 pmPress Release: New Zealand Labour Party Andrew Little Leader of the Opposition MEDIA STATEMENT 3 July 2016 Nationals debt policy wont help those most in need. Todays announcement by John Key of a billion loan for infrastructure does nothing to help those missing out in the current housing crisis, the…
DetailsSCOTLANDs accountancy profession is facing a shortage of insolvency practitioners, with more than half set to retire, potentially hampering the future provision of insolvency assistance. Donald McNaught, a restructuring partner at Johnston Carmichael, and chair of the Institute of Chartered Accountants Scotland (ICAS)s insolvency committee said his own calculations indicate that 55 per cent of…
DetailsIndividual insolvency cases will fall under Finance Ministrys purview New Delhi, July 3: The proposed Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India is likely to fall under the purview of Corporate Affairs Ministry. This would end the potential turf war between two Central Ministries Corporate Affairs and Finance. A senior official in Corporate Affairs Ministry told…
DetailsJOHANNESBURG As the deadline looms for President Jacob Zuma to pay back the money he owes on Nkandla, its being reported that wealthy businessmen who previously publicly committed to helping him are now cautious. The Sunday Times says many are unwilling to donate the R7.8 million to Zuma given that his term in office is coming…
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