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  1. Insolvency practices set to undergo ombudsman inquiry

    Enterprise Ombudsman (ASBFEO), suggested that scrutiny of the sector is long overdue, and should have been done as part of last year’s banking royal commission. “Unfortunately, the banking royal commission wasn’t asked to look at the role of insolvency...

  2. Insolvency law reforms tipped to impact business contracts

    reforms” to insolvency rules, with a legal firm warning the impacts on new business contracts will be far-reaching. Last September, Financial Services Minister Kelly O’Dwyer flagged a softening of insolvency rules in a bid to reduce the number of...

  3. Insolvency has a gender problem, says Jirsch’s first female trustee

    Bankruptcy Act mandates trustee applicants show at least 4,000 hours of employment at a senior level in insolvency in the last five years – a requirement that Mos fell short of by “a few hundred hours”. While AFSA’s registration committee has the...

  4. Insolvency firm branches out into corporate advice

    in helping businesses recover from economic challenges,” said Domenic Calabretta, CEO of Mackay Goodwin. “Over the last year, it has become very apparent there are also some fantastic organisations, both listed and unlisted, as well as start-ups, which...

  5. Insolvency drought about to break

    towards normalisation – although there’s still some way to go,” said Insolvency Australia director Gareth Gammon. “The last couple of years has been one of limbo for our sector (although others might have a stronger term to describe it) – but various...

  6. Insolvency comparison site launched

    for the terms insolvency and bankruptcy in Australia have increased significantly since the pandemic was declared in March last year,” he said. “There have been various peaks [in search volume] — including around the end of last and start of this...

  7. Insolvency body welcomes ‘overdue’ review of bankruptcy laws

    cost and complexity, says ARITA. Insolvency specialists have welcomed a review of insolvency and bankruptcy laws announced last week by senator Deb O'Neill, chair of the parliamentary joint committee on corporations and financial services. The...

  8. Insolvency Australia sets up helpline for distressed businesses

    ASIC shows 2,494 companies went insolvent over the first three months of FY24, a 22 per cent increase on the same period last year. That figure includes almost 300 food and accommodation businesses and almost 900 construction companies, with...

  9. Insolvency ‘tsunami’ will wipe out 10,000-plus companies

    SBR process offered a return of 5¢ to 10¢ on the dollar and worked for both sides. But he warned the opportunity would not last forever. “There was nothing written into the SBR process that sets a settlement rate with the office, and the ATO will...

  10. Insolvencies spike by 61% in February

    External administrations surged by 61 per cent over the last month, sparking fears that more companies will collapse once JobKeeper expires at the end of the month. The latest data from CreditorWatch has revealed a jump from 254 external...

  11. Insolvencies set to spike

    a fall of 21.1 per cent in companies entering formal insolvency appointments in the first quarter of 2014 compared to the last quarter of 2013. Neil Cribb, national head turnaround and insolvency group at RSM Bird Cameron said the firm does not believe...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Michael Masterman
    • Category: Business
  12. Insolvencies plateau but tariff risks loom, CreditorWatch warns

    their customers’ demand weakened. Hopefully the recent interest rate cuts by the RBA can build on the beneficial effects of last year’s income tax cuts and cost-of living support.” While inflation has returned to the RBA’s 2–3 per cent target bands,...

  13. Insolvencies enter ‘unchartered waters’ during holiday break

    of whether Australia goes into a recession, the economic conditions and revival of ATO debt collection would be the last straw for many SMEs. “We’re likely to continue to see an increase in corporate and personal insolvencies in coming months,” he said...

  14. Insolvencies and court action leap in July: CreditorWatch

    The bureau’s July Business Risk Index showed administrations rose 46 per cent and court actions 54 per cent compared with last year, as supply chain issues, declining consumer confidence, rising interest rates, inflation, and labour shortages combined...

  15. Insolvencies ‘off to fast start’ after post-pandemic record in 2023

    Less forgiving creditors and a focus on tax debt mean last year’s rising trend looks set to continue, Jirsch Sutherland says. Insolvencies soared above their pre-pandemic peak last year to 9,159 and 2024 has begun with a “bang” as wind-up inquiries...

  16. Inquiry report identifies lack of ‘genuine change’ by PwC

    The latest report, PwC: The Cover-up Worsens the Crime, follows an earlier report released by the Senate Committee in June last year. In its findings within the report, the committee said the current PwC leadership has recognised the need for change...

  17. Innovation in the accounting sector

    I was at the Australian Accounting Awards wearing a suit (a much scarier costume). Those that know me, will know that last time I wore a suit was at the AIM Awards in November 2014, when the event organisers insisted I wear one. The time before that was...

  18. Inheritance tax could address questions of financial inequality: The Tax Institute

    against younger Australians being able to get a fair financial start is redressed, says one tax expert. The Tax Institute last week published a 287-page report called the Case for Change, which identifies the elements of the Australian tax mix that are...

  19. Inflation will force a third of businesses to raise prices

    experienced increases in their operating expenses over the previous month compared to just 22 per cent in the same month last year, and the highest level since the survey question was first asked in July 2020. More than a third of businesses expect...

  20. Inflation spike 'will skewer small business'

    like to see a little bit of groundwork behind that because you know, the anecdotal stories of a new business: 50 per cent last less than 12 months, 75 per cent last less than two years,” said Mr Addison. “So I’m really impressed and hopeful that that...