IPs hit back after MPs' pre-pack slurs
Business Recovery

IPs hit back after MPs' pre-pack slurs

17y David Jetuah

IPs hit back after MPs' pre-pack slurs

The new head of the Insolvency Practitioners Association, Frank Simms, backs pre-packs while supporting government plans to make more cash available t...

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'Twilight zone' shift won't save banks
Business Recovery

'Twilight zone' shift won't save banks

17y David Jetuah

'Twilight zone' shift won't save banks

Proposals to ease insolvency rules for the directors of banks will not prevent another run on a bank in the event of a future investment banking crisi...

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Lenders push for profits from insolvency
Business Recovery

Lenders push for profits from insolvency

17y Accountancy Age

Lenders push for profits from insolvency

Hedge fund investors could trigger wave of bankruptcies as economy deteriorates, experts warn Read More...

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KPMG predicts record bankruptcies
Business Recovery

KPMG predicts record bankruptcies

17y Accountancy Age

KPMG predicts record bankruptcies

150,000 will be insolvent in 2009 as figure keeps on rising Read More...

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LDV applies for administration
Business Recovery

LDV applies for administration

17y Paul Grant

LDV applies for administration

Van maker struggles to find funding and advises staff to stay away from work Read More...

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Personal debt in Scotland rockets
People Business

Personal debt in Scotland rockets

17y Rachael Singh

Personal debt in Scotland rockets

Increase in Scottish IVA's cause huge spikes in quarter on quarter insolvency figures Read More...

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Seven retailers collapsing every day, finds PwC
Business Recovery

Seven retailers collapsing every day, finds PwC

17y Accountancy Age

Seven retailers collapsing every day, finds PwC

705 retailers went into insolvency in first quarter Read More...

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Online system may leave IPs in the dark
Business Recovery

Online system may leave IPs in the dark

17y David Jetuah

Online system may leave IPs in the dark

Accountants warn new online system to help cash strapped individuals avoid going bankrupt will be open to abuse by fraudsters Read More...

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New debt option gives relief to insolvency practitioners
Personal Tax

New debt option gives relief to insolvency practitioners

17y Rachael Singh

New debt option gives relief to insolvency practit...

Debt Relief Orders welcomed by insolvency practitioners by could see insolvency statistics spike Read More...

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MGR appointed administrators to Vitality
Company News

MGR appointed administrators to Vitality

17y Rachael Singh

MGR appointed administrators to Vitality

Toiletries wholesaler Vitality placed in administration after possible cash flow problems Read More...

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Deloitte completes Waterford Wedgewood sale
Business Recovery

Deloitte completes Waterford Wedgewood sale

17y Accountancy Age

Deloitte completes Waterford Wedgewood sale

Deloitte sells the UK and Ireland crockery and glassware businesses to US private equity firm Read More...

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IPs reported for missing deadline
Business Recovery

IPs reported for missing deadline

17y David Jetuah

IPs reported for missing deadline

Up to 200 insolvency practitioners have been reported to professional bodies because they were slow to tell the Pension Protection Fund and The Pensio...

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Value of companies in administration hits £8bn
Business Recovery

Value of companies in administration hits £8bn

17y Kevin Reed , Writer

Value of companies in administration hits £8bn

The value of large UK companies entering administration in January and February jumped four-fold to £8bn compared to the same period last year, as i...

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PwC appointed Smallbone administrators
Business Recovery

PwC appointed Smallbone administrators

17y Judith Tydd

PwC appointed Smallbone administrators

PricewaterhouseCoopers partners to head up administration of furniture manufacturer Read More...

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Expect more hotel insolvencies: PwC
Business Recovery

Expect more hotel insolvencies: PwC

17y Accountancy Age

Expect more hotel insolvencies: PwC

Hotel insolvencies doubled during winter Read More...

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Insolvency regime needs reform, says IoD
Business Recovery

Insolvency regime needs reform, says IoD

17y Accountancy Age

Insolvency regime needs reform, says IoD

Need to rehabilitate companies with existing management and protection from creditors Read More...

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Restaurant trade prepares to get burned
Business Recovery

Restaurant trade prepares to get burned

17y Judith Tydd

Restaurant trade prepares to get burned

Tough trading conditions facing the hospitality industry means more restaurants will close this year, says Antony Worrall Thompson Read More...

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Wedgwood sit-in is the first of many
Business Recovery

Wedgwood sit-in is the first of many

17y David Jetuah

Wedgwood sit-in is the first of many

The Wedgewood Waterford workers' protest over the administration may become a trend, say experts Read More...

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Profession profits from soaring insolvencies
Business Recovery

Profession profits from soaring insolvencies

17y David Jetuah

Profession profits from soaring insolvencies

Firms expect to make record revenues from their business recovery arms as the economic climate worsens Read More...

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Personal insolvency soars
Business Recovery

Personal insolvency soars

17y Rachael Singh

Personal insolvency soars

Results show bankruptcy is more popular than IVA Read More...

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Pre-pack administration Catch-22 flagged up
Business Recovery

Pre-pack administration Catch-22 flagged up

17y David Jetuah

Pre-pack administration Catch-22 flagged up

Experts criticise lack of legislative support for pre-packs while saying that agreeing on standards will be a 'minefield' Read More...

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Deloitte wins retail administration
Business Recovery

Deloitte wins retail administration

17y Nick Huber

Deloitte wins retail administration

Deloitte to be administrator of collapsed shoe chains Barratts and Priceless Read More...

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Bank loan squeeze fuelling rise in pre-packs, says IP chief
Business Recovery

Bank loan squeeze fuelling rise in pre-packs, says IP chief

17y David Jetuah

Bank loan squeeze fuelling rise in pre-packs, says...

Controversial ‘pre-packaged’ administrations are becoming more common because it is harder to obtain bank loans, a leading insolvency practitioner say...

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Insolvency M&As: cleared for takeover
Business Recovery

Insolvency M&As: cleared for takeover

17y Accountancy Age

Insolvency M&As: cleared for takeover

A downturn may seem the ideal time to pursue M&A deals. We look at the implications Read More...

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Pre-packs: trade secrets
Business Recovery

Pre-packs: trade secrets

17y Accountancy Age

Pre-packs: trade secrets

Pre-packs need to be more open and better understood Read More...

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Barratts Shoes enters administration
Business Recovery

Barratts Shoes enters administration

17y Kevin Reed , Writer

Barratts Shoes enters administration

5,500 staff on tenterhooks as shoe retailer enters administration Read More...

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BDO Stoy Hayward appointed administrator of Real Hotel Company
Business Recovery

BDO Stoy Hayward appointed administrator of Real Hotel Company

17y Accountancy Age

BDO Stoy Hayward appointed administrator of Real H...

Aim-listed budget hotel operator calls in administrators Read More...

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