Inquiries conferences and reports
Personal insolvency numbers remain low – AFSA report
AFSA has released a useful report on personal insolvencies in 2023-2024, with some predictions as to the future. State of ...
The costs of insolvency practitioner regulation
ASIC has released its analysis of the costs of regulation of liquidators; AFSA has issued comparable analyses of the costs ...
Financial abuse report – corporate, tax, bankruptcy and family law conduct
Among the 61 recommendations of the Report of the Parliamentary Joint Committee (PJC) on Corporations and Financial Services – Financial ...
Productivity inquiry into phoenix activity
The Productivity Commission (PC) has issued its National Competition Policy: modelling proposed reforms. Among proposed inquiries into electric vehicle charging ...
A further continued fall in personal insolvencies
Following my October 2024 report, below, that personal insolvencies dropped in number in each of July, August and September 2024, ...
Personal insolvency numbers
AFSA has reported that personal insolvencies increased in the September quarter 2024 compared to September quarter 2023. That is, there ...
AFSA’s annual report on personal insolvency?
The AFSA 2023–24 Annual Report has been released, reporting on the information required under particular public sector legislation. Unlike ASIC, ...
Insolvency law reform – and income contributions
A 1997 article about the need for data in insolvency law reform, rather than relying on assumptions and anecdotes unsupported ...
ASIC’s annual report 2023-2024 – Chapter 5 insolvency issues
ASIC has released its 2023-2024 annual report. ASIC annual reports | ASIC. Under s 136(1)(ca) of the ASIC Act 2001, ...
The need for a new process for the appointment of insolvency practitioners?
A Judge has expressed concern about the processes for the appointment of insolvency practitioners, suggesting adverse relationships with their lawyers, ...
Gender balance in the insolvency industry
With women comprising only around 10% of insolvency practitioners, the issue of gender balance continues to receive attention, among broader ...
Coercive control and insolvency
ASIC has asked registered liquidators to “stay alert” for signs of family and domestic violence when conducting insolvency administrations.[1] ASIC ...
Personal insolvency figures up and ‘reforms’ pending
Personal insolvencies increased in July 2024, to 1157 compared with the lows of 851 in June 2024, and 929 in ...
ASIC’s civil penalty regime – an academic review
In the midst of a focus on the enforcement activity of ASIC following a critical Senate Committee report,[1] we have ...
ASIC’s revised guidance on insolvency practitioner offence reporting – RG 16
ASIC has issued revised guidance on insolvency practitioner offence reporting obligations – RG 16 External administrators and controllers: Reporting of ...
Insolvency numbers in decline
Numbers of insolvencies of individuals and companies have fallen dramatically over the years, which we may find represents a fundamental ...
Splitting ASIC 2024 and the 2010 Senate Committee Report
In the discussions about separating ASIC’s tasks following the July 2024 Senate Economics References Committee report – Australian Securities and ...
Some proposed personal insolvency reforms in Australia
With the federal government yet to respond to the PJC Report on corporate insolvency of July 2023, which recommended a ...
Senate report on ASIC’s investigation and enforcement roles – July 2024
The Senate Economics References Committee has issued its Report – Australian Securities and Investments Commission – investigation and enforcement, of ...
“Personal insolvencies increased in May 2024…” – by 3
AFSA reports that “personal insolvencies increased in May 2024”. They did – by 3 more than in April 2024. Personal ...
The 2023 Parliamentary Joint Committee Report and insolvency law reform?
While the federal government is yet to give its response to the PJC Report on Corporate Insolvency of July 2023, ...
Personal insolvency numbers suffer a slight rise
There is not much to report from the latest personal insolvency figures, save for continued small increases over time. It ...
Insolvency law terms – what do they mean?
While insolvency law uses many and varied terms to describe its various processes for dealing with an insolvent business, no ...
Insolvency law’s elephants in the room
Professor Jason Harris and I will be presenting a session at INSOL Academics Colloquium in San Diego USA on 22 ...
