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Bankruptcy statistics – more of the same
01/12/2023
Statistics
With the annual personal insolvency statistics for 2022-2023 not yet released, AFSA has released figures for October 2023, showing 951
Personal insolvency numbers – July-Sept 2023
27/11/2023
Statistics
With the annual personal insolvency statistics for 2022-2023 not due until December 2023, AFSA has released a quarterly report for
Marginal annual increase in personal insolvencies said to be in line with high numbers forecast
28/08/2023
AFSA
remuneration
Statistics
PJC Insolvency Inquiry 2022
There was a total of 9,930 personal insolvencies in Australia in the 2022–23 financial year – around 4% higher than
Increase in Australian insolvency numbers
04/07/2023
bankruptcy
Statistics
PJC Insolvency Inquiry 2022
Personal insolvency numbers show a continued increase in numbers but still well below past figures; on the other hand, corporate
Personal insolvency statistics – March quarter increase; April monthly decrease
01/06/2023
AFSA
Statistics
There is good and bad news in the latest personal insolvency statistics from AFSA. March quarter increase The full March
Personal insolvency statistics – March 2023 – beginnings of an increase?
28/04/2023
AFSA
Statistics
The latest personal insolvency statistics released by AFSA for March 2023 show an increase in number over February but still
Bankruptcy data 2021-2022 – rates of return, fees etc
07/01/2023
data
Statistics
At the end of 2022, AFSA quietly released detailed data on the operation of the personal insolvency system in 2021-2022.
Insolvency returns to creditors and other fictions – reissued March 2022
22/03/2022
articles
Statistics
for the benefit of creditors
returns to creditors
Insolvencies average dividend returns to unsecured creditors of under 5 cents in the dollar, in some cases, under 1 cent.
Australian bankruptcy statistics 2019-2021
17/12/2021
Statistics
Numbers of Australia’s 3 year long bankruptcies were down 46.7% in 2020-2021, producing an average dividend of only 1.63c/$. The
High level of business bankruptcies in construction and retail
25/11/2021
Statistics
Latest figures show that nearly 60% of personal bankruptcies in the construction industry were involved in a business, with those
Data Availability and Transparency Bill and Australia’s SME insolvency reforms
08/11/2020
data
Statistics
Articles
Following on some decades of government inattention to the collection of adequate statistical data in insolvency, but with law reforms
Australian bankruptcies – falling numbers continue into the new financial year
30/07/2020
Statistics
Temporary debt protection
Articles
The dramatic annual fall in personal insolvencies in Australia to 30 June 2020 has continued with the second half of
Australian bankruptcies fall 42% over the ‘virus’ quarter
28/07/2020
Statistics
COVID-19
Articles
Australian personal insolvencies in 2019-2020 have continued to fall, quite dramatically, of over 23% on last year, and over 35%
Down and down – Australian personal insolvency numbers
15/07/2020
Statistics
Articles
The first fortnight of July (29 June to 12 July) saw a drop down from 611 to 587 of people
Australian personal insolvencies falling in number
31/05/2020
Statistics
Articles
The number of personal insolvencies in Australia have been falling since the start of the corona crisis, which some might
Australia’s new fortnightly ‘COVID-19’ personal insolvency statistics
02/04/2020
Statistics
COVID-19
General
Articles
The Australian bankruptcy trustee and regulator AFSA has started to release fortnightly statistics on personal insolvencies in Australia[1] to assist
Insolvency returns to creditors and other fictions
14/06/2019
Statistics
for the benefit of creditors
returns to creditors
Articles
Insolvencies average dividend returns to unsecured creditors of under 5 cents in the dollar, in some cases, under 1 cent.
Proportions of bankruptcies – a factor of 8.8 in Australia, but only 3.4 in England and Wales
20/08/2018
bankruptcy
England and Wales
Statistics
Articles
While waiting to see if Australia’s parliament decides to introduce a one year period of bankruptcy, down from the current
What’s bankruptcy all about?
26/02/2018
AFSA
bankruptcy
General
Statistics
Would you get out of bed in the morning, as an unsecured creditor of a bankrupt, for a dividend return
‘A one year bankruptcy or a 3 year debt agreement … what’s the catch?’
16/11/2017
AFSA
ASIC
debt agreements
debt management firms
With Australia on the verge of introducing a one year period of bankruptcy, it is odd that no comparable reforms
Guerilla tactics needed against phoenix misconduct
03/11/2017
AFSA
ASIC
General
Insolvency profession
While the government is considering the various submissions on phoenix reforms, these quick thoughts came to mind, involving both government
Where’s an economist when you need one?
12/10/2017
Books, articles, commentary
Economics
General
Law reform
R3 in the UK has commented on a recent OECD Report, about which we gave some views when it came
A silver lining in the insolvency law reform delay
31/08/2016
AFSA
articles
commentary
Delay
The unfortunate delay in the commencement of the substance of the insolvency law reforms for one year, to 1 September
A mere 0.2% ‘rise’ in Australian bankruptcies but with bigger changes to come
17/07/2016
Statistics
While the usual hype about rates of personal insolvency in Australia might sell, a reported 0.2% rise in personal bankruptcies
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