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  • Tuesday, 21 December, 2021
    Lex
    Insolvency practitioners: reforming an industry riven with conflicts of interest Premium content

    Self-regulation has clearly not worked and proposed changes should not be watered down

  • Tuesday, 21 December, 2021
    Independent watchdog to oversee UK insolvency sector

    Government proposals following a series of scandals would end decades of self-regulation

  • Sunday, 19 December, 2021
    KPMG UK
    KPMG blocks referrals to former insolvency unit over Silentnight scandal

    Decision is part of firm’s attempts to repair image after series of fines and investigations

  • Friday, 22 October, 2021
    UK business & economy
    Small UK businesses consider insolvency to escape state Covid loans

    ‘Toxic debt’ becomes growing burden a year after companies borrowed heavily to survive

  • Monday, 18 October, 2021
    Inside BusinessSujeet Indap
    Hedge fund reaps big gains with bet on retailer Claire’s Premium content

    Elliott’s investment tactics in bankrupt companies assailed by rivals

  • Thursday, 14 October, 2021
    The FT ViewThe editorial board
    Policing the ‘wild west’ of UK insolvencies

    A forecast wave of post-pandemic business failures should prompt an overhaul

  • Sunday, 15 August, 2021
    News in-depth
    Misconduct cases bring UK insolvency ‘wild west’ into focus

    Light-touch regulation raises concerns ahead of expected rush of work as pandemic business support is withdrawn

  • Wednesday, 28 July, 2021
    Lex
    Lex Letter from London: the umpires strike back as auditors ready legal defences Premium content

    Audit firms have strong defence against claims: negligence and detriment have to be provable

  • Tuesday, 22 June, 2021
    UK business & economy
    HMRC to go easy on struggling UK companies to help with Covid debt

    Business secretary promises ‘cautious approach’ on collection of tax arrears built up during pandemic

  • Wednesday, 5 May, 2021
    Archegos Capital Management
    Archegos prepares for insolvency as banks seek compensation

    Family office plans possible wind-down as prime brokers look to recoup funds

  • Wednesday, 28 April, 2021
    European financial supervisor warns of ‘tsunami’ of insolvencies

    Withdrawal of crisis-era public support as economy recovers risks ‘recessionary dynamic’

  • Wednesday, 31 March, 2021
    FT CollectionsGreensill Capital
    Sanjeev Gupta faces winding-up orders in London insolvency court

    Citigroup files applications against some of the metals tycoon’s businesses

  • Friday, 12 March, 2021
    Spanish economy
    Spain moves to help crisis-hit companies stave off insolvency

    New €11bn scheme comes amid mounting concern about business debt

  • Wednesday, 3 March, 2021
    FT CollectionsGreensill Capital
    Greensill Capital prepares to file for insolvency

    Apollo Global Management is in talks to buy up parts of the business

  • Wednesday, 10 February, 2021
    Prezzo PLC
    Prezzo cuts sites and jobs through insolvency process

    Private equity owner Cain International shuts 22 restaurants and axes more than 200 staff

  • Friday, 4 December, 2020
    Ann Summers Ltd
    Ann Summers launches insolvency process to cut rents

    Sex toy and lingerie retailer fights to survive hit from pandemic

  • Sunday, 5 July, 2020
    Education
    UK universities at risk of insolvency as pandemic shreds income

    A dozen institutions vulnerable as student numbers drop and pension liabilities grow

  • Friday, 26 June, 2020
    FT News Briefing podcast11 min listen
    Wirecard files for insolvency, Fed bans buybacks

    German payments company filed for insolvency after revealing a multiyear fraud

  • Thursday, 25 June, 2020
    FT InvestigationsInside Wirecard
    Wirecard collapses into insolvency

    Auditor EY says it found ‘clear indications of elaborate and sophisticated fraud’ at German payments company

  • Friday, 19 June, 2020
    UK business & economy
    Government caves in to pension concerns over insolvency changes

    Regulator and lifeboat fund to retain their influence over rescue talks after UK government backtracks on proposals to limit their role

  • Saturday, 13 June, 2020
    Pensions crisis
    Insolvency law shake-up will hurt UK pensioners, industry warns

    Sector says that emergency measures hand too much power to banks

  • Thursday, 16 April, 2020
    LexUK business & economy
    Insolvency: light touch, heavy cost Premium content

    New process likely to be popular but there is room for improvement

  • Saturday, 28 March, 2020
    Coronavirus pandemic
    UK to change insolvency rules to protect businesses

    Wrongful trading law to be suspended to protect directors who pay staff and suppliers

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