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    • Tuesday, 31 January, 2023
      UK business & economy
      UK companies fail at fastest rate since financial crisis

      Insolvencies reach highest level since 2009 and mortgage approvals slide amid housing market downturn

    • Tuesday, 13 December, 2022
      UK business & economy
      UK company failures predicted to surpass 2009 peak

      Corporate recovery specialists say end of government pandemic support to worsen outlook for struggling groups

    • Friday, 16 September, 2022
      UK business & economy
      Corporate insolvencies jump in England and Wales as soaring costs bite

      Figures highlight effect of higher interest rates and spiralling energy bills on businesses

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      Light-touch regulation raises concerns ahead of expected rush of work as pandemic business support is withdrawn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

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