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Administrators apply for date of Metronet transfer

E&Y administrators have applied to court for a date to hand over Metronet to TfL 09 May 2008

Owners tout possible break-up of Kroll

Owners say Kroll could be broken up for a sale following massive goodwill writedown 08 May 2008

Rock valuer hunt drags on

Treasury search for someone to give an indication of stricken bank's worth is being stretched...08 May 2008

Wenham Major calls in advisers over 'irregularities'

Vantis is among the experts expected to advise troubled firm Wenham Major over its 'financial...08 May 2008

Insolvency stats miss full scale of debt, claim practitioners

Government insolvency statistics released last week may not fully reflect the impact of the credit...08 May 2008

Formula 1 team Super Aguri enters administration

PKF adminnistrators take control of ailing Formula 1 team 07 May 2008

Regulatory backlash from credit crunch falls short

Only a handful of regulatory proposals to prevent another credit crunch will ever come to...07 May 2008

UK bankruptcy regulations could worsen the credit crunch

The lax rules on bankruptcy could allow the credit crunch to spiral out of control...02 May 2008

Comment

Bankruptcy: helping the helpless?

Bankruptcy is no longer the best option for debtors 17 Apr 2008

It's the £11m question

Whatever else you could say about BDO’s investigation into MG...14 Feb 2008

Features

Insider Business Club: economic recovery

Our experts discuss the after-effects of the credit crunch and...11 Oct 2007

In defence of pre-packs

Creditors and shareholders raised their concerns again over pre-packs as...04 Oct 2007

Analysis

Mark Sands, KPMG

Sceptics see debt restriction as a treatment not a cure

They are billed as the UK’s answer to American Chapter...08 May 2008

Lavelle's best efforts fail to save Erinaceous

Erinaceous has gone into administration only days after its finance...17 Apr 2008

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Thompson's giant bag

TS was down at Westminster on a typically changeable British...  09 May 2008 More from Taking Stock...

credit assessing small businesses can be easier

Buying credit reports on small businesses often leads to buyer...  08 May 2008 More from Risky Business...

The rise and rise of the tax director

I thought Joel Walters' interview in the CIOT/ATT journal Tax...  07 May 2008 More from Tax Hack...

SMEs must recognise early warning signs of bad debt

Research in the credit arena continues to point to the...  06 May 2008 More from Risky Business...

MPs to investigate tax havens

The Treasury Select Committee's announcement that it is looking into...  30 Apr 2008 More from Tax Hack...

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