Private bank enters voluntary liquidation
Process will go ahead despite ‘intensive negotiations’ taking place with ‘interested parties’
Process will go ahead despite ‘intensive negotiations’ taking place with ‘interested parties’
UK compensation scheme working to identify how many British customers are affected
Chief executive says group will protect employee who blew the lid off star manager’s conduct issues
‘We believe that this decision underscores our commitment to treating all clients equally and fairly’
The Isle of Man-based directors of the failed New Earth Recycling and Renewables (NERR) fund could be interviewed in open court under oath, as the liquidator seeks to “clarify the affairs and dealings of the company”.
Liquidators of the failed New Earth Recycling and Renewables (NERR) fund now have more than 200,000 documents in their possession and want to establish if there is a case to take legal action against any party deemed liable for the collapse.
In a significant departure from its historic position, an Isle of Man court has given liquidators greater scope than simply winding up a company’s affairs and enabled them to consider whether restructuring or refinancing proposals are worth pursuing.
Liquidators for collapsed Isle of Man-based property investment firm Louis Group have said that, following legal advice, they will not pursue claims against Louis Group IoM’s insurers, its parent company in South Africa or founder Alan Louis, reports local newspaper IOM Today.
Taxpayers on the Isle of Man will pay for the winding up of collapsed investment fund New Earth Recycling and Renewable (NERR), part of the New Earth Group of Funds, after the island’s financial regulator stepped in to pick up the tab.
Joint liquidators have been appointed to the New Earth Group of Funds following an application by the Isle of Man Financial Services Authority (IOMFSA). The application was made with the knowledge and consent of the funds’ directors.
The European fund universe contracted during Q3 2015, with 646 funds liquidated or merged and only 453 new products launched, according to Lipper, a Thomson Reuters company.
UK-based private investment firm Tavistock Investments has placed Standard Financial Group (SFG) and its trading subsidiaries Financial Ltd (FL) and Investments Ltd (IL) into liquidation.