BBC expose unregulated investment scam

By investmentreview | 22/08/2022

The BBC has shone a light on a huge investment scheme failure this week in Panorama: The Billion Pound Savings Scandal. The show centres on the failure of unregulated investment scheme Blackmore Bond, which collapsed owing investors over £40m. As per many of these situations, prospective investors were: Nevertheless, the scheme collapsed in April 2020…

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Are liquidation committees necessary?

By investmentreview | 02/08/2022
Liquidation committees provide transparency and help to protect creditors' rights in liquidation procedures

Sometimes when a company is wound up via compulsory liquidation or creditors’ voluntary liquidation (CVL) a liquidation committee is formed to monitor the liquidator’s activities and look after creditors’ interests. Without liquidation committees, liquidators could do as they please and put their own interests over those of creditors. The establishment of a committee gives creditors…

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