Insolvencies Continue to Decline, but Will a Changing Regulatory Landscape Further Disrupt Australia’s Retail Sector?
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February 20, 2018
Insolvencies Continue to Decline, but Will a Changing Regulatory Landscape Further Disrupt Australia’s Retail Sector?
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FTI Consulting’s analysis of the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) insolvency statistics shows that the number of companies entering external administration across Australia fell from 669 in November 2017 to 534 in December 2017.
Of the 534 companies that entered administration in December, the highest proportion came from the ‘other’ personal and business services sector (213), followed by construction (84), accommodation and food services (75), retail trade (32), and transport, postal and warehousing (27). Court wind-ups and creditor wind-ups fell from November to December, from 194 to 154 and 318 to 255, respectively.
The total number of insolvencies in 2017 was 7,811, compared to 8,505 in 2016 and 10,164 in 2015.
In FTI Consulting’s view, the steady decline in insolvencies over the past three years indicates that companies have become better at proactively restructuring their businesses and negotiating agreements with their stakeholders, rather than showing a general improvement in the economy. FTI Consulting is also observing challenges and new trends among companies in the retail sector, which was among the first to be substantially affected by digital disruption.
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February 20, 2018
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Senior Managing Director, Head of Australia Retail & Consumer Products Practice