Insolvency News and Analysis – Week Ending April 24, 2015

24 Apr Insolvency News and Analysis – Week Ending April 24, 2015

Historic Minnesota Supreme Court Chamber in the Minnesota State Capitol (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Trends

Why It’s OK That Companies Are Dying Faster Than Ever

Business Bankruptcy Filings Continue To Decline, Will The Trend Continue?

Retail Chapter 11 Filings Up, Bucking Bankruptcy Trends In Economic Recovery

Proposed Recommendations for the Reform of Chapter 11 U.S. Bankruptcy Code

Administration

SEC Temporary Asset Freeze Not Barred by Automatic Stay Provisions

US SDNY Bankruptcy Court Finds Bank Violated Automatic Stay by Placing Administrative Freeze on Debtor’s Bank Account

Avoidance and Recovery

Minnesota Supreme Court Rejects The Ponzi Scheme Presumption: Lenders Claw Back Some Of Their Own Rights

Valuation

Valuation of derivatives and complex securities

Confirmation

ABI Commission Report – Cramdown Interest Rates

Cross-Border

US Bankruptcy Court Recognized Israeli Liquidation Proceeding in a Chapter 15 Case

Delaware decisively ousts New York as friendliest US cross-border insolvency venue