Meetings
Regular meetings are held in Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch.
The Wellington and Christchurch branches of INSOL New Zealand hold meetings on a regular basis.The Auckland branch of INSOL New Zealand currently meets on the second Wednesday of each month from February to December. Typically, each meeting is made up of one to one and a half hours of continuing professional development in the form of an educational presentation. Each meeting will have time allocated so that any general business can be addressed and discussed. At the beginning or conclusion of each meeting, refreshments may be served so that members can engage in some networking and fellowship.
Auckland
| Next meeting | Wednesday 8 February 2012 |
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| Venue | Russell McVeagh Vero Centre, 48 Shortland Street, Auckland |
| Time | 4.30-6.30pm |
| Topic | Interim liquidations: an outline of procedure, consequences and recent experiences |
| CPD hours | Up to 2 CPD hours |
Cost is covered by the INSOL annual subscription.
Casual attendees welcome – $41 (incl GST) for NZICA members or members of the Law Society and $51 for non members of NZICA or the Law Society. Please email Lee Edmands for a registration form.
Interim liquidations: an outline of procedure, consequences and recent experiences
Presenters
Matt Kersey
Matt leads Russell McVeagh’s insolvency and restructuring practice. His practice includes advising banks and trustees in relation to enforcement of security, recovery, insolvency and restructuring strategies and banker/customer disputes. Matt acts for insolvency practitioners in all aspects of corporate insolvency appointments and conducts litigation on behalf of his clients.
Matt returned to Russell McVeagh in 2009 from Henry Davis York in Sydney, where he was a partner from 2002. Recent assignments include acting for Jean and the late Allan Hubbard, the voluntary and deed administrators of the Whitcoulls/Borders Group and the receivers of the Hurlstone Earthmoving group.
Troy Florence
Troy is a Director in PwC’s restructuring team that provides insolvency services and related advice including business appraisals, corporate reorganisations and restructurings.
Troy has worked for PwC for over ten years in a number of areas of the firm including private client business services and the M&A due diligence team in New Zealand and China. Current assignments include the Pike River Coal and OPI Pacific Finance receiverships.
2012 Auckland meeting dates
8 February, 11 April, 9 May, 13 June, 11 July, 8 August, 12 September, 10 October, 14 November, 12 December
Casual attendees are welcome to attend monthly meetings. Please contact Lee Edmands, Special Interest Group Co-ordinator or tel. 09-917 5924 for a registration form.
If you have any queries, please email Lee Edmands, Special Interest Group Co-ordinator at the Auckland Branch of the New Zealand Institute of Chartered Accountants or tel. 09-917 5924.
Wellington
| Next meeting | Tuesday 7 February 2012 |
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| Venue | BDO, Wellington |
| Time | 5pm for registration, 5.30-6.30 for presentation |
| Topic | Section 385 |
| CPD hours | 1 CPD hour |
Please note you are welcome to bring along others in your team if they would be interested. If you have any queries regarding the Wellington meetings, please contact John Fisk, Insol Co-convenor, Wellington on tel 04-462 7000.
2012 Wellington proposed dates and venues
7 February – BDO
30 April - Grant Thornton
25 June - Deloitte
27 August – PwC
26 November – Shephard Dunphy
Christchurch
| Next meeting | Wednesday 4 April 2012 |
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| Venue | Christchurch Netball Centre, 455 Hagley Ave, Addington, Christchurch |
| Time | 12.30-2pm |
| Topic | Earthquake/Recovery issues |
| CPD hours | Up to 1 CPD hour |
Cost is covered by the INSOL annual subscription.
Casual attendees welcome – $36 (incl GST) for NZICA members or members of the Law Society and $46 (incl GST) for non members of NZICA or the Law Society. Please email Elizabeth Curtis for a registration form.
2012 Christchurch Meeting dates and proposed topics
4 April – Earthquake/recovery issues with relevance to Insolvency
20 June – Alternative Insloveny procedures
22 August – A ‘potpourri” of Receivership Issues
24 October - Regulation and monitoring of Insolvency Practitioners
