insolvency

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When those institutions came close to insolvency, turmoil quickly spread throughout the broader financial system.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 20, 2026

This would mean "joint supervision, harmonised insolvency and greater tax coherence, which go far beyond what is currently proposed", she told AFP.

From Barron's • Mar. 16, 2026

The New York-based fund asked for its money back and got it well before MFS fell into insolvency.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 6, 2026

Last year’s forecast by the trustees said benefits would be cut by about 20% once the trust funds hit insolvency.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 12, 2026

“Impossible!—when I told you how she, on the contrary, deserted me: the idea of my insolvency cooled, or rather extinguished, her flame in a moment.”

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë