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This Practice Note covers: debt rescheduling—lengthening the amortisation/repayment timetable so the company can weather short-term financial strain. The purpose of rescheduling is to set a more achievable debt burden or a period within which repayment is feasible. A firm without cash to meet wages or supplier invoices will struggle to survive. Adjusting the schedule may allow the business to stabilise and frequently boosts the lenders’ overall recovery on their investment, as businesses are usually more valuable when trading successfully than when dismantled or broken up. In many cases, enabling continued trade by rescheduling supports recovery and preserves value for lenders debt waivers—the lender consents to discharge the borrower from having to repay part or all of sums owed. This typically happens where the lender accepts there is minimal or no realistic chance of full repayment to it at all in such circumstances Rationale The advantage of a rescheduling or waiver is that it prevents the debt being accelerated or causing cross-default under...

There are several avenues for reshaping a company’s debt. The best route will hinge on how severe the company’s financial issues are, the complexity of its funding structures, and whether any creditors are dissenting... What are the key stages in a debt restructuring process? The principal stages are to: stabilise the company (identify key parties and agree a standstill with creditors) prepare for the restructuring (carry out due diligence, develop a business plan and secure a valuation) implement the restructuring A consensual restructuring is generally preferable for cost and speed, though formal procedures (eg company voluntary arrangements (CVAs), restructuring plans, schemes of arrangement or pre-pack administrations) can address dissenting creditors. For details of the key requirements, the core stages, and the stabilising, preparation and implementation phases in the restructuring journey, see Practice Note: Restructuring process...

Banking & Finance glossary A Auditing and Accounting Organisation for Islamic Financial Institutions (AAOIFI) The foremost Islamic, international, autonomous, independent, not-for-profit corporate body that develops and issues accounting, auditing, governance, ethics and Shari’ah benchmarks and standards for Islamic Financial Institutions (IFIs) and the wider Islamic finance sector. Founded in Bahrain in 1991, it is backed by a number of institutional members across more than 45 countries, including central banks and regulatory authorities, financial institutions, accounting and auditing practices, and legal firms. Its pronouncements are currently applied by leading Islamic financial institutions across the world and have advanced a progressive and gradual harmonisation of global Islamic finance practice. It also delivers professional qualification programmes—notably Certified Islamic Professional Accountant (CIPA), Certified Shari’ah Adviser and Auditor (CSAA), and the corporate compliance programme—in efforts to strengthen the industry’s human capital and governance frameworks. For further details, see Practice Note: Key participants in the Islamic finance industry—Accounting and Auditing Organisation for Islamic Financial Institutions (AAOIFI). Acceleration Acceleration is the formal action...