In this article the main focus is
on the fiduciary duties to shareholders. Talk about the creditors duties is
much less, generally when the organization suffering some kind of financial
issues and then conflicts in creditors as well as shareholders. In this article
as the company nears insolvency management’s duties discusses as well as also
discuss that with basic contractual principles why these duties are consistent.
In the bankruptcy process it then role the reviews of management and in that
process the inherent restraints on management, mainly in light of the relative
rights of creditors along with stakeholders. In this article the author also
discuss about the rights of shareholder and creditors. To increase the
shareholders values the mangers have right to take various steps even for the
creditors to reduce their values.
This article also tells about the
fiduciary verses contractual duties accordingly, to an interest holder when
managers have a fiduciary duty (equity, debt or else stakeholders), than just
attempting to live up to the specific terms that obligation involves much more.
To promote the beneficiary interests n agent with a duty is legally promoted
since it was the own interest of agent, from maximizing shareholders value
towards the preserving value for its creditors, this is the primary fiduciary
duty of managers. In this article the author takes the example of BNEC in 1989
this bank raised the $250 million in a bond issue. From the holding company by
down streaming these funds to the insolvent banks, for a possible recovery of
its banks BNEC might buy a little time.
If the bank don’t pay the money
than it is bankrupt and bank become seal. For the creditors managers of a
bankrupt company initially hold an exclusive right to a reorganization propose
plan as well as approval of courts. For both debt and equity holders the
uncertainty of the outcomes add to the risk. In a time of financial distress
the more shareholders oriented managers.
Analysis of Fiduciary duty in bankruptcy
In this article we are using the
primary research on the topic of Fiduciary duty in bankruptcy
As the author discuss the duties
of managers related to the stakeholders or creditors explains that’s also the
good thing. It’s a very comprehensive article. Anyone can understand the basic
point of the bankruptcy. Author very clearly talk about the bankruptcy and for
this also describe the example of BNEC. Which is a very good thing about the
author also demonstrate the capital cost and how it effect on the bank. Overall
it’s a good article.
Conclusion of Fiduciary duty in bankruptcy
It is concluded that whenever the
net present value to public is positive to maximize social welfare,
opportunities of investment would be undertaken. By the investor net present
values extended and investor tend to undertake project. For a variety of reason
public and private present value would different. Among the public as well as
private minimize the difference for society net present value would tend to
allocate capital more advantageously. It is also concluded that by decreasing
the discount rate among the public and private so because of this society will
help to decrease the net present value amide the public and private.it is
suggested that for society one important way to do that through the court
insist on that. To protect the right of the creditors as a result the managers
not only have but would have significant fiduciary duty.