liabilities

The debt rarely trades, but that is less of an obstacle for insurance companies, which tend to buy and hold investments over the long term to balance their assets and liabilities.

Plaintiffs have likewise objected, saying he is trying to wipe out those liabilities and buy it back on the cheap, free and clear of tort liabilities.

One man’s liability had always been another man’s asset, but now more and more of the liabilities could be turned into bits of paper that you could sell to anyone.

Such scenarios imply that these companies would need to take on more liabilities on their own balance sheets as their business fundamentals deteriorate.

First Brands filed for chapter 11 in late September with more than $10 billion in liabilities after irregularities in its accounting came to light.