A dissolved corporation ceases to legally exist and the effect this has on its shareholders depends on how it was dissolved. If the corporation is dissolved voluntarily and its assets distributed to the shareholders without paying all remaining corporate debts, the shareholders could become liable for the debts.
BHP Billiton is the world's largest mining company, and Australia's largest company. Computershare is the world's largest and leading provider of investor services. ANZ is a major international banking and financial services group, with credit ratings among the strongest in the Australian and international markets.
The world's largest employers are not private companies. Last week, the World Economic Forum's (WEF's) Agenda blog highlighted the organizations that employ the most people in the world. The post noted that the top spot is often incorrectly attributed to Indian Railways instead of the US Department of Defense, which employs more than 3 million people. The good news for workers at the two largest private US employers â Wal-Mart and McDonald's â is that higher wages are here.