Montagu Stockbrokers has jumped ahead of rival stockbroking firm DJ Carmichael & Co in terms of number of advisers it employs, according to the latest survey of the industry by WA Business News.
Wine pioneer Dr John Lagan was a hard-working wine enthusiast rather than a businessman, according to his son, Conor, who joined members of the wine industry, former patients and friends at a memorial service for his father last week.
Perth stockbroking and funds management company Euroz Ltd has posted a first-half net profit after tax of $14.5 million, a gain of 80 per cent on the previous corresponding period.
The owners of the Onyx Bar in West Perth plan to spend about $1.2 million developing a chic restaurant and bar at the base of Exchange Plaza, after buying the lease to the site from well-known restaurateur Warren Mead.
John Langoulant’s role as the public face of Western Australian business for nearly four years is set to change in the new year when he takes on the role as chief executive at Kerry Stokes’ very private Australian Capital Equity Pty Ltd.
Plans by the City of Bayswater to reopen one of Perth’s grand old hotels, the heritage-listed Peninsula Hotel in Maylands, could be scuppered by the new owners of the neighbouring Peninsula Tavern.
After several years of strong share price growth, many listed property players had a subdued 2007 as interest rate rises and soaring house prices hit the market.
An empty espresso cup and a trail of cigarette smoke drifting in the mid-morning breeze is the first sign that West Perth restaurant Julio’s will remain Italian in nature and flavour, despite owners Aldo and Connie Dichiera having sold the business they f
Rio Tinto will sell up to 15 million tonnes of iron ore on the lucrative spot market next year, which is likely to generate an additional $1.74 billion in revenue, the miner revealed today.
Nickel explorer Heron Resources Ltd has launched legal proceedings against Russian giant Norilsk Nickel in the Western Australian Supreme Court in a bid to gain access to the Bulong tenements near Kalgoorlie.
Shares in Fairstar Resources Ltd sank another 5 per cent today as it revealed its holding in takeover target Golden West Resources Ltd had fallen from 32.2 per cent to 24.8 per cent.
A spokesman for Fortescue Metals Group Ltd said the group would not comment on reports that its chief executive, Andrew Forrest, held discussions with bankers in Beijing earlier this week seeking loans to help fund a $1 billion expansion of its Pilbara ir
Moves by Planning and Infrastructure Minister Alannah MacTiernan to shift the timber industry to freighting its loads via rail rather than road have taken a new twist.
Sometimes celebrities are quite surprising in what they will and will not eat, according to the man in charge of the Perth Concert Hall kitchen, where meals are prepared for big-name musicians performing in Perth.
Western Australia’s real estate agents took home bigger commissions than their interstate counterparts while selling properties in half the time during the 12 months to August 30, according to a new industry survey released this week.
The Sheraton Perth Hotel has unveiled 50 new hotel rooms as part of a yet-to-be completed $20 million renovation, the first major five-star development in Perth for a number of years.
