Engineering firm Murray & Roberts last week joined a long list of South African companies making major acquisitions in Australia. Mark Beyer reports on their patchy track record.
South African firm Murray & Roberts is planning to increase its stake in Clough to at least 50.1 per cent but insists Clough will remain an independent listed company.“It has never been our intent
WA Business News’ inaugural survey of resource and infrastructure projects has found that China and energy are the two common themes. Mark Beyer reports.
THE potential investment in Western Australia’s iron ore industry could top $10 billion, with at least three aspiring producers seeking to break the domination of Rio Tinto and BHP Billiton Iron Ore.
Concern about Western Australia’s skills shortage is growing as industry finds it increasingly difficult to recruit the people it needs. Mark Beyer reports.
The strength of the State’s resource sector has been reflected in the companies that dominated the top-performing stocks over the past 12 months to June.
The number of people undertaking apprenticeships in Australia has gone through a long-term decline, driven in part by the privatisation of government utilities, a national study has found.There was a
Caravans and mobile homes may not rate as the most exciting of products but that hasn’t stopped Fleetwood being arguably the star performer among Western Australia’s listed companies.It has been a rem
Total Shareholder Return analysis includes all forms of returns to the shareholder – dividends, franking credits, returns on re-invested dividends and capital gain (or loss) through changes in the und
Total Shareholder Return is a well-recognised tool for analysing the high-level performance of listed companies.The TSR metric includes all factors that affect returns to shareholders.The two major fa
After a couple of tough years, the fourth annual Trudo WA Business News Total Shareholder Return survey reveals positive market conditions for many of Western Australia’s listed corporates. The broad
The Total Shareholder Return survey highlights not just the star performers but also the listed companies that have been consistent poor performers.Among Western Australia’s 50 largest listed companie
The top performing Western Australian companies over the three years to June are a diverse collection of biotechs, miners, manufacturers, retailers and tech stocks.A surprising aspect is that several
Resource stocks dominated the top-performing Western Australian companies over the five years to June with all but two of the top 10 involved in oil and gas, or base and precious metals production.Esc
The Women Lawyers of WA (Inc) celebrated a milestone this week – 100 years since Edyth Haynes’ application to practise law was denied. Marsha Jacobs reports on that decision and profiles some of the State’s top legal minds.
Edyth Haynes never spoke of her struggle to be admitted as a lawyer in Western Australia and only applied once for admission, even after the Legal Status of Women Act was passed in 1923 (introduced in