Pay cuts, some up to 50 per cent, were the order of the day in the Business News quarterly CEO salary survey, but not all companies have been on trend.
The past year has been tough for listed WA companies looking to raise funds but a lift in activity during the past three months has the industry cautiously optimistic.
Paladin Energy is set to slash its costs by $US23 million over the 2014 financial year and suspend all non-essential exploration activity as it looks to stem losses from a weakening uranium price.
UNDERSTANDING the growing complexity of remuneration packages is a challenging exercise for investors seeking to determine the value, or otherwise, offered by a company's management team.
Paladin Energy boss John Borshoff has sold more than a quarter of his stake in the company, but says he remains confident in the outlook for the uranium sector.
Paladin Energy has appointed former Mount Gibson Iron chief financial officer Alan Rule to replace Garry Korte, who has been poached by Gina Rinehart's Roy Hill Holdings, a subsidiary of Hancock Pr
Five years of WA salary surveys show some chief executives appear to be remarkably well paid relative to the size of their business and the returns they have delivered, while others offer great value for money.
Australia's resources-led economic recovery has had a major impact on the pay of WA-based executives, with a big rise in the number of million dollar pay packets as share prices bounced back from GFC lows.
Subiaco-based Paladin Resources Ltd has hit back at criticism of its $1 billion hostile offer from target Summit Resources Ltd, saying Summit's reasons for rejecting the bid are flawed.
Uranium company Paladin Resources was the top performing Western Australian stock for the three years to June by a wide margin, with an average annual total shareholder return of 618 per cent.
AN emerging worldwide shortage of uranium has thrust West Australian junior explorer, Paladin Resources into the international nuclear energy spotlight and also sent its share price soaring.