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Infrastructure 09 Feb 2016

Access Group heads east for growth

Fourteen years after being founded in Perth, equipment hire company Access Group Australia is taking on the big players in the Sydney market.

Mining 28 Jan 2016

Rinehart no longer richest Aussie

After five consecutive years at the top of Forbes Australia's rich list, mining magnate Gina Rinehart is no longer Australia's wealthiest person.

Agribusiness 16 Dec 2015

Preferred bidder for Market City

An industry consortium led by members of the Chamber of Fruit and Vegetable Industries in WA has been selected as the preferred bidder for Market City, putting the state government a step closer to its first major asset sale.

Government 04 Dec 2015

Market City sale bill approved

Approval has been granted for the first in a series of state government asset sales, with legislation to sell Market City passing parliament after a debate that went until almost dawn.

Mining 26 Oct 2015

Beament, Creasy hit wealth sweet spot

SPECIAL REPORT: For the second year running, the value of shares held by company directors in WA has fallen sharply, though some operators defied the trend.

Deals 23 Oct 2015

Drillsearch, Beach in $1.2bn merger

Oil and gas producers Drillsearch Energy and Beach Energy plan to create a $1.2 billion company with the backing of major shareholder Kerry Stokes.

Property 12 Oct 2015

Swan Brewery industrial sales run hot

Sales at the Swan Brewery Industrial Estate have surpassed $70 million, with 55 lots at the Linc Property-developed estate sold since August last year.

Government 23 Sep 2015

Property groups target Market City

Kerry Stokes' private company and three property investors are among five bidders shortlisted for the privatisation of Perth's major fruit and vegetable market, which includes the largest land development site in Canning Vale.

Remuneration 24 Jul 2015

CEO salary cuts reflect market conditions

When newly appointed managing directors agree to work for nothing, it's a sure sign the cost pressures facing listed companies are getting more acute.

29 Jun 2015

Morning Headlines

BHP still in the race for Chile's Zaldivar mine

Advertising, Marketing & Communications 24 Jun 2015

Kennett and Malone join Seven

Seven West Media has made four new board appointments including former Victorian premier Jeff Kennett and iiNet founder Michael Malone.

Opinion 18 Jun 2015

Seven’s Cooper play muddies the waters

The oil price recovery to more than $US60 a barrel appears to be accelerating one of the biggest corporate shuffles ever by a Western Australian company, with Seven Group getting ready to consolidate ownership of the oilfields of South Australia.

Opinion 14 May 2015

From one extreme to the other

Western Australia's resources boom drove asset values too high, just as the bust is driving asset values too low; but to best understand that point it's worth taking a trip to Canada, where the sale of a machinery distributor contains an interesting message for Australian investors.

Infrastructure 20 Feb 2015

Tenders sought for East Perth power station

The state government is seeking expressions of interest to develop the heritage-listed East Perth power station site into a precinct that includes a mix of living, working and leisure opportunities.

Government 20 Feb 2015

Warning on visa changes

Planned federal government reforms to the ‘significant investor visa' program risk making the scheme unpalatable to potential migrants, according to 888 Fund managing director John Garland.

Advertising, Marketing & Communications 19 Feb 2015

Stokes in calculated shift to oil

Following the money is always the best way to see what interests a rich man because it tells you two things – what he likes as an investment for future growth, and what he sees as having reached the limits of growth.

Mining 13 Feb 2015

Beach flags $166m impairment

Oil and gas producer Beach Energy has flagged a $166 million writedown on the value of its assets, as a result the dramatic slide in global oil prices.

Opinion 22 Dec 2014

Let’s face it … the only way is up

There's cautious optimism things could start to head in the right direction next year after a shocker in 2014.

Opinion 20 Nov 2014

Wealth a barometer of state’s health

It's not easy to feel sympathy for Perth's super-rich as they watch their fortunes shrink, but the problems of Gina Rinehart, Andrew Forrest, Kerry Stokes, Angela Bennett and Stan Perron are a powerful pointer to the problems facing everyone in Western Australia.

Education 31 Oct 2014

Navitas chairman wins AICD award

Chairman of education provider Navitas, Harvey Collins, has joined the ranks of some of the top business leaders in WA by winning the Australian Institute of Company Directors gold medal award for WA.

Opinion 27 Oct 2014

Seven slumps in seven months

Seven Group Holding's performance may be more accurate barometer of the state's finances than treasury calculations.

Government 27 Oct 2014

Stokes biographies tell some of the story

Kerry Stokes is one of Australia's wealthiest and most private business leaders, but that has changed with the release of two biographies in two years. However conspicuous gaps in what we know about his deals and erstwhile partners remain.

Financial Services 27 Oct 2014

Stock market slump hits value of directors' shares - SPECIAL REPORT

The combined wealth of WA's richest public company directors fell by around $3 billion in the past year, but some individuals bucked the trend.

Government 20 Oct 2014

Toughest year since ’91: Stokes

Business leader Kerry Stokes says the Western Australian economy is heading for its toughest period in two decades, but expects the state will resume healthy growth within a couple of years.

Financial Services 06 Oct 2014

Volatility bites values as deal flow stalls - SPECIAL REPORT

It has been a tough quarter for dealmakers as commodity and share prices slump but some players see promise in the market shake-out. This Special Report includes a fully updated database with 146 deals for the quarter and an updated stockbrokers list.

Property 30 Sep 2014

WA’s richest poach professional managers

The appointment of investment banker Michael Ashforth as manager of the Bennett family's $1.5 billion fortune highlights the maturing of Western Australia's private wealth market.

Deals 12 Sep 2014

Stokes accepts BC bid for IOH

BC Iron is one step closer to completing its $256 million takeover bid for the Kerry Stokes-backed Iron Ore Holdings, after major shareholder Australian Capital Equity yesterday accepted the offer.

Mining 12 Jun 2014

Nexus shareholders reject Seven’s offer

Nexus Energy shareholders have rejected Seven Group Holdings' $26.6 million takeover after the final proxy voting results were confirmed late yesterday.

Mining 06 Jun 2014

Stakes raised in Seven’s Nexus takeover

Cash-strapped oil and gas company Nexus Energy has warned shareholders it will likely be forced into administration if a planned takeover by Seven Group Holdings fails to win approval.

Government 03 Jun 2014

The balance of power

SPECIAL REPORT: Global economic forces, a national election and state political exits have shaped the 2014 Most Influential list.

Opinion 07 Apr 2014

$US100 the magic number for oil, ore

Uncertainty over the price of oil makes Seven Group Holdings' purchase of Nexus Energy a classic case of what business risk is all about.

Agribusiness 16 Dec 2013

CBH chief appointed to B20 group

CBH Group chief executive Andrew Crane has been appointed a member of Australia's B20 Leadership Group, a private sector consortium that produces policy recommendations for international finance leaders for the annual G20 Leaders Summit in Brisbane next year.

Special Reports 05 Dec 2013

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