The West Australian, Business section, Tuesday November 8
Lean Beef tip for creditors
Unsecured creditors of Harvey Beef owner EG Green and Sons could be facing a return of just 32 cents in the dollar from a collapse which has been blamed on factors including a culture resistant to change and a management rift.
Bond family in on floats
The Bond family is featured in two reports, with property investor John Bond emerging as a significant investor in soon-to-be-listed Little Creatures Brewery and Madagascar Oil, a UK-based oil company to be listed on London's Alternative Investment Market with links to the family reportedly on track to float next year.
Brierley jumps ship to Hartleys
Fast-growing Perth stockbroking firm Patersons Securities has lost the head of its research department after leading WA analyst Rob Brierley jumped ship to rival firm Hartleys.
Total Eden eyes east coast push after AMP injection
WA reticulation and water management specialist Total Eden Watering Systems is planning a big expansion into the Eastern States after AMP Capital Investors, the private equity arm of the financial services group, took a controlling stake in the Bibra Lake-based business.
The West Australian, general news, Tuesday November 8
New rate fears as housing booms
Perth's median house price has crashed through the $300,000 marke for the first time as the State's booming economy and an influx of interstate migrants fuel soaring demand for residential property.
Cafe revamp plan for Rottnest
The Rottnest Island Authority plans to demolish the prominent Dome cage building by the main Thomson Bay jetty and rehabilitate the prime beachfront site.
Buswell ready to risk all on bid for deputy Liberal chief
Short of being run over by a bus this morning, Vasse MLA troy Buswell will become deputy leader of the Liberal Party less than nine months after being elected to State Parliament, writes Robert Taylor in a political comment piece.
