Wealth creators

It would be easy to call the many names gathered on the following pages a rich list, but it is not that simple.

Resources rule when it comes to directors' wealth.

WHEN Pankaj Oswal emerged with a 5 per cent stake in listed Phosphate Australia in late 2008 – a little more than $2 million for 5.5 million shares at an average of 36 cents each – he was at the to

THE private wealth of iron ore magnate Gina Rinehart has become a little more public in the past year, during which she emerged as Australia's richest person.

ANDREW Forrest is much more than just one of Australia's richest people, he's a showman who adds a little bit of Hollywood to what would normally be the dry and dusty world of iron ore.

Philanthropy is an inevitable topic when it comes to wealth creators in Western Australia.