There was a big increase in the number of companies paying very large cash bonuses last financial year, and at first glance its hard to reconcile some of the increased payments with company performance.
The going rate for a non-executive chairman of a mid-sized listed Western Australian company sits between $120,000 and $170,000, judging by the data compiled by WA Business News.
Public sector executives in Western Australia continue to earn substantially less than industry leaders in the private sector but, despite that, government workers seem to attract just as much controversy.
GLOBAL miners, CVRD-Inco Ltd and BHP Billiton Ltd, continued to shower their attentions on resources junior Heron Resources Ltd, increasing their stakes in the West Perth company during the past week.
Developing a minerals project in Laos has been fairly straightforward for Subiaco-based exploration company, Rox Resources Ltd, despite a recent hurdle in the form of a Laotian government moratorium on foreign investment licences.
STATE-OWNED electricity generator Verve Energy has been selected to supply power to Gindalbie Metals' Karara iron ore project, making it the winner of Western Australia's biggest contested electricity
The Western Australian Trade Enquiry Service is operated by the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Western Australia (CCI) with the support of the WA Government's Department of I
Professor Peter Newman has been recruited by Curtin University to head up a research team on sustainability, having recently retired as director of the Institute for Sustainability and Technology Pol
Western Australia's four public universities have joined a national scholarship program to combat declining enrolment figures and an industry shortage of professionals in the information and communications technology field.
Businesses in regional Western Australia are facing skills shortages like their counterparts in Perth yet not all sectors are being affected, according to a recent study by the University of Western Australia's Institute for Regional Development.
If ever there were a single indicator of the strength of Western Australia's economic good fortune, tycoon Stan Perron's private investment empire would be it, having basically trebled its profits in just four years.
The booming advisory market is creating some musical chairs among the key players, with corporate lawyer Justin Mannolini heading to Gresham Advisory Partners, prompting Freehills to fill the vacancy by appointing Simon Reed.
Perth Lord Mayor Lisa Scaffidi has called for the introduction of a new retail investment scheme next year, with retailers in a defined ‘business investment district' of Perth city to be charged a compulsory levy for promotional events and advertising cam
EVERYONE talks about the importance of product knowledge; no-one tells you how to use it to make a sale. Reality: Most companies train 90 per cent product knowledge, 10 per cent sales knowledge.
A software program developed by a Perth-based company, which could have significant implications for electrical engineering project design, has won an international award for innovation from the Institution of Engineering and Technology.
It seems the renewed faith of investors and developers in Perth's hotel sector has been vindicated this year, with new statistics showing Perth led the nation in achieving the hig
Property Council of Australia (WA) is hosting a South West luncheon focusing on Busselton jetty and outer Bunbury harbour, November 30 at Capel Vale Winery.
The directors of Home Building Society Ltd have moved to reassure shareholders that its proposed merger with Bank of Queensland would not be affected by BOQ's failure to complete a separate merger with Mackay Permanent Building Society Ltd.
Nedlands-based Lodestar Minerals Ltd, a subsidiary of Dioro Exploration Ltd, has launched its prospectus, aiming to raise $5 million in its initial public offer to pursue nickel exploration over Dioro's Penfolds project.
West Perth-based Global Gold Holdings Ltd has performed strongly in its debut on the Australian Securities Exchange, closing up 35 per cent on its offer price.
South Perth-based oil and gas company Cooper Energy Ltd has completed its $55 million placement to Euroz Securities Ltd after winning the approval of its shareholders, the company has announced.
The booming advisory market in Perth is creating some musical chairs among the key players, with corporate lawyer Justin Mannolini heading to Gresham Advisory Partners Ltd, prompting Freehills to fill the vacancy by appointing a new partner, Simon Reed.
Subaico-based Salinas Energy Ltd has raised $6.3 million through a share issue, allowing it to pursue further growth in its Southern California oil fields.
West Perth-based energy exploration company Blue Energy Ltd has completed its acquisition of the Cobalt Seismic Survey within its Queensland petroleum exploration tenure ATP 854, the company has announced.
The State Government has named Mirvac as the preferred proponent for the $100 million landmark hotel and residential development in Port Hedland on a 2.87 hectare site with ocean frontage, provided by the State Government.
West Perth-based Heron Resources Ltd will raise $17.2 million through the placement of 15 million shares to CVRD Inco Ltd, just days after raising the same amount in a two-tranche placement of the same number of shares to BHP Billiton.
