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MASTER trusts have been one of the fastest growing segments of the funds management industry over the past decade. For many employers they provide an easy and effective solution to all of their superannuation needs.

WHEN the first big construction project gets underway at the Australian Marine Complex, the Premier of the day (whoever he is) is sure to hail it as a big success.

NOT-FOR-PROFIT organisations have been told they should improve reporting standards to meet the needs of donors and funding providers.

THE State Government has given the union movement a bigger role in developing local content policies for major projects.

AUSTRALIA'S major accounting bodies have questioned Federal Government moves that limit the ability of accountants to provide advice on superannuation.

MORE than 50 per cent of currently developed land in the Australian Marine Complex industrial precincts has been sold. Since being appointed to handle the freehold land sales Jones Lang LaSalle industrial sales and leasing manager Geoff Fraser said...

Roc's appointment of Bruce Clement to the newly created position of chief operating officer could be more of a case of "watch this space" than of a promotion.

In, part two of the knowledge management series, Vince Brown examines the extent to which the practice of KM has been adopted in Australia.

United Way this week honoured Bill and Rhonda Wyllie for their support of the WA community.

Narinder Elhence - Western Power

THE Western Australian Government Railways Commission has awarded a tender for the supply, installation and testing of optical fibre cables for the Armadale railway line.

IMAGINE a building material that has all the strength of cement but weighs 25 per cent less and is waterproof, heat resistant and chemical resistant.

THE Royal Australian Institute of Architects WA chapter has successfully convinced the Commonwealth Government to designate 2004 as the Year of the Built Environment.

In part six of an eight-part series on development, Tracey Cook explores what tools are used in the industry to manage the inevitable risk that comes with development projects.

140 St Georges Tce Perth Grade A. 28 floors office space. Currently undergoing a $34 million building refurbishment.

WHILE B Digital's plan for world domination may not have eventuated it has certainly gained a significant national presence in the mobile telecommunications industry and, with an advertising budget of $8.5

There is an art to obtaining reliable information as Julie-anne Sprague discovers in the fourth of a five-part series on market research.

IT'S that time of year again, when all the wailing and gnashing of teeth keeps us all in a miserable state. Yes, that's right, its budget time.

MANY of us will remember seeing a baffled Health Minister Bob Kucera recently facing TV cameras and attempting to explain why his department had bankrolled a publication coaching Perth women on how to be sensual and client-oriented prostitutes.

In the first of a five-part series on software and information management, Vince Brown examines the role knowledge management is playing in business.

THE US federal agency responsible for the safety and security of civil aviation, the Transportation Security Administration, will continue to work with Perth-based explosives detect

EYEWEAR company Just Spectacles is punching well above its weight in terms of advertising spend, according to industry research.

Asking the right questions can prove the difference between valuable and worthless information, as Noel Dyson discovers in the third of the series on market research.

AN extra $60,000 has been allocated to tourism marketing funds to help promote the State's Winter Breaks.

IN his first major role for five years, Channel Nine newsreader Peter Holland is returning to the stage as a world famous author in Yasmina Reza's The Unexpected Man.

With over 65s likely to represent 22 per cent of Western Australia's population by the year 2031, retirement village development is a rapidly expanding industry, as Tracey Cook reports.

PROPERTY Council executive director Joe Lenzo has criticised the State Government for relying on a high number of property transactions to fund essential services.

THE world of local government may be slow moving but the direction it is heading is unmistakable.

Howard Park's regional wines display a distinctive style even though their treatment and handling are identical, and the Shiraz and Cabernet are remarkable, as David Pike discovers.

IN a field dominated by interstate and overseas companies, Perth-based Organic Resource Technologies stands out as a homegrown developer of waste treatment technology.

A new tavern opening in East Perth in early September will add flavour to the area's tasty line-up, as Julie-anne Sprague reports.

IMAGINE spending $35 million on a new factory then asking the State Government for a handout so you can create a market for your product. Sound crazy? That is exactly what the ratepayer-funded Southern Metropolitan Regional Council has done.