THE finance broking business is hardly flavour of the month, yet one of the authors of a comprehensive report into the sector has decided to set up shop in this controversial industry.
MARGARET River winemaker Xanadu is set to hit the acquisition trail in a stock market listing planned for as early as next week after raising about $8 million in new equity.
NEW WA Attorney-General Jim McGinty has headed off on his first interstate outing in his new job, having already played a key role in the resolution of one of the biggest conflicts concerning WA business.
NEW Australian legal giant Allens Arthur Robinson plans to double its Perth office within three years as the AAR merger partners focus on the potential of WA for strategic growth.
LOCAL media monitoring business Rehame has commissioned artist Deborah Netolicky to produce a mural for their office to reflect their dynamic business.
WHILE the talk of the increased export potential of WA’s gas has the sector preparing for another development boom, the State’s domestic natural gas market has suffered setback delays in two major resource projects.
A partnership between Woodside Petroleum and the Museum of Western Australia has resulted in the museum producing a marine documentary which has been picked up by international distributor HitTV.
RHK senior consultant Tony Warton has accepted a position at Mills Wilson Media Consultants amid speculation of a merger between RHK and Assert Marketing and Public Relations.
FORGET the golden soils. Savvy farmers are now turning to the deep blue for inspiration.The WA aquaculture industry is on the edge of a massive boom period, with global demand for seafood delicacies higher than ever.
WHILE a taxonomy for techno personalities sounds like a new GST on nerds and geeks, it is actually an emerging classifi-cation system of the most common personality types as they relate to technology.
WHILE the growth in many companies (especially SME’s) necessitates that a more systematic approach to management is required, it is well to recognise that the policies and procedures that usually accompany efforts to create order should remain
WHILE still uncertain how the Australian Tax Office is going to face contractors that work through labour hire firms, the labour hire industry is facing another threat – this time from the unions.
THE Australian Trade Commission (Austrade) has launched its annual search for the leaders of Australia’s hottest new technology to win a once-in-a-lifetime all-expenses paid week in the mecca of the high-tech world - Silicon Valley, USA.
BUSINESS success is set to reach new heights for Kununurra-based aviation tour operators Heliwork WA and Slingair after both companies recently received Export Market Development Grants (EMDG) from Federal Trade Minister Mark Vaile.
IN the ever-changing world of e-commerce, more and more busi-nesses are scrambling to get online and banks must continually re-invent their services to stay in step.
MONEY laundering is a growing problem in Australia and, indeed, worldwide.New technology and new methods have allowed criminals to find new ways to legitimise cash raised through illicit means.
WESFARMERS CEO Michael Chaney is open to the idea of expanding the rural group’s finan-cial services to providing more comprehensive advisory and branch banking services.
WA’S Criminal Property Confiscation Act is here to stay.WA Attorney-General Jim McGinty said Labor had supported the law that was brought in by the Court Government and had no intention of changing it in the near future.
PERTH’s Ben Hoffman was propelled from a former fruit and veg store manager to an inter-national high-tech visionary last week when a local syndicate poured almost $2 million into his Subiaco company, SignIQ.
THE taxation and legal systems and costs of training staff are major stumbling blocks for small and medium size busi-nesses wanting to take on new technology and innovations.
