Mark Pownall

Business leader Duncan Calder has resigned as the national president of the Australia China Business Council after being charged with sex offences.

Perth-based Swan Gold Mining has completed a one-for-10 share consolidation as part of a restructuring of the company that it proposes including a capital raising of up to $20 million and debt to equity conversion of more than $29 million.

Consumer behaviour plays out in business much as it does in the political sphere.

Their focus might be on the forthcoming Commonwealth Games, but hockey stars Rachael Lynch and Ashleigh Nelson also have an eye on the future with a plan to attract corporate interest in their speaking talents to raise funds for charity.

A good few months of deal flow is offering hope for a better year.

Internet pioneer Michael Malone has quietly ended another formal link to the ISP he founded and floated, selling more than 1.1 million shares in iiNet to net almost $8.5 million, a move which takes him below the 5 per cent substantial shareholder limit.

Eight instalments of Rising Stars offer plenty of data to analyse.

Australian business needs to better promote its services sector to win greater recognition in China, according to our leading diplomat in Beijing.

As fund raising events go, this one is on message.

After 20 years in the stockbroking business, Simon Lyons stepped away from equities to enter the fixed income sector as a director of specialist group FIIG, offering an alternative for investors and an option to bank finance for business.

Are calls for change self-serving or do they highlight a collective opportunity?

Booms are to navigate through, so we emerge stronger and better equipped for future challenges.

SPECIAL REPORT: Politicians with the ability to cut through on-message are a valuable commodity, and WA has one of the best.

SPECIAL REPORT: Power and influence in WA is adjusting to a new order after the boom.

SPECIAL REPORT: Global economic forces, a national election and state political exits have shaped the 2014 Most Influential list.

Peter Kennedy’s new book promises a fascinating ride through four decades of WA political history.

Competition is deemed healthy for most of us, so why not in the labour movement?

There’s no doubt that cyclists and car drivers could do more to improve relations.

How does a visit by the mayor of US oil capital Houston link to Western Australia’s local council amalgamations?

History shows that only time will tell whether an asset's price was optimal.

Nostalgia is no longer a valid reason to stop the modernisation of Rotto.

More than a decade of 40under40 winners represent the changing face of new business in WA.

The entrepreneurial sub-culture of WA business was established more than a century ago.

Perth-based financial services group Pioneer Credit is looking to raise more than $40 million with the sale of just over half the company through an IPO which will provide capital for the group to expand its debt purchasing.

Having a ‘Eureka moment’ was a long way down the list of reasons why some of WA’s best-known entrepreneurs started their businesses.

Gender is a perennial issue because progress comes in fits and starts.

SPECIAL REPORT: A complementary skill set and vast experience put CCI’s leadership team on the right track.

SPECIAL REPORT: CCI has a new president and chief executive, both with a long involvement in the lobby group’s policies.

Ears are for more than keeping your hat on – good CEOs use them to listen.

The entrepreneurial talents of Tony Loxton, founder of Digital Dialogue, were recognised last night when he was named First Amongst Equals in front an audience of 980 people at the 2014 40under40 awards.

Rather than a disaster, Troy Buswell’s political exit ought to be an opportunity.

Western Australian magnate Len Buckeridge has died of a heart attack at his home at the age of 77 – leaving one of the nation’s biggest construction and building materials businesses in the hands of his children.