Mark Pownall

Azure Capital’s return to management consulting is an exercise in post-boom diversification.

Warren Buffett has a rule of thumb comparing total equity values to GDP – and says the US market is becoming overheated.

There are dozens of ways to slice the latest AFL player salary statistics, but whichever way you look at them they have outpaced the common man’s equivalent.

A back-to-the-future approach won’t work for council mergers.

History shows that shopkeepers need good management as much as good sites.

The current shark cull is a politically challenging issue, but one where Colin Barnett is right to dig in because he has time and momentum on his side.

There is some excitement about the potential sale of state-owned assets.

A fresh round of musical chairs has started at the top end of the local management consulting sector, with Robert Radley quitting global player Bain & Company’s Perth business to lead a new practice being established by Azure Capital.

Financial planning technology group Decimal is embarking on a reverse takeover of listed cashbox Aviva Corporation in a $9 million deal.

The impending closure of Riverside Drive is another step-change in the transformation of the CBD.

There are strong signs that 2014 might be a more positive year for Western Australian business.

As Business News is closing today for a two-week break, we wish all our readers and business partners the very best for the holiday season.

The state government’s hopes of ending a $1 billion dispute with building magnate Len Buckeridge over the James Point port project appear to have been dashed, with the developer’s lawyer revealing

It is interesting to see who in public life publishes their ideas, and why.

Resources stocks are almost nowhere to be seen as other players seize the day.

Former Perth lawyer Nick Grono will return to Europe to run a new anti-slavery fund backed by his most recent boss, iron ore magnate Andrew Forrest, and other leading philanthropists.

Not only does the labour movement need to modernise, it must acknowledge past misdemeanours.

All credit to Sam Walsh for being a business leader that transcends a typical view of the genre.

It’s too early to pass judgement in the case of Forge Group’s troubles, but the signs aren’t encouraging.

Universities have a great track record in Asia; we would do well to learn from them.

One of the downsides of international investment is that people with a different worldview can start influencing the ways things are done in Australia.

Should we tax as a mechanism to discourage market dominance?

As acquisition opportunities become scarce, Perth ISP wants to sell more to its existing customers.

John Hughes has convinced a lot of people to buy his cars over the years, but will investors be similarly enthused about his plan to float the business?

What was done decades ago as common business practice is increasingly fraught these days.

FIFTEEN years after the late Harry Perkins' efforts to create the Western Australian Institute for Medical Research bore fruit, the not-for-profit will take his name in a major rebranding move.

Transport Alternatives director Paul Steely White gives cycling a push as car-commute congestion in Perth becomes increasingly noticeable.

Does Rottnest offer a realistic interpretation of a carless society?

Andrew Forrest’s philanthropic efforts are as restless as the iron ore magnate himself. Recent changes appear to be part of a restructuring of his various private and charitable interests under the new brand of Minderoo.

Could a new spin on an old bursary bring benefits for Australia and its neighbours?

The prevailing attitude against high-rise development could hold Perth back from becoming a truly liveable city.

Western Australia's outgoing Chinese consul general says the state’s farmers have told her they want financial support and access to markets.