Two Perth business executives have been appointed to government boards, with Kellie Benda joining the Foreign Investment Review board and Karen Brown joining Lotterywest.
The disciplinary tribunal for chartered accountants has imposed the maximum possible fine on PwC and applied new reporting requirements as fallout from the tax advice scandal continues.
Global law firm MinterEllison has lost five senior partners to rival HFW, including four of its Perth partners and its chief representative in the Beijing office.
Private equity investor Allegro Funds has obtained final regulatory approval to buy the public sector consulting arm of PwC, which will trade as Scyne Advisory.
Perth investment bank Poynton Stavrianou has doubled in size after acquiring the M&A team at accounting firm BDO, led by dealmakers Todd Grover and Justin Boyce Cam.
Perth’s super-rich Wright family has reaped a further $235 million in profits from iron ore royalties, but the most revealing number in their family company accounts was the big spend on lawyers.
One of WA’s most senior mining executives, former AngloGold Ashanti boss Mike Erickson, has taken on a senior corporate advisory role at Indigenous contractor Carey Group.
The first of the so-called ‘magic circle’ law firms to open a WA office, Allen & Overy, has announced a trans-Atlantic merger with US equivalent Shearman & Sterling.
Mining services contractor Perenti has recruited Diane Smith-Gander and Andrea Sutton as non-executive directors following its acquisition of local competitor DDH1.
Qantas chairman Richard Goyder will leave the national carrier before the end of 2024 following intense public scrutiny and as part of a broader board revamp to address reputational issues.
The former premier is on the payroll at four businesses after accepting advisory roles at Joe Hockey’s consulting firm Bondi Partners and listed company APM Human Services.
The previous owner of Blackburne’s City Beach property is taking his former lawyers to court, alleging a breach of duty occurred during deal negotiations over the western suburb asset.
Global consulting giant Accenture has expanded its local presence by purchasing Perth-based ATI Solutions Group in a deal understood to be worth about $20 million.
