IT is not often that a move by one person can shake up a marketplace but the defection earlier this year of Michael Ashforth to Macquarie Capital from Gresham has had a big impact.
PATERSONS Securities and Macquarie Capital Advisers have topped WA Business News’ survey of Western Australian capital raisings, with each firm involved in transactions worth just over $1 billion.
THE dampening effect of post-crash market volatility on conventional merger and acquisition activity has left many playmakers looking to backdoor opportunities for corporate action.
As the Western Australian commercial construction industry heads towards the end of a boom period, the major players are spreading their wings in search of the big jobs.
AN array of government-funded building projects, including theatres, Tafe colleges and police centres is boosting the order books of construction firms in Western Australia.
The Rudd government’s commitment to the resource super profits tax rests on its faith in tax architect Ken Henry. But holes in even some of the simplest statements by the Treasury chief have cast doubt over the assumptions underpinning the tax.
SEVERAL Perth hotels are upgrading bars, cellars, lounges and business centres while launching extensive refurbishment programs to attract the growing leisure and corporate markets.
PRIME Minister Kevin Rudd need only speak to Grange Resources managing director Russell Clark for a first-hand account of how the proposed resource super profits is already affecting the mining industry.
BEING a good employer is not about providing everyday staff perks; rather it involves committing to what the organisation can do better for its people.
THE instability caused by the global financial crisis forced many businesses to rethink their recruitment strategy or, in some cases, put a complete freeze on hiring new staff.
CONTRARY to a common catchphrase in management circles, SPF managing directors Graham Yarker and Jeff Nicholas make it a point to work in the business, not just on it.
The development of iron ore resources in the Mid West will require incredible cooperation between government, the private sector and local communities.
THE West Coast Eagles might be having a dreadful season on the field but its success off the field may well lie with the long-term strength of the boardroom, which has not been handicapped by salary caps, draft restrictions or drug scandals.
OPPOSITION revelations that Premier Colin Barnett’s chief-of-staff Brian Pontifex is one of Western Australia’s best-paid bureaucrats or advisers may have only underscored the value of one the most influential new players in the Liberal state government.
BY any measure, the Mid West stands on the brink of an unprecedented level of development and investment, as scores of projects across a range of industries – including mining, energy, transport, and science – jostle for pre-eminence.
THE state government expects an almost 70 per cent increase in nominal income from the various public corporations it owns – making them a very important part of balancing the budget in the years approaching the state election.
THE power players in Western Australia remain largely unchanged, though the impact of the federal government’s resource super profits tax could change the future dynamics of this mix.
THE Chooks Fresh & Tasty concept began with ‘chief chook’ Steve Hansen, who started out in franchising 27 years ago when he invested in a Chicken World business with his father-in-law, Colin Manuel.
