Merrill Lynch

Merrill Lynch & Co Inc increased its relevant interest from 16,055,450 ordinary shares (6.98%) to 20,568,519 ordinary shares (8.11%).

Kimberley Diamond Company NL 28-Jul-05 Merrill Lynch & Co decreased its relevant interest from 20,568,519 ordinary shares (8.19%) to 18,281,000 ordinary shares (7.19%).

Kimberley Diamond Company NL 10-Oct-05 Merrill Lynch & Co. ceased to be a substantial shareholder.

Kimberely Diamond Company NL 31-Oct-05 Merrill Lynch & Co Inc became a substantial shareholder with a relevant interest of 14,140,992 ordinary shares (5.21%).

Merrill Lynch & Co became a substantial shareholder with a relevant interest of 11,000,879 ordinary shares (15.87%).

Merrill Lynch & Co became a substantial shareholder with a relevant interest of 25,656,623 ordinary shares (9.82%) - amended notice

Merrill Lynch & Co Inc became a substantial shareholder with a relevant interest of 11,000,879 ordinary shares (7.16%) - amendment.

Merrill Lynch & Co Inc became a substantial shareholder with a relevant interest of 9,452,190 ordinary shares (5.53%) - amended form.

Merrill Lynch & Co Inc decreased its relevant interest from 25,626,623 ordinary shares (9.82%) to 16,285,022 ordinary shares (5.72%)

Merrill Lynch & Co. Inc increased its relevant interest from 15,468,668 ordinary shares (5.11%) to 31,284,972 ordinary shares (9.85%),

Merrill Lynch & Co. Inc decreased its relevant interest from 15,468,668 ordinary shares (5.11%) to 31,284,972 ordinary shares (9.85%),

Merrill Lynch & Co Inc increased its relevant interest from 13,527,120 ordinary shares (7.56%) to 17,139,620 ordinary shares (9.58%)

Merrill Lynch & Co Inc decreased its relevant interest from 31,284,972 ordinary shares (9.85%) to 18,950,015 ordinary shares (5.74%).

Merrill Lynch & Co Inc ceased to be a substantial shareholder.

Bank of America Corporation & Illegible ceased to be a substantial shareholder.

Equinox Minerals Ltd chief executive Craig Williams has become the third Perth company director to have a big parcel of shares sold by Merrill Lynch as a result of links to failed margin lender Lift Capital Partners.

Norton Gold Fields says it has reduced its debt to $51 million, after making a voluntary $15 million payment against its finance facility with Merrill Lynch.The payment takes the gold miner's net debt down to $23 million, managing director Andre Labuschagne said.

EXPERIENCED resources investment bankers Neville Gardiner and Jeremy Carlberg are preparing to launch a new corporate advisory outfit in Perth called Torridon Partners, adding further diversity to the sector in Western Australia.

THREE corporate advisory firms, each with a very different profile, stood out as market leaders in the mergers and acquisitions sector last year.Macquarie Capital, Hartleys and UBS were the top performers, judging by the number and value of Western Australian transactions handled.

Competition in the state’s investment banking sector is hotter than ever despite a fall-off in takeover deals and capital raisings last year.

Brent Bonadeo has joined the board of Euroz Securities, as part of its corporate finance team.

Seven years ago, Western Australia's poster boy for entrepreneurship had a wake-up call – shares in the company Michael Malone had created from a standing start in his parents' garage were tumbling and he had to devise a strategy to save iiNet.

SPECIAL REPORT: The past 12 months have been tough for WA’s corporate finance professionals, but there is cautious optimism that 2014 will be a different story.

High debt levels and rising interest rates are an unpleasant combination, but everyone with an interest in the retail, property and share markets would be wise to see that one factor has arrived and the other one is on its way, potentially producing a pincer-squeeze on spending and growth.

Deutsche Bank’s latest analysis of Boral has rekindled debate over a potential move on the Buckeridge Group.

National healthcare group Healthscope has lodged its prospectus ahead of a float worth up to $2.5 billion, the biggest initial public offering in Australia in 2014.

The high-cost, low-price environment has put the squeeze on iron ore miners.

Retail investors in Western Australia love their Wesfarmers and Woodside shares. Professional investors are not so sure, and neither is the governor of the Reserve Bank of Australia, Glenn Stevens.

Perth land developer Peet says it will seek to raise $47 million to help fund $95 million worth of acquisition interests in six residential development projects across Australia.

Gold is a rare bright light in the mining industry, with major changes during the past two years to be followed by the opening of multiple new mines and more M&A deals. Click through to find the special report, which ranks WA producers, and looks at Gold Corp, executive pay, and new gold projects.

Energy giant Woodside Petroleum is considering growth opportunities in Papua New Guinea, announcing today it was evaluating a takeover offer for Oil Search through an all-scrip deal valued at more than $11 billion.

Treasurer Mike Nahan has said encouraging private investment in the Pilbara electricity grid could reduce its excess capacity and also energy prices in the north west, at a Committee for Economic Development of Australia lunch today.

Almost 500,000 workers would need to be laid off in China’s steel industry by 2020 under a plan to reduce excess capacity, according to a report released by the international Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development this week.