Gary Kleyn

THE Investors Club, which has operated in Western Australia for the past seven years, has hit back at Australia’s corporate watch dog, the Australian Securities and Investments Commission, after it was ordered –

THE business plan of Cervantes Seafood Limited appears to have come unstuck just five months after listing on the Australian Stock Exchange.

In the first of three reports on tax planning, Gary Kleyn considers the options available and when they are likely to be most effective.

PLAYERS in the WA tourism industry have welcomed the State Government’s $300,000 cash injection into the Convention Attraction Support Team, or CAST.

BATTLE-HARDENED Western Australian traders have not been scared off the Middle East region, with many declaring it business as usual.

THE strong performance of the Australian dollar may not have gone unnoticed, but to say that the AUD is strengthening against all currencies is off the mark.

In this week’s look at WA exporters, Gary Kleyn examines the growing importance of the fishing industry.

THE annual bloodstock yearling sales have surpassed expectations following the return of a strong contingent of buyers from the eastern States, Malaysia and Singapore.

DETAILS have been released concerning the new Andrew Forrest-backed gold exploration venture, Siberia Mining Corporation Limited. A prospectus released last week followed recent news of the company and the involvement of Mr Forrest in the deal.

HEDGE fund and superannuation fund managers have reacted strongly to suggestions they un-necessarily place super savings at risk in a bid to provide positive returns to their members.

Two global tenders: 1) Bidder for planning, engineering, supply installation and commissioning of IP Infrastructure; and 2) Supply, installation and commissioning of Close Circuit

In the first of a five-part series Gary Kleyn looks at some of WA’s top exporting companies, uncovering the export successes taken from the WA Business News 2003 Book of Lists.

THE steady number of prospectuses receiving stop orders from the Australian Securities and Investment Commission has prompted the regulator into a focused education campaign.

PERTH median house prices passed $200,000 in February 2003.

In his final report on financial advisers Gary Kleyn considers the changes being made to the industry’s regulatory environment.

IN the first agreement of its kind in the world, Australia has reached agreement with three of its major trading partners to standardise transfer-pricing documentation.

FEATHERS have been ruffled in the world of financial planning and advisers of late, with many either ducking for cover or going on the attack in response to a survey carried out by the Australian Securities and Investment Commission and Choice magazine.

A host of WA companies is involved, or looking to become involved, in newly emerging overseas markets, as Gary Kleyn reports.

AN Aboriginal mining contractor has chosen a former dot.com basket case as a funding vehicle via a back-door listing on the Australian Stock Exchange.

The signs are positive that economic activity and growth in WA will continue to lead the way over other States. Gary Kleyn reports. WESTERN Australia appears to have everything going for it.

PROPOSED changes to the current ATM inter-bank fee structure are expected to lead to increased competition and lower fees.

THE Australian Securities and Investment Commission has granted further extension of interim relief for non-transitioning managed interest schemes.

SUPERANNUATION fund managers who resort to investment in high-risk hedge funds to escape from negative returns will come under increasing scrutiny in coming months.

IT wasn’t so many years ago that WA regularly went cap in hand for handouts from Canberra’s money men.

THE Association of Chartered Certified Accountants has warned the Australian Securities and Investment Commission not to go its own way when adopting socially responsible investme

THE Western Australian Wine Industry Association and Anglicare are two of the 21 organisations to receive State Government funding geared towards the promotion of growth and job prospects in regional WA.

AMENDMENTS to the Federal unfair dismissal laws have once again been defeated in the Senate.

THE directors of Kalpumps Pty Ltd and Galvin Engineering Pty Ltd have joined forces, developing and marketing pump replacement equipment for the State’s mining sector.

In the first of a three-part series on financial advisers, Gary Kleyn examines what distinguishes them from planners and why their numbers are falling.

EQUINE enthusiasts are often accused of being an optimistic lot and this year’s annual yearling sales have proved no exception, with horse breeders expecting a significantly larger annual cheque from next week’s Magic Millions yearling sales.

CITY folk could be forgiven for thinking the farm sector is in crisis.

LOCATIONS in Asia, the Middle East and Central Europe are expected to be the breeding ground for new emerging markets for WA’s products, services and investments.