Gary Kleyn

AUSTRALIA has been warned to continue the reform process if it wants to cement a reputation as one of the world’s fastest growing economies.In its annual report on Australia released last week, the International Monetary Fund made it clear that Aust...

WHEN the Royal Show kicks off on Friday, it won’t just be fun and games on the program. A big contingent of suited Chinese businessmen will be displaying their wares, looking for opportunities and investments in WA.The Department of Industry and Tec...

THE white knights of managed investment scheme investors, lawyers Wilson & Atkinson lost their clean slate-status last week after the Federal Court in Perth found in favour of the Australian Taxation Office.Some Perth lawyers argue that the case has...

LEGAL experts have warned that the Federal Government’s proposed changes to the Corporations Law may be unconstitutional and could reduce the current rights of corporations to defend themselves through the courts.There are also concerns that the Au...

THE Financial Services Reform Act stipulation that fund managers consider the social, environmental and labour relations components of their investments on an ongoing basis is having a profound effect on how businesses operate.The industry list of ...

THE coal-seam methane business, it is hoped, will provide a brighter future for Perth junior explorer Anzoil NL.During the past few months, however, Anzoil’s board members have diverted their eyes from future plans as the ghosts from the company’s ...

BREVILLE’S parent company Housewares International Limited is likely to be an out-performer in the next year. It posted a final net profit for the 2001-02 financial year of $16.4 million on sales of $379 million.Ahead of expectations, both the Austr...

INDEX funds have been provided with a case-by-case exemption from the takeover regime on the basis that the funds have a limited discretion in the acquisition and disposal of securities.

THE fast-paced lives of many Western Australians has created new business opportunities, particularly in the food industry.

SALLY Malay Mining Limited directors are expecting to narrow the number of potential financiers for the company’s $54 million nickel project to two banks within the next week.

THE appetite of Mineral Securities Limited chief Keith Liddell for speculative resource companies seems as strong as ever.

SHARE trade investors proved resilient in August with the overall performance reversing, though not totally eliminating, July’s decline. The Australian share market once again outperformed international markets.

FINANCIAL Services and management groups are continuing to report mixed results for the 2001-02 financial year.

WHAT started out as a trip to buy Japanese car parts 11 years ago ended up as a Welshpool-based company that is a leading supplier of used parts and engines.

A SUPREME Court win by BHP Billiton over third party access to rival iron ore operator Down Holding BV is unlikely to cause the project punters to turn their backs on the region.

SEVERAL WA companies will benefit from the Government’s program to push local manufacturers and suppliers toward major projects in the North West.

THE cut-throat nature of the security business has cruelled the dreams of a host of local players and, until recently, it seemed the fate of the Malaga business of brothers George and Jamie Koutsoukos might go down a similar ignominious path.

THE Australian Taxation Office has become increasingly vigilant in its role of implementing taxation law.And it is not just in enforcement that the ATO has been on the ball.

PROPERTY developers should seek professional advice before signing on the dotted line to avoid ongoing problems with the GST margin scheme.

BUSINESS investment is expected to provide the source of economic growth for at least the next two years, offsetting the downturn in the building and property sector.

AUSTRALIA’S three car manufacturers are all lining up to release new versions of their star vehicles to the showrooms this month.

PERTH-BASED diversified public company Schaffer Corporation Ltd is quietly enjoying the successes resulting from a robust building sector over the past two years.

MORE than $200 million from forgotten bank accounts, insurance policies and company share sales is waiting to be claimed by its owners.

THE lack of criticism of the Australian Tax Office may have more to do with fear of scrutiny than a lack of any real complaints.

A PROGRAM designed to provide environmental and hip pocket savings, called Greener Motoring, was introduced to WA last week at an Australasian Fleet Managers Association seminar.

AFTER more than a year out of the spotlight the directors of national mining and civil contract services group Macmahon Holdings, headed by CEO Nick Bowen, have confidently broken their silence.

AIR Cargo Express will introduce WA’s only fully containerised freighter aircraft operating a service to the Pilbara next month.

INEFFICENT government taxes are adding to the high premiums already paid by policy holders, effectively discouraging many people from taking out insurance, according to Royal & SunAlliance managing director Michael Wilkins.

INVESTORS wishing to pick the winners from the ‘dog’ market performers would do well to see what the top performers are doing right.

MURDOCH University MBA students have beaten other WA universities to win the WA round of the Boston Consulting Group Business Strategy Competition for the second consecutive year.

AS long as Australia persists with the current unfair dismissal laws, unemployment is likely to remain high, according to a recent report by the Centre of Independent Studies.

MARCH 1999 has been marked down as a watershed for non-profit organisations and their attractiveness to the corporate sector.