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.
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.
RESEARCH undertaken by psychologist and socio-analyst Allan Shafer has suggested a clear link between the culture of an organisation and the health of the men who work in it.
PROPOSALS from Federal Treasury for a major overhaul of Australia’s international tax system could have a fundamental impact on WA’s ability to attract business investment and talented individuals.
THE energy costs associated with running a business are among the biggest overheads an operation faces. However, for many businesses it is viewed as a fixed cost and a necessary evil.
AUSTRALIA is aiming to tighten its treaty making process with other countries or international bodies so as to provide greater transparency and public accessibility.
THE City of Perth has approved a $14.5 million redevelopment of the CTA building on The Esplanade despite concerns about the provision of $25,000 by the developer to improve the public amenity of the area.
PRAWNS, fine wine and fresh cheese produced in WA may be in demand in the Middle East, but it is the more mundane, staple foods such as meat and wheat that are supporting WA exports.
VOLATILITY in the stock market can provide lucrative opportunities for options traders.An option strategy known as a ‘strangle’ works well in volatile markets as downside risks can be minimised while leveraging the upside.
AS in any part of the world, understanding the local customs is a useful way to open doors in new markets. A solid grasp of the political situation and the conflicts between the Arabian Gulf States is just as important.
THE Claisebrook Apartment Hotel has been sold for $5.3 million to a Perth property developer, opening the way for a new apartment development at the Nile Street property.
THE jitters left in the wake of the multi-billion collapse of HIH is fostering a new idea to create a pooled fund to compensate customers in the event of another financial services institution’s collapse, well beyond the insurance sector.
OF the 800,000 passengers travelling internationally through Perth airport for the first half of 2002, less than 200 came from the United Arab Emirates city of Dubai.
THE Middle East is being promoted as an exotic forgotten kingdom and that has helped fuel a growing interest in the region as a tourism and commercial destination.
CONSUMER sentiment may have fallen for the second month in succession, but consumers are showing no signs of pulling back from lending finance commitments.
WHILE maintaining the supply of a skilled workforce has always been an issue for regional businesses, industrial relations laws have often served to impede that goal.
THE Federal Government’s assumption that superannuation or the age pension will provide future retirees with a suitable standard of living is based on poor accounting, according to the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia.
INVESTA’S purchase of $570 million of Telstra properties early this month reflects a trend by Australia’s corporations to free their balance sheets of low-yield assets.
PERHAPS patient investors in Perth-based oil and gas print and Internet publisher Aspermont Limited will be rewarded in the current financial year if the company meets projections.
