Mark Beyer

Western Australia is considered a boom state but the weakness in the residential property market and other industry sectors is a major concern of our business sector.

If there was one decision that highlighted the weakness of the stock market for most of 2011, it was the deferral of mining contractor Barminco’s initial public offering.

A small group of businesses across a handful of industry sectors were the really big winners in a year when times were tough for many.

Mount Gibson Iron chairman Geoff Hill has secured final control of the iron ore miner's board, after the last of his critics, Craig Readhead, resigned today.

Governments need to be more flexible in their use of migration to manage fluctuating labour demand.

BAYSWATER company Capital Recycling has hailed the awarding of a Main Roads contract as a huge breakthrough for the recycling industry.

Leighton Holdings subsidiary John Holland has secured a $370 million contract to design and construct the accommodation village for Chevron's Wheatstone gas project near Onslow.

Tanami Gold managing director Graeme Sloan has left the company, after it announced that the development strategy for its Central Tanami project would be reviewed in light of its drilling success.

Chinese investment group Wah Nam International has moved to gain full ownership of iron ore company Brockman Resources, through a takeover pitched at less than half the value of its original offer.

The heated battle for control of explorer Paynes Find Gold has resulted in the election of one out of three candidates who stood at Friday’s specially-requisitioned meeting of shareholders.

Prime Minister Julia Gillard has announced an extensive ministerial reshuffle that has increased the size of Cabinet to 22 ministers.

The latest controversy over native title funding does not augur well for a positive review of federal state financial relations.

PERTH-BASED private equity investor Centauri has teamed up with Peter Bartlett’s FMR Investments for an innovative $150 million building development in Port Hedland.

Global conglomerate GE has signalled an innovative pathway for training and industry development in Western Australia with the opening of a $100 million complex at Jandakot.

Five years of WA salary surveys show some chief executives appear to be remarkably well paid relative to the size of their business and the returns they have delivered, while others offer great value for money.

Remuneration reports are deeply flawed but with some redesign could deliver much more useful information to shareholders.

THIS year’s salary survey shows that it’s not just the chief executives at the top end of town who have mouth-watering incomes.

Changes to Wesfarmers’ remuneration policies have shone a bright light on the company’s results.

Five years of WA salary surveys show some chief executives appear to be remarkably well paid relative to the size of their business and the returns they have delivered, while others offer great value for money.

THREE trends stand out when the salary packages of newly appointed chief executives at Western Australian companies are examined.First,the bigger the company the higher the salary.

Executive remuneration is a hot political issue but the controversy does not seem to have slowed growth in pay packets at WA companies.

FOUR major resource and infrastructure projects have reached notable milestones this week, signalling the positive outlook for the Western Australian economy.

Facing up to shareholders at annual meetings, and the two-strikes policy on remuneration reports, are both confronting for company directors, but so far this year they have delivered benefits.

Brian Grimmer has bounced back since the fallout of the GFC.

Advanced Braking Technology chief executive Ken Johnsen has secured the largest grant of any company in Australia.

Peter Beattie, who is guiding the federal government’s push to help local industry win more work on major projects, says he detects a change of mindset among resources companies.

The controversy over director independence at Mount Gibson Iron has taken another surprise twist, with a majority of the board resolving that one of its existing members should be reclassified as i

Japan's Inpex Corporation has announced that a final investment decision on its Ichthys liquefied natural gas (LNG) project may be delayed until January.

Automotive Holdings Group has become the third Perth-based company to record a large protest vote by shareholders against its remuneration report, potentially leading to a board spill next year.

One day after being praised by chairman Geoff Hill at the company’s annual meeting, iron ore miner Mount Gibson Iron has announced that managing director Luke Tonkin will step down from the role.

Mount Gibson Iron has announced the appointment of two new directors as the company’s board grapples with a continuing rift over the independence of its chairman Geoff Hill.

The flexibility that skilled migration delivers to the labour market is often overlooked in the debate over solutions to the skills shortage.