Litigation funder Hillcrest Litigation Services Ltd said today it was endeavouring to reach an agreement with client Julian Wright following the multi-million dollar settlement of the court case involving Mr Wright's family.
Investors ride Wesfarmers; ANZ broke law on Opes, Panel declares; Business hit with $7bn emission bill; Downgrade threatens IAG's merger resistance; AHG fails as Boyd pulls pin
Advance Healthcare Group Ltd has asked its major creditor, Michael Boyd's Fulcrum Equity Ltd, to place AHG and its subsidiaries in administration after Fulcrum decided to not provide further financial support.
Tango Mining's takever offer for Herald Resources has been extended after the bidder disclosed that it was still awaiting approval from the Foreign Investment Review Board.
Litigation funder IMF (Australia) Ltd has scaled up its earnings forecast for the current financial year, advising that its net profit after-tax is expected to be at least $15 million and could be as high as $19 million.
New housing starts in Western Australia are exopected to fall by 12 per cernt this year and a further three per cent next financial year, according to HIA forecasts released today.
Cape's $400m China deal on track: chief; WA minister at ease over Burke links; There are lessons to be learnt from ABC's near death, says new boss; China gives ground on iron price; Rudd to rein in business bullies
A spray and red ink at ANZ; Defeated Stokes vows to fight on; Inflation number bad news for rates; AWB shares jump on upgarde, crop hopes; Quickflix stake in play after Prime Media takes over destra
Debtor finance company Scottish Pacific Benchmark has hailed the strong growth of international factoring, based on figures released by the global cooperative Factors Chain International.
A TOTAL of $21 million is to be spent on a broadband development project to facilitate health and emergency services for people living in remote and regional areas.
FORMER high-ranking Western Australian bureaucrat, John McKee, has taken the chair of junior iron ore explorer Iron Road Ltd as it seeks to raise $5 million and list on Australian Securities Exchange
Visiting WA; Dave Snowden, founder and chief scientific officer, Cognitive Edge, UK, to speak at ‘Global Convergence: Answers to Management and Compliance’ on May 1.
TREASURER Eric Ripper has announced that former Alcoa Australia managing director, Wayne Osborn, will be the inaugural chair of GESB Mutual Ltd, which will be the largest financial services company ba
SHARES in West Perth-based resources company Straits Resources Ltd jumped more than 6 per cent last week after it unveiled a plan to restructure the business and de-merge from its coal-focused Asian s
RIO Tinto Iron Ore has announced it will start a fly-in, fly-out commute roster from Carnarvon, adding to services it has started in Geraldton and Busselton.
JURIEN Bay aquaculture company Western Kingfish Ltd has been granted permission to collect 15,000 early stage juvenile lobsters as part of a commercial scale pilot trial to grow the crayfish in captiv
Seven Network Ltd owner Kerry Stokes has failed in his bid to oust the board of West Australian Newspaper Holdings Ltd, with proxy votes narrowly in favour of the incumbent directors.
$742m US deal saves Groves' ABC; Atlas lifts iron ore targets in bid to cash in on price boom; Insurance delay may penalise investors; Forrest loses tax fight over payout; Wesfarmers face uphill struggle to boost Coles, say analysts
GRD glosses over rejection of Transfield bid; Macarthur soars on bid talk; $2.6b issue positions Wesfarmers for deals; McMahon waits to see how far down there Cazaly stock falls; New Sydney chief for listed law firm
Opes Prime administrators probes Merrill mistake; BHP and Rio go in hard on spot prices; Crean may open doors to Chinese money; Goyder poised to unveil debt rejig; Fong forced to postpone listing of metals explorer
Balcatta-based ticketing company ERG Ltd plans to sell half of its business to its major shareholder and lender after reporting a $104.7 million loss for the half year to December 2007.
Controversial politician and former minister John D'Orazio announced today he would not seek pre-selection for the next state election, after fighting a battle to regain membership of the Labor Party.
Perth's central business district was disrupted earlier this afternoon when a man made threats from the roof the Exchange Plaza building, which houses the Australian stock exchange office and commonwealth parliamentary offices.
Wesfarmers weighs huge equity raising; NAB facing $600m bill after tax case; Opes probe turns up heat on ANZ; Rio shares up 4% as higher BHP bid tipped; Salting case families lose move on Xstrata
Rio surges on London talk BHP ready to sweeten offer; Beijing takes over BHP raid plans; Wesfarmers mulls multi-billion dollar raising; Paladin pair lynched as Merrill sells off shares; Inside the Stokes bunker: cashed up and set to pounce
BRINGING a little luxury to the camping experience, East Perthbased camping and outdoor equipment specialists Sea To Summit has released a Pocket Shower.
