Staff Reporters

The Chamber of Commerce and Industry WA will hold Queensland's Success Story – the Peter Beattie Formula, a corporate luncheon, on Friday October 29 at the Chamber's function cent

Nm Rothschild Australia Holdings Pty Ltd ceased to be a substantial shareholder.

Cvc Investment Managers Pty Ltd increased its substantial interest from 14,313,307 ordinary shares (14.24%) to 20,704,611 ordinary shares (19.19%).

WEST Australian Metals has signed a memorandum of understanding with Asthamstop Limited governing WAM's investment to assist with the development of a natural asthma remedy.

A DAVID and Goliath battle is brewing with local intellectual property commercialiser QPSX opting to go toe-to-toe with US computer giant Oracle on its home turf.

Proposed code: SKWIssue price: $0.20Principal activities: Air transportation

Bell Ixl Nominees Pty Ltd became a substantial shareholder with a relevant interest of 1,564,441ordinary shares (5.32%).

Bell IXL Nominees Pty Ltd increased Its Substantial Interest From 1,564,441 Ordinary Shares (5.32%) To  2,155,740 Ordinary Shares (7.33%)

THE Australian Securities and Investments Commission has released a policy proposal paper on external administration covering liquidator registration.

THE Australian Tax Office has lodged a writ for $372,000 against Joanne De Hollander almost two months after it discontinued a winding up motion against a company of which she is

EMMA Groves has joined Macquarie Financial Serivces as a strategic financial planner.Ms Groves was formerly with Plan B Financial Services.

Former captain of the Wallabies Nick Farr-Jones AM, founder of the Extreme Group Alistair Gosling, Cricket Australia chief executive officer James Sutherland, National Basketball

Nm Rothschild Australia Holdings Pty Ltd ceased to be a substantial shareholder.

Perpetual Trustees Australia Ltd became a substantial shareholder with a relevant interest of 8,005,373 ordinary shares (5.06%).

Placement of 3,092,161 fully paid ordinary shares in the Company at a price of $0.80 per share, raising $2,473,728.80 has been completed.

AARON Eames, from Woolworths Supermarkets Rockingham, has been named Certificate II - Retail Trainee of the Year in this year's Retail Trainee of the Year Awards.

EXPORTERS and investors could benefit from new alliance between Australia's export credit agency and Zurich Emerging Markets Solutions, according to the Export Finance Insurance C

 RCR Tomlinson has bought the Stelform Engineering Group for $6.85 million, to be split $5.48 million in cash and the rest in RCR shares.

Proposed code: GWRIssue price: $0.20Principal activities: Gold mining

Portfolio Partners Ltd  became a substantial shareholder with a relevant interest of 11,742,056 ordinary shares (5.2%).

Consolidated Minerals Ltd increased its substantial interest from 5,628,119 ordinary shares (15.97%) to  5,990.797 ordinary shares (17%).

MBX has signed a Conditional Heads of Agreement for the acquisition of Novacoat.

AN Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has found, in a draft decision, that the price Telstra charges its competitors for access to its copper lines to be unreasonable.

Perth Holiday & Travel Expo has changed its postal address to:PO Box 721Balcatta WA 6914

Queensland Premier the Hon Peter Beattie to speak at Queensland's Success Story – the Peter Beattie Formula, October 29 at the Chamber of Commerce and Industry WA Function Centre.

Nm Rothschild Australia Holdings Pty Ltd ceased to be a substantial shareholder.