Our weekly appointments wrap includes Keren Paterson, George Varma, Rowan King, Kim Hayman, David Hodgson, Jane Johnson, Daisy Pearce, Michael Prior, Varun Ghosh and Patrick Dodson.
Altura Mining has decided not to pursue a takeover from its largest shareholder, after its corporate adviser Citigroup began investigating a potential transaction in April.
Perth-based Metals X has raised $50 million via an institutional placement, with the proceeds set to be spent at the company's Nifty copper project in the Pilbara.
Altura Mining has appointed Citigroup as its corporate adviser in relation to a potential takeover of the $740 million company by its largest shareholder, Chinese battery manufacturer Shaanxi J & R Optimum Energy.
Iron ore prices will fall more than 10 per cent to be about $US60 per tonne next year, partly driven by increased scrap metal availability, according to Citigroup Asia commodities strategist Tracy Liao.
Iron ore rivals BHP Billiton and Rio Tinto are united in their forecast more high-cost producers will leave the market, but have stopped short of predicting how Western Australia's higher-cost producers will fare over time.
For the best ringside seat at a bruising encounter don't buy a ticket to a boxing event, sign up for an iron ore forecasting conference which will, for the first time since prices crashed, put the big boys of the industry on the same podium as the small producers.
Uranium mining is a challenging business at the best of times, but the current abundance of oil and gas is making life even harder for companies such as Paladin Energy.
Former Citigroup stockbroker Colin Hebbard will be sentenced in the Supreme Court of WA later this month after pleading guilty to insider trading allegations regarding biotechnology firm Vision Sys
THE local office at newly formed Morgan Stanley Smith Barney has been given a mandate to ramp-up its private client adviser numbers, as Perth's broking sector settles into its new look.
Citigroup Global Markets Australia Pty Ltd increased its relevant interest from 4,169,332 ordinary shares (6.41%) to 4,833,332 ordinary shares (7.49%).
As the biggest franchise in Western Australia measured by the number of outlets, Jim's (WA) reflects two of the major trends in franchising – it is a service-based business and a diversified group.
