Taylor Woodings

WESTERN Australia’s leading private companies are under the spotlight now more than ever before.

Western Australia’s pipeline of significant non-iron ore projects is showing signs of a quick slowdown as construction of major projects is due to be completed by the end of next year.

The number of Australian companies going broke is expected to stay high over 2013, says accountancy firm Taylor Woodings, as corporate failures in WA doubled in January. 

Global business advisory group FTI Consulting, best known in Perth for its public relations division, has acquired insolvency practictioner and corporate advisory firm Taylor Woodings.

Land sales activity in the fast-growing suburb of Baldivis is a lot more than just single residential lots.

Cor Cordis has appointed Jeremy Nipps as a partner in its Perth office. Mr Nipps joined the firm in December as an associate director. He has held management positions with FTI Consulting, Taylor Woodings, Bankwest and Commonwealth Bank of Australia.

Litigation funder IMF Bentham has announced it will fund a shareholder class action against former directors of collapsed miner Kagara, which went into administration in 2012.