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Redbank Copper shares had a lukewarm return to trading today, closing at 0.4 cents after a major restructuring and recapitalisation led by investor Michael Fotios.

IT has been a big week of‘giving' by Australian directors, with former WorleyParsons CEO John Grill giving $20 million to the University of Sydney and revelations that Rams Home Loans founder John

AS the world enters its fifth year of economic turbulence and even the best-insulated businesses in Western Australia are being affected, the factors that determine business influence in this state

Five of Perth's top entrepreneurs sat down with WA Business News to talk about managing change, boosting philanthropy and achieving long-term success.

ECONOMIC development is the answer to indigenous liberation in Australia, facilitated through procurement and contracting of indigenous corporations and joint ventures.

A high-powered panel puts the case for companies to give more consistently to charity, ensuring there is a bigger pie.

This year's survey of mergers and acquisitions activity in WA reveals a new ranking among corporate advisory firms in Perth.

GIVING begins in the home, according to Kevin MacDonald, the chief executive of Giving West, a recently formed organisation that aims to facilitate the growth of corporate and generational philanthropy in Western Australia.

It's worth taking note when scientists buck-up against a Labor government.

PERTH being Perth, it's difficult to avoid the strong historic connections between the key players at the top end of the management consulting market.

Perth businessman Gordon Martin has challenged potential rivals for Great Southern assets to put forward detailed proposals as funding for the collapsed company's assets is about to run out.

It is not that Perth dealmakers are joining the dole queues, they have just had a little more time on their hands recently.

THERE is an interesting collection of businesspeople who wield influence in government due to their roles as board members of major corporatised agencies.

Two weeks after Alinta shocked the market by announcing a management buy-out proposal, the future of the energy infrastructure company has turned into a fully-fledged auction process.

The fallout at the top levels of WA gas giant Alinta Ltd continued today, with John Poynton quitting the board just one day after his management buy out cohort Bob Browning resigned as CEO.

John Poynton's Prime Health Group has further expanded its interests in the corporate health sector by acquiring RMS Corporation.