PYTHONESQUE humour might have had the managed investment scheme sector crying out “I’m not dead, yet”, but there really is life in the industry despite the dramatic and near-terminal events of 2009.
The state government has approved the appointment of members to the new Kimberley Regional Planning Committee which it said would play a vital role in developing regional priorities and policy settings for the region.
Shares in real estate and property development outift Cedar Woods Properties climbed more than 7 per cent today after announcing a stronger than expected first half result and a full year profit forecast of approximately $15 million.
Nickel miner Panoramic Resources is forecasting to be back in the black, today lifting its interim profit guidance to $20 million compared to the $8.6 million net loss it booked the previous year.
Residential land in the South West region of the state is among the 10 most expensive regions across the country as land prices in Perth dipped 0.7 per cent in the September quarter, a new report shows.
Shares in Navitas were higher after the education service provider executed a 10-year deal with the University of Newcastle to establish the Newcastle International College.
Housing groups and mortgage brokers have been joined by the federal government in welcoming the central bank's decision to leave the official interest rate unchanged, the former saying it is an opportunity to see the effect of previous increases.
Listed property developer Finbar has been drawn into the collapse of a Japanese-owned language college GEOS, which was a big commercial tenant of the group.
Perth-based PRM Property Holdings has been chosen to partner with LandCorp to construct 100 homes at the Bluff Point suburb within Geraldton in preparation for the $4 billion Oakajee deepwater port and rail project.
The administrator of GEOS Perth says the school will not be re-opened, displacing nearly 500 international students enrolled in English language courses at the school that operates out of St Mark's International College in Highgate.
Perth-headquartered agribusiness AACL Holdings expects to list on the Australian Securities Exchange later this month as it opens its $11 million initial public offer.
The residential property sector in Perth appears to be on the cusp of another boom with a housing group forecasting a recovery in detached housing starts this year while a new house price gauge surged 11.5 per cent over the past year.
Perth-based Phosphate Australia is considering a $226 million slurry pipeline option for the development of its Highlands Plains project that straddles the border of Queensland and Northern Territory.
Miner Kagara expects to launch the initial public offer of its gold spin-out vehicle in April as operations returned to profitability in the December quarter on the back of a higher metal price environment.
Ernst and Young has been appointed voluntary administrators to private English language school GEOS Perth and eight other affiliated companies, affecting a total of 2,300 students from a number of countries.
Leederville-based SmartTrans Holdings is set to take advantage of China's expanding 3G network after it executed an agreement with China Mobile that sent its shares up more than seven-fold.
High profile accountant Domenic Martino will be joining Pan Asia Corporation as chairman once the company completes its acquisition of Innovation West.
A higher nickel price and better returns on listed investments have prompted miner Independence Group to lift its first half profit guidance to $11.2 million.
A new set of figures by RP Data and Rismark International has shown Perth's median house price has risen 6.5 per cent to $490,000 during the month of December.
Patersons Securities has today announced its third major expansion in less than two years, recruiting the management team behind the Western Australian arm of RBS Morgans.
Perth companies Tanami Gold and ABM Resources have teamed up to buy a portfolio of gold projects in the Northern Territory from Newmont Asia Pacific for close to $33 million.
The Forest Products Commission could undergo further restructures with a taskforce set up to investigate the sale of one of the commission's divisions.
The median price of a house in Perth has surged 8.7 per cent over the past year with Churchlands and Guildford some of the fastest growing suburbs in Perth, while the median unit price has hit an all-time high.
THE state government last week started to flesh out its long-awaited plans for public private partnerships, revealing that it was likely to pursue PPPs in the health, education, correctional services and utilities sectors.
