FISHING and pearling group MG Kailis Holdings Pty Ltd slipped into the red in the past financial year after a combination of poor economic factors and isolated catchery issues hit the Fremantle-based company.
PERTH'S not-for-profit sector appears to be less exposed to the financial crisis than similar groups in the eastern states, which are bracing for a cutback in donation pledges and sponsorship deals from business.
AUSTRALIA'S largest mortgage aggregator, Australian Finance Group, has reported strong growth in profits for the 2008 financial year, but the entire industry is struggling in the current economic climate, and the extended outlook is far from clear.
BUILDING a business on strong personal relationships has proved a successful formula for the owners of West Perth-based Fiori Coffee, who recently received a national accolade for their coffees.
The Australian stock market made its biggest daily percentage gain in 11 years on Tuesdsay, with shares closing up more than 5 per cent, boosting the value of all stocks on the bourse by $37 billion.
MAJOR local superannuation fund -Westscheme has brought forward valuations of unlisted assets as the global financial crisis buffets investments across the spectrum.
DAVID Nixon was voted out as Atlas Iron chairman at the company's annual general meeting last week. Mr Nixon ceases to be chairman of the company after two and half years in the role.
JUST 18 months out from the introduction of a national emissions trading scheme, uncertainty still overrides the debate over how the scheme will directly, and indirectly, affect some of Western Australia's largest businesses.
Red Hill Iron Ltd directors Joshua Pitt and Neil Tomkinson have boosted their stake in the company with the acquisition of 123,939 shares -worth $247,878.
PREMIER Colin Barnett is known to be fond of big, regional projects that offer sweeping vision and the prospect of unlocking value for future generations.
The Note has mentioned the magic word Argenti previously but was drawn back to the corporate planning system this week when local business hero Michael Chaney got up to laud its qualities.
THE state's largest electricity retailer is strongly advocating the introduction of advanced metering, in-home displays and critical peak pricing so customers are provided with immediate price signals to modify their behaviour and energy use habits.
THE chairman of Western Australia's newest electricity generator believes the federal bureaucrats charged with shaping Australia's low-carbon future should pay close attention to the achievements of N
THE federal government is pinning too much hope on successful commercialisation of carbon capture and storage technology, the WA Business News emissions trading forum has heard.
A wholly-owned subsidiary of ANZ Banking Group has offered to pay $130 million for Babcock & Brown Power's interests in two Western Australian power stations.
Catalyst Metals chairman Nathan McMahon says he will defer his salary as the company begins its strategy to reduce its non-core assets in light of the financial crisis.
Treasurer Troy Buswell has indicated an end to Western Australia's revenue boom, while releasing budget data showing a sharp fall in the state's surplus.
The planned listing of billionaire Clive Palmer's Resource Development International in Hong Kong has been delayed, Australasian Resources confirmed today.
Around 47 ABC Learning childcare centres will remain open in Western Australia next year while the future of a further 43 is up for review, receiver Chris Honey of McGrathNicol says.
Shares in Atlas Iron have climbed as much as 14 per cent today on the back of a substantial increase in its Pilbara iron ore deposit, as the board prepares to meet following last week's shocking events.
The Liberal-National government has moved to progress two of Perth’s most important urban redevelopments - calling for public comments on plans for The Link and Riverside projects.
