DEBT securities are gaining prominence as investors look for secure investments in the current volatile equity market, but the drop in interest rates is undermining the attractiveness of this form of securities.
ALMOST two years after a local syndicate bought the 2.8 hectare former St John of God Hospital in central Bunbury, the owners are almost ready to seek council approval for an East Perth-type development.
THE terrorist attacks in the US have amplified a problem the Australian insurance industry has been dealing with for the past few years – losses in net underwriting income and poorly performing investments.
WESFARMERS subsidiary Kleenheat has registered interest in the Micro-cell LNG plant, which has been developed at the Woodside Research Foundation at Curtin University.
DESPITE an estimated $4.7 billion of funding looking for a home in the Australian venture capital industry, times are tough for individual projects needing seed or early-stage monetary injections.
PERTH integrated engineering firm RCR Tomlinson Ltd is riding a wave of new orders, which have brought the company out of the doldrums of the past two years.
KEEPING the family business together through prudent, conservative decisions has been the way for Fremantle’s Samson family since founder, Lionel Samson, set foot in WA in 1829.
FOR some businesses, holding off payment for as long as possible is part of normal business practice, according to Receivables Manage-ment Limited State manager Mark Street.Friendships also can be used as a way to extend credit terms.
WHILE most businesses are suffering in the difficult economic times, debt collectors are flush with funds and seeking out investment and merger opportunities to cement themselves in the marketplace.
SHOCKED by the double whammy of the destruction in New York and that of Australian icon, Ansett, in the past week, fund managers and investors have been quick to respond.
THE lack of a purpose-built convention centre in Perth has not stopped it being one of the Asia-Pacific region’s most popular convention destinations, according to report by the Netherlands-based International Congress and Convention Association.
WHETHER it was the move to Perth, the wisdom that comes with age, his strong Catholic convictions or a combination of all three – Challenge Bank managing director Tony Howarth has a new perspective on life with an emphasis on balance.
LISTED Property Trusts, popular with investors over the past year, have lost favour in recent weeks as confidence in the outlook for the domestic economy grows.Ironically, the LPT sector does well when business sentiment is down, and vice versa.
WA company Amadeus Petroleum NL, through its 100 per cent owned subsidiary Virtual Control Systems Ltd, is helping remote indigenous communities through a new infrastructure support concept to ensure continuous power for outback towns
SEALANES has come a long way from its humble beginnings as a seafood outlet more than 70 years ago.The third-generation family company has become a one-stop wholesaler, supplying everything from ropes to vegemite.
CHANGING attitudes within the mining sector and the regulatory requirements to rehabilitate mining sites is funding the research and protection of WA’s native flora and fauna.
RESEARCH into new oil and gas technologies by Perth education institutions is expected to start paying dividends for industry backers, with at least one project ready for commercialisation.
WA could play a big part in the future of the gas-to-liquid industry but government intervention is needed to make it happen, according to Sasol Chevron project director Tony Pytte.
FIVE years after the Court Government contracted out a range of facilities management functions to the private sector, savings remain at the “lower end” of initial forecasts, according to a report tabled by Auditor General Des Pearson.
PERTH’S MBA program directors recommend those interested in studying for a Masters do a little bit of homework before committing to a course.Currently there are six programs available in Perth and 85 around Australia.
THERE are big differences between salary and employment rates for graduates of business-related Masters courses in WA, according to survey results released exclusively to Business News.
MURDOCH University’s MBA program has had a significant victory after a team of MBA students won the WA inter-university Boston Consulting Group Strategy Competition last month.
ATTAINING a Masters of Business Administration may no longer provide the edge people are looking for. Instead, the degree has become a necessary prerequisite for a successful career.
THE cost of BHP’s disastrous experi-ment with mineral sands in WA’s South West has blown out to as much as $300 million, as big clean-up expenses have been added to the huge capital lost in the short-lived project.
CONCERNS that WA’s wine industry may be damaged by a glut of poor quality, mass-produced wines may be misplaced if current trends, outlined in newly released wine statistics, continue.
