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A state government body is confirmed to be one of the clients whose data has been compromised in the cyber hacking incident of national law firm HWL Ebsworth.
Defeated in his quest to return to Canberra, one of Scott Morrison's closest political allies has now nabbed a major board role with one of the state government's biggest businesses.
A $644 million package to credit electricity bills is a smart move to encourage spending, economists say, while recent retail trade data is strong for WA.
About $1.9 billion will be split between the Insurance Commission of Western Australia and other creditors of Bell Group when a settlement deal, signed in December, comes into effect later this year.
Perth-based health insurer HBF has posted a 53 per cent rise in its net surplus to $93.7 million, while profit at the state government-owned Insurance Commission of WA fell 27 per cent to $203.5 million, despite an improved return on its investments.
The state government has confirmed it is in talks to reach a settlement that would end the long-standing dispute over the $1.7 billion of litigation proceeds from Alan Bond's failed Bell Group.
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The Insurance Commission of Western Australia has reported a 43 per cent rise in profit in the 2018 financial year, to $277.7 million, on the back of higher investment income, improving premium revenue, and lower claims.
Nine months after GDI Property Group settled its acquisition of A-grade commercial tower Westralia Square the building's valuation has increased by $38.75 million, an encouraging sign for the Perth office market.
Outgoing Synergy chairman Lyndon Rowe said today he was disappointed he could not continue at the energy utility after the state government announced oil and gas executive Rob Cole would take the role.
The Insurance Commission of Western Australia increased spending on the Bell Group litigation to $9.6 million last financial year, while also revealing in its annual report it has applied to the Supreme Court for a single trial to cover all related matters.
The Insurance Commission of Western Australia has today accepted an offer from Sydney-based GDI Property Group for the Westralia Square office building in the CBD, taking total proceeds from its property sales over the past two years to more than $800 million.
Grants of up to $100,000 supporting patient-focused projects are now on offer for local neuroscientists through the Neurotrauma Research Program at the Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research.
Attorney General George Brandis says every decision he made in relation to the Bell Group liquidation protected the interests of taxpayers, as the Insurance Commission of Western Australia estimates the litigation over the matter could take another 15 years to resolve.
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The state's five port authorities posted substantially lower net incomes in the 2016 financial year but were still in the black by $223 million, according to annual reports tabled in parliament in recent weeks.
The state government has muscled up for the renewal of legal battles over the $1.7 billion Bell Group dispute, appointing a US law firm that promotes itself as being tougher and scarier than its peers to handle the matter.
Chinese property developer and investment group Zone Q Investments has added a CBD office tower to its growing Perth portfolio, buying Westralia Plaza for $87 million.
The High Court has dealt a major blow to the state government after ruling invalid legislation that would have propelled it to the top of the creditors' list for the $1.75 billion carve-up of the failed Bell Group.
Weak sentiment in Perth's commercial property sector is proving to be a challenge for landlords seeking to sell assets, with sales campaigns for a range of CBD assets shelved in 2016.
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Tony Chong has been appointed as non-executive chairman of TV2U Worldwide. Mr Chong is a corporate and tax lawyer and also serves as the lead partner of Lavan Legal's corporate services group.
Frank Cooper has been selected as the new president of the West Australian Division of the Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD), effective February 1, 2016.
A long-running campaign to sell a 50 per cent stake in Exchange Tower is coming to a close, with property syndicator Primewest to pay $113.5 million for half of the CBD skyscraper.
A New Zealand-based insolvency expert has been put in charge of a new state government authority that will decide how $1.7 billion from the Bell Group litigation will be distributed.
Vicinity Centres has paid $319 million for The Shops At Ellenbrook and Livingston Marketplace, two suburban shopping centres put up for sale by the Insurance Commission of Western Australia earlier
Pindan has won a contract to build the bulky goods development at The Shops at Ellenbrook, which forms part of the Insurance Commission of Western Australia's $800 million property portfolio that has been put to market.
Rob Bransby has been appointed as the new permanent chief executive officer of Perth Racing. Mr Bransby is a leading health and insurance business executive.
Recent sales in Perth's commercial property market show appetite remains for well-located assets with strong leasing profiles, but activity levels are still well down historically as the shadow of rising vacancies looms large over the city.
