Mark Beyer

As Senior Editor at Business News, Mark Beyer has a wide-ranging brief to research, analyse and report on the issues, trends and personalities affecting the business community in Western Australia.

Mr Beyer has 35 years' career experience, primarily in business journalism. He joined Business News in 2002 and previously worked for The Australian Financial Review and The West Australian, and also has public relations and corporate affairs experience.

Before becoming a journalist, he was an economist with the Commonwealth Treasury in Canberra.

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11 Nov 2003

Fleetwood expands

FLEETWOOD is expanding its manufacturing operations in Perth and Melbourne to cope with record demand for its caravans and park homes.

Financial Services 11 Nov 2003

Review after rates rise

BUSINESS borrowers should review their cash flow projections to assess the impact of higher interest rates, accountants and finance brokers have recommended.

11 Nov 2003

CBH tipped to lead

A DECADE ago Australia had 15 major grain handling and marketing organisations.

11 Nov 2003

GTL seeks funds

UK company GTL Resources is seeking to raise $US105 million ($A150 million) from Australian investors to support its planned methanol project on the Burrup Peninsula.

04 Nov 2003

Brookdale plant uncertainty

THE State Government could be forced to keep the controversial Brookdale waste treatment plant open next year because alternative facilities will not be completed on time.

Financial Services 04 Nov 2003

Close look from ASIC

COMMERCIAL lawyer Neal Fearis believes the Australian Securities and Investments Commission has tightened its scrutiny of schemes of arrangement during the past year.

04 Nov 2003

Multiplex adds new director

MULTIPLEX has recently completed its board of directors by recruiting a former adviser to Prime Minister Paul Keating.

04 Nov 2003

Roberts family’s rich pickings

The listing of Multiplex looms as one of the largest deals in WA this year. Mark Beyer takes a closer look at the mechanics of the listing.

04 Nov 2003

Prospectus reveals hit on core construction piece

MULTIPLEX'S core construction business in Australia and New Zealand suffered a net loss of $2.8 million in 2003, the company's prospectus has revealed.

28 Oct 2003

Bulong shutdown begins

THE receiver of struggling nickel producer Bulong Nickel has commenced closing down its Goldfields plant, despite flickering hopes of a sale.

28 Oct 2003

Coates expands in Goldfields

COATES Hire has quietly spent nearly $10 million in the Goldfields region, acquiring two major industrial hire businesses.

Financial Services 28 Oct 2003

St John fund to Acumen

ST John Ambulance WA has outsourced its $45 million superannuation fund to Acumen Super.

28 Oct 2003

Printer marks growth

WORLDWIDE Online Printing capped off nine years of growth by holding its first national convention for its 53 franchisees in Perth last weekend.

28 Oct 2003

Tourism industry bank plans

TOURISM Council Western Australia has entered into negotiations with Bendigo Bank to establish a ‘tourism bank' to service the industry.

28 Oct 2003

Another tax partner goes out on his own

TAX accountant Mark Ceglinski has established his own specialist practice in West Perth after leaving Ernst & Young earlier this month.

Financial Services 28 Oct 2003

IFRS a mystery: survey

A MAJORITY of chief financial officers is yet to identify the impact of the planned introduction of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) in Australia, according to a new survey.

28 Oct 2003

Howarth’s new home

ONE year after leaving Westpac Banking Corporation, Tony Howarth has returned to the finance sector as chairman of Home Building Society.

Financial Services 21 Oct 2003

Tech troubles hit credit managers

CREDIT managers attending a conference last week had to deal with the fallout from a struggling telecommunications company.

21 Oct 2003

Two groups chase Burrup project

PLANS for industrial development on the Burrup Peninsula have taken an unexpected twist, with two groups of companies now competing for one project.

21 Oct 2003

Lalor brothers set up their final departure

TWENTY-ONE years after establishing Sons of Gwalia, Peter and Chris Lalor are starting to prepare for a final departure.

21 Oct 2003

Wage campaign hits restaurants

THE State Government has warned that it may prosecute employers who repeatedly fail to pay the correct award wages to their staff.

21 Oct 2003

Planning arm for BankWest

ONE month after completing the sale of its 50 per cent shareholding in Plan B Financial Services, BankWest has launched its own financial planning business.

21 Oct 2003

Clough caught in waste split

COMMISSIONING problems on a $35 million waste treatment plant have led to a split between engineering group Clough, its technology partner Bedminster and the Southern Metropolitan Regional Council.

Financial Services 14 Oct 2003

Debtor payments faster

TRADE payments by Australian industry have fallen to an average of 47 days, the lowest level in four years.

14 Oct 2003

Financial planners take stock

The financial planning industry assembled last week for its annual conference. Mark Beyer reports on an industry striving to lift its game.

14 Oct 2003

Tech stocks in takeover tangle

Thin Technologies and mBox have very similar histories but their future prospects could not be more different. Mark Beyer reports on two intriguing takeover battles.

Financial Services 14 Oct 2003

Qualified welcome for reforms

THE Federal Government's revised corporate law reforms have received a cautious welcome from accountants, auditors and company directors.

14 Oct 2003

Investments a blow to RAC

A SECOND successive year of investment losses has nearly wiped out motoring club and insurance group RAC's annual profit.

07 Oct 2003

Credit unions outgun rivals

Western Australia's major non-bank lenders should be thriving in the midst of a booming housing market, but Mark Beyer finds a mixed record.

07 Oct 2003

AGM holds key to Burswood change

BURSWOOD shareholders will get a chance to have their say on new shareholder, Kerry Packer's Publishing and Broadcasting Limited, when the gaming company holds its annual general meeting later this month.

Financial Services 07 Oct 2003

Big gains from fleet program

THE Department of Agriculture has achieved big financial savings on its way to winning an environmental award for fleet management.

07 Oct 2003

Burrup costs add up

THE provision of additional infrastructure support is emerging as a key issue for planned industrial projects on the Burrup Peninsula.

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