Mark Beyer

The renewal of four major contracts with Fortescue Metals Group and Rio Tinto has maintained Sodexo's status as the largest operator in the state's facilities management sector.

BetterLabs Ventures, RAC's early stage seed fund, has become WA's largest venture capital fund with the announcement last night it had expanded to $23 million.

Rio Tinto has scrapped a practice that allowed it to discount payments to small business suppliers, two weeks after the state government forced the Water Corporation to make a similar change.

Euroz has reported an unaudited net profit of $8.5 million for the half year to December 2019, reflecting a strong performance by most of its funds management subsidiaries and a solid result from i

Western Australia faces a major challenge because of the declining influence of the traditional news media, according to one of the state's top advertising executives.

BHP has detailed the rapid expansion of its recently established Operations Services subsidiary, which it says is delivering better results than the maintenance contractors it has displaced from its iron ore and coal operations.

John Holland has won its first substantial contract in Western Australia in several years, with the Public Transport Authority of WA awarding the Chinese-owned company a contract for track maintenance services on Perth's urban rail network.

Azure Capital, Canaccord Genuity and DLA Piper were among the most active advisers on corporate finance deals in 2019.

In this podcast Mark Beyer and Mark Pownall discuss stockmarket highs, tourism buoyed, Scott Park Group, Jeanswest into administration, FMG's exploration tenement battle, and our special report on corporate finance.

A global investment company based in the Middle East has become the fourth equity investor in a $511 million waste-to-energy project that commenced construction at Rockingham this month.

Western Australia is leading the country in the adoption of waste-to-energy projects, with $1.2 billion being invested in two path-breaking facilities under construction.

PODCAST: Mark Beyer and Mark Pownall discuss market jitters, corporate Australia's response to the bushfires, waste-to-energy projects, LNG production, Pluto expansion, a new Perth hotel development, and our special report on the aged care industry.

Perth companies Emerald Clinics and Little Green Pharma are seeking to raise up to $18 million ahead of stock market listings as they pursue very different strategies in the medicinal cannabis market.

Construction of Western Australia's second large scale waste-to-energy project will begin this month near Rockingham after the development consortium reached financial close just before Christmas.

Former federal MP Dennis Jensen has been awarded $325,000 in damages by the Supreme Court of Western Australia following the outcome of a defamation case against The Australian for articles it published in 2016.

Business News's updated ranking of WA's largest employers highlights the increased use of casual and contract staff.

PODCAST: Mark Beyer and Mark Pownall discuss residential property recovery, Chris Ellison's house plan, biggest employers, St Hilda's management change, mid-tier growth stories, rail car manufacturing, person of the year, and our Great for the State feature on WA's cultural growth.

The corporate regulator has started court action against Sydney-based company Theta Asset Management and its director Robert Marie over Theta's role as responsible entity for one of the main businesses in the collapsed Sterling First property group.

Ten years after paying a record WA price of $57.5 million for their Mosman Park property, mining magnate Chris Ellison and his wife Tia Ellison are planning to demolish the existing dwellings and build two new houses.

Privately-owned contractor GenusPlus Group has completed its fifth acquisition in the space of two years, confirming today it has bought EC&M out of administration with plans to retain a small group of key staff to help rebuild the business.

The chair of the Construction Training Fund has resigned 18 months before his term was due to expire, as the state government proceeds with changes to the fund's operation and governance.

PODCAST: Mark Beyer and Mark Pownall discuss economic data, housing stimulus, property prices, Garden City, new hotel developments, mining IPOs, Deborah Terry, accounting rankings and our special report on WA dynasties.

The corporate regulator has strongly criticised company directors and lead managers involved in mining IPOs, saying they often have conflicts of interest, favour select clients and are focused on chasing short-term gains.

Perth company Meercat, which counts some of Australia's largest businesses among its client base, is planning a global rollout of its RiskView software after being bought by Chicago-based VelocityEHS.

A business consultant who worked extensively in Perth has been jailed for nearly two years after she faked her credentials to secure a job as chief information officer for the South Australian government.

Metals X has announced a sweeping board restructure after last week's closure of the Nifty copper mine, with three directors resigning and APAC Resources nominee Brett Smith joining, just two months after he was rejected by the incumbent board.

Experienced trucking operator Craig Mitchell has formed a logistics joint venture with aspiring sulphate of potash producer Agrimin, seven months after he reached a similar agreement with budding iron ore miner Fenix Resources.

Mining executives Bill Beament and Raleigh Finlayson have highlighted the way in which equity incentives can deliver big returns.

Our comprehensive annual survey of chief executive remuneration shows wide variation across companies.

Over the course of two decades, Deloitte has overtaken all its major rivals to become the largest accounting and consulting firm in Western Australia, helped by multiple acquisitions.

One day after the federal government's so-called union-busting laws failed to pass the Senate, the CFMEU has sought to turn the focus on construction boss Gerry Hanssen whose company was fined in the Federal Court today.

PODCAST: Mark Beyer and Matt Mckenzie discuss mining projects — the good news and bad, mining technology, BGC Contracting changes hands, Metronet, John Holland legal action, Water Corp contracting, new hotels, the Royal Flying Doctor Service WA, and our special report on chief executive remuneration.