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Specialist sector blooms as wealth booms

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Virtually unknown in WA a decade ago, the family office has become an established niche.

Gas, batteries firm as coal exits

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SPECIAL REPORT: Gas peaking generation and utility scale batteries will become increasingly valuable in WA as coal power units are retired and new wind farms come online.

Infratil weighs-up Perth Energy sale

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New Zealand-based investment group Infratil is considering selling its majority stake in local electricity provider Perth Energy, which recently returned to profit after running at a loss for the past three years.

Tech next step for Jones post-Navitas

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SPECIAL REPORT: Navitas boss Rod Jones talked to Business News about the next chapter for the $1.8 billion education provider he founded, and his hopes for the technology ventures he's backing.

Merredin refinances $44m, considers solar move

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A local power generator majority owned by Rod Jones's Hoperidge Capital has refinanced its bank debt through a $44 million bond issue which the company believes will give it more flexibility, including the potential to pursue a 100-megawatt solar farm.

Downturn timing right for Melchor

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A new player is applying an international model to win work in the highly competitive commercial construction sector.

Kennedy to NWQ

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Boutique Perth funds management firm NWQ Capital Management has appointed Stephen Kennedy to its investment committee.

Forrest recruits top finance exec

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Andrew and Nicola Forrest's Minderoo Group has recruited finance executive Aaron Hood to take charge of its expanding commercial investment activities.

WA’s richest poach professional managers

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The appointment of investment banker Michael Ashforth as manager of the Bennett family's $1.5 billion fortune highlights the maturing of Western Australia's private wealth market.

WelleCo gives us Elle

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Elle Macpherson has teamed up with a coterie of Perth-based business and wellness entrepreneurs to launch a new health company – WelleCo.

Philanthropists build on dedicated vehicles

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SPECIAL REPORT: The growth of private philanthropy holds promise for the not-for-profit sector.

Family affair not about keeping up with the Joneses

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After four years advising Navitas founder Rod Jones as his biggest client, investment banker Jon Biesse is about to make the commitment full-time, stepping into the private world of business to run