Mark Beyer

A US investment fund plans to start actively marketing a new type of capital raising in the local market after completing its first deal with an Australian Stock Exchange-listed company.

In this week’s article on risk management, Mark Beyer looks at business risks that may not be properly managed.

AN innovative security system developed in Perth has attracted wide industry interest after being judged second best new product at a major national trade show last month.

In the first of a three-part series on risk management, Mark Beyer looks at the management of currency and interest rate risks.

ROBERT Homes a Court and Alan Bond have both owned it in the past. Now a third West Australian entrepreneur, Seven Network chairman Kerry Stokes, is poised to own the NSW dealership for Caterpillar.

IT’S a long way from negotiating corporate finance deals on St Georges Terrace to repairing broken sewer pipes in the back blocks of Jandakot, but John Hassen is revelling in the change.

In the final instalment on equity raising, Mark Beyer looks at the impact of the weak stock market.

THE Gallop Government plans new legislation to ensure Western Australia can benefit fully from national venture capital laws. The State moves follow changes to Federal laws, which grant favourable tax treatment to venture capital limited partnerships.

KWINANA-based steel pipe manufacturer Tyco Water is planning a major expansion after winning an $80 million contract with the Water Corporation.