Australian Capital Equity

Royal commissioner Neville Owen has sought to quash any concerns about conflicts of interest by acknowledging he is a director of a key company in Kerry Stokes' business empire.

ANALYSIS: The relationship between commissioner Neville Owen and Kerry Stokes has unexpectedly become the big news to emerge from the Perth Casino Royal Commission.

The conjecture surrounding royal commissioner Neville Owen became murkier today when the Premier repeatedly obfuscated after being asked to clarify his own role in the appointment.

Self-made billionaire Kerry Stokes is retiring from the board of ASX-listed Seven Group Holdings, but the 80 year old will retain a well-paid consultancy role.

Neville Owen’s ties to Kerry Stokes have created more complications for the Crown casino inquiry after Business News unearthed details of a joint venture with Tim Roberts.

A Kerry Stokes’ owned company has purchased a four-storey office building on Kings Park Road for $12.5 million.

Telethon and the MACA Cancer 200 Ride for Research raised a record-breaking $69 million for medical research over the weekend.

BCI Minerals is set to receive a $175 million cash injection from AustralianSuper and $110 million from major stakeholder Kerry Stokes to get its $1.2 billion potash project up and running.

The businesses that dominate the unlisted landscape are very different from 20 years ago.

Synergy has selected a buyer for the old South Fremantle Power Station, but won’t reveal who.

A likely change of power in Canberra this year will have little bearing on the makeup of WA’s political and business leaders. Click through to see our updated ranking of WA's 50 Most Influential.

Genesis Minerals is set to acquire WA gold miner Dacian Gold in a scrip deal valuing the target at $111 million, with non-executive director Nev Power to resign should the purchase go ahead.

Greens MP Brad Pettitt has lashed the state government for its utility’s “opaque” South Fremantle Power Station sale process, amid news the buyer could be media mogul Kerry Stokes.

Australian Capital Equity is believed to be seeking a partner or adviser to bring heritage expertise to the South Fremantle Power Station development, including sounding out Hesperia.

Genesis boss Raleigh Finlayson could not be drawn to furnish details on a deal with St Barbara, but conceded the Leonora region was more open to consolidation than it once was.

Australian Capital Equity has revealed it has withdrawn its bid for South Fremantle Power Station, just days after Synergy said negotiations were ongoing.

Former premier Colin Barnett believes it's time to bite the bullet and demolish the South Fremantle Power Station in the wake of another failed bid to redevelop the 1951 building.

The state government and private sector should work together to save the heritage-listed South Fremantle Power Station, the developer says.

The buyer of South Fremantle Power Station should take inspiration from the Hearst Castle on California’s coast.

Genesis Minerals boss Raleigh Finlayson has locked in another part of his ambition to consolidate the Leonora region after striking a deal to buy neighbouring gold company St Barbara.

Shares in St Barbara and Genesis Minerals have both risen strongly today in a rare example of both parties to a takeover deal gaining from the transaction.

Seven Group chair Ryan Stokes has sought to ease tensions with Andrew Forrest after revelations the Fortescue Metals Group chair took a swipe at the Stokes empire over a trucking deal.

Andrew Forrest’s private company is expected to proceed with the redevelopment of the East Perth Power Station, after Kerry Stokes’ Australian Capital Equity backed out.

DevelopmentWA has ended negotiations with Andrew Forrest’s private company on the redevelopment of East Perth Power Station.

Billionaire Kerry Stokes is set to acquire a laneway behind his company’s Australian Capital Equity building, which has been public access for decades.

There is nothing particularly unusual about a property owner wanting to connect separate parcels of land.

Former WA treasurer Ben Wyatt has become an adviser to Australian Capital Equity, adding to the network of powerful individuals close to its chair Kerry Stokes.

In this podcast Mark Pownall and Mark Beyer discuss Forrest separation implications, Kerry Stokes’ laneway, Ben Wyatt, Mark Hatfield, the Ritz Carlton, Chellingworth and Moody’s.

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

The City of Perth has recommended the council approve selling a West Perth laneway, that had been used as a right-of-way, to Kerry Stokes’ private company.

The City of Perth has voted to sell a West Perth laneway to a private company belonging to Kerry Stokes, with further development hinted for the site.

Seven West Media chair Kerry Stokes has confirmed plans to extend his tenure beyond 15 years ahead of the company’s annual general meeting in November.

Billionaire Kerry Stokes' private company Australian Capital Equity has recorded a drop in revenue but still ended the financial year with an increase in profit compared to the previous reporting period.

In this podcast: Mark Beyer and Mark Pownall discuss opposition fracture; Perth house prices; RAC Insurance; Pioneer Credit; BGC stoppage; Hancock Prospecting; Azure Minerals, and private companies wrap.

Western Australia’s environmental watchdog has waved through a new irrigation project at one of billionaire Kerry Stokes’ Kimberley pastoral stations.

From the outset it was clear Chinese Premier Li Qiang and Australia Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s visit to Perth was going to be colourful, if not particularly newsworthy.

Kerry Stokes’ private company Australian Capital Equity has reported a big jump in annual profit while also disclosing the value of his expansive art collection and other assets.

Perth-based investment company Perron Group has reported another big profit while flagging plans to diversify its portfolio, anchored by property assets like Central Park and Cockburn Gateway.

There have been big shifts in the ranking of WA’s largest, and most profitable, private companies over the past year.