Mark Pownall

Mark Pownall is Executive Editor at Business News. He manages the editorial team and writes in-depth news and views about Western Australia’s business scene.
Mark has more than 20 years of experience in newspapers and online media in Perth and London. He has a Bachelor of Commerce from UWA and a Graduate Diploma in English from Curtin University. mark.pownall@businessnews.com.au

Is everyone sick of the budget? I am

Mark Pownall
16-May-2013
LET'S face it, government budgets lost meaning a long time ago - at least as a kind of one-off announcement where everyone held their breath to see how they were affected.

Aussie dollar fall offers hope to smaller producers

Mark Pownall
14-May-2013
It might be too early to crack the champagne but junior miners are certainly celebrating the weakening of the Australian dollar, which had lost its traditional connection with commodity prices and remained stubbornly high for the past year.

Mining for ideas in Legoland

Mark Pownall
13-May-2013
What chance a theme park filled with remote-operated big boys' toys in WA?

Can we really stop investors making silly decisions?

Mark Pownall
09-May-2013
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission's chief Greg Medcraft has warned that investors hungry for yield are going to be attracted to riskier investments as Australia's interest rates dip further.

London solution for Perth congestion

Mark Pownall
07-May-2013
I have just returned from holidays in Europe and among the many things I noticed was the rows of bicycles available for hire in central London. They were, to me, a noticeably new addition to city.

Charity versus business – what’s the difference?

Mark Pownall
02-May-2013
The lines are becoming increasingly blurred between not-for-profit groups and business.

Congestion kills Perth’s easygoing appeal

Mark Pownall
30-Apr-2013
We need to get over our blinkered opposition to high-density living in Perth.

Family affair not about keeping up with the Joneses

Mark Pownall
23-Apr-2013
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 the education entrepreneur's investment portfolio.

Do we need strategic industries?

Mark Pownall
23-Apr-2013
I saw an OKA truck on the road recently and, as I have previously lamented in this column, it was like an opportunity passing me by.

Oyster polishes its approach

Mark Pownall
19-Apr-2013
Given the work they do, it should not be surprising to find that management consultants go through periods of change and renewal - adjusting to market demands and the people they have to meet that.

Bigger economic ripples as Swan cuts again

Mark Pownall
18-Apr-2013
The federal government continues to disappoint, with decisions that have consequences well beyond its limited field of vision.

Macquarie buys into Homeloans

Mark Pownall
17-Apr-2013
Macquarie Bank paid $20 million for a one fifth stake in Perth-based financial services group Homeloans. Macquarie bought the 19.84 per cent stake in the mortgage broker from financial services firm Challenger Group last week and announced the purchase yesterday.

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Rio Tinto$26.13bn
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Others$22.08bn
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