Mark Beyer

As Senior Editor at Business News, Mark Beyer has a wide-ranging brief to research, analyse and report on the issues, trends and personalities affecting the business community in Western Australia.

Mr Beyer has 35 years' career experience, primarily in business journalism. He joined Business News in 2002 and previously worked for The Australian Financial Review and The West Australian, and also has public relations and corporate affairs experience.

Before becoming a journalist, he was an economist with the Commonwealth Treasury in Canberra.

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Professions 19 Oct 2012

Warnick to join independent Bar

Prominent Perth lawyer Leigh Warnick has announced plans to join the independent Bar, bringing to an end his 18-month foray with local firm Lavan Legal.

Opinion 17 Oct 2012

AHG shines light on remuneration

Automotive Holdings Group's remuneration report should be read by all company directors wanting to learn about best practice.

Special Reports 17 Oct 2012

$11bn in oil exports trumps LNG, for now

ASK the average Western Australian to name the state's major petroleum export and most would surely answer liquefied natural gas.

17 Oct 2012

$230m prison PPP

THE private sector is set to play an increasingly major role in providing traditional public infrastructure in Western Australia after the state government named a preferred consortium for the desi

17 Oct 2012

Temporary reprieve for tier 3 rail lines

THE WA Farmers Federation and grain handler CBH Group have welcomed a state government decision to keep open the ‘tier 3' rail lines in the Wheatbelt, but the farm lobby group has warned the fight

17 Oct 2012

Cransberg calls for gas competition

THE long-running debate over domestic gas reservations in Western Australia shows no sign of easing, with two Perth business leaders taking opposite sides last week.

Infrastructure 16 Oct 2012

John Holland, Pindan up for $230m prison job

The private sector is set to play a bigger role in providing traditional public infrastructure in Western Australia after the state government named a preferred consortium for the design, construct

Mining 16 Oct 2012

Fortescue back on growth path

Six weeks after announcing a dramatic slowdown in its growth plans, iron ore miner Fortescue Metals Group says its stalled Kings project could resume later this year and be in production as early a

Opinion 10 Oct 2012

Infrastructure template a good fit

The WA business sector has long called for a state infrastructure strategy; NSW has shown how it can be achieved.

Special Reports 10 Oct 2012

Mid-tier developers add to office supply

FROM Subiaco in the west to Booragoon in the south and Innaloo in the north, more than a dozen mid-sized office developments are either under way or at an advanced stage of planning around Perth.

Special Reports 10 Oct 2012

Few options in industrial market

THE industrial land market in Western Australia has been characterised by consistently strong demand for most of the past decade, which has been good news for investors and developers who bought la

Special Reports 10 Oct 2012

Back to basics approach for Diploma rebuild

NICK Di Latte is under no illusions about where Diploma Group needs to focus its attention.

Special Reports 10 Oct 2012

Principled approach gives Finbar an edge

PERTH company Finbar has just 13 head office staff yet it is working on property developments worth nearly $1.5 billion.

Special Reports 10 Oct 2012

Apartment developers look for investor boost

MOST apartment developers have experienced a lean period since the GFC, with investors and banks both wary of putting money into new projects.

Special Reports 10 Oct 2012

Property developers line up local project pipeline

A wide range of commercial property developers, from multinationals to church groups, are set to drive future activity in the sector.

Opinion 03 Oct 2012

Lenders’ caution hurting business

Four years on from the collapse of Lehman Bros, it is disturbing to realise the finance sector has reverted to tight credit conditions akin to the GFC.

Professions 03 Oct 2012

Perth link in Freehills merger management

THE international merger of law firms Freehills and Herbert Smith is turning out to be more simple, according to joint chief executive Gavin Bell.

Government 26 Sep 2012

Spending cuts imposed after ‘unbelievable’ state growth

The state government has announced $328 million in spending cuts and foreshadowed further savings later this year to try and protect its budget surplus from the impact of falling mining royalties.

Opinion 26 Sep 2012

New projects can boost heritage

Two major office towers in central Perth show that modern developments can co-exist with, and even enhance, the value of heritage properties.

Property 26 Sep 2012

Smaller industrial lots lure for Pinjarra site

Land developer Avon Estates has launched its first major industrial development, with land at its Intersect 2020 estate near Pinjarra coming on to the market this month.

Special Reports 26 Sep 2012

Doubts on strength of new homes recovery

The housing construction industry in Western Australia hit decade-low activity levels last financial year, yet there is uncertainty about whether the traditional bounce will occur.

Special Reports 26 Sep 2012

Tight finance changes the market

IF there is one subject that unifies people across the property sector it is concern with the lending policies of the banks, which have been criticised for being overly strict and not really unders

Special Reports 26 Sep 2012

Reform call for planning and approvals

IT'S slow, it's uncertain and it's costly. That's how property industry players describe the processes for gaining approvals for new developments.

Agribusiness 26 Sep 2012

Crook leaves WA Libs isolated on wheat exports

Nationals MP Tony Crook has decided to support the Labor government's planned deregulation of wheat exports, leaving the Liberal Party's federal MPs in the unusual and embarrassing position of oppo

Mining 19 Sep 2012

ConocoPhillips ponders Darwin LNG expansion

Energy giant ConocoPhillips coud become the second company, after Japan's Inpex, to transport gas from a field off the Western Australian coast to an LNG processing plant at Darwin.

Opinion 19 Sep 2012

Liberals ‘chaff’ at wheat reforms

Liberal Party MPs who have wavered in their support for wheat export deregulation are defying the party's free-market principles and the robust policy-making process employed on this issue.

Special Reports 19 Sep 2012

Sector booms with $10bn M&A deals

Traditional takeover activity in corporate Western Australia has been quiet this year but it's a different story in the oil and gas sector.

19 Sep 2012

Qatar’s fortunes a big draw for business

The Middle East's Gulf States have been a prosperous and perilous market for many businesses; those still in the region are focusing on Qatar as the brightest prospect.

Mining 18 Sep 2012

FMG secures new financial backers

Fortescue Metals Group has resolved its short-term funding problems after securing the backing of global banking groups Credit Suisse and JP Morgan for a new US$4.5 billion credit facility.

Opinion 12 Sep 2012

Construction slowdown to bite

The sudden slowdown in mining construction activity will quickly flow from big companies to smaller businesses.

12 Sep 2012

Big Gulf airlines shake up market

Australia is benefiting from multi-billion dollar growth plans being pursued by three major Middle East airlines.

12 Sep 2012

Company directors who have made good

Far away from the carnage in the iron ore sector, directors at select Western Australian companies in the gold, oil and gas and engineering sectors are being handsomely rewarded through the exercis

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