The weak iron ore price has cast a shadow over the state government's asset sales agenda and raised concerns the commodity's slump will affect the sale price for the Kwinana Bulk Terminal and the Utah Point port.
Local players in the corporate finance market faced more competition than ever before from big national and international firms, WA Business News' 2011 survey has found.
Patersons Securities has retained top spot in WA Business News' annual survey of capital raisings, followed by Hartleys, Euroz Securities and Macquarie Capital Advisers.
Investment banker Karl Paganin has parted company with listed Perth-based financial services group Euroz where he headed the corporate finance department.
