Mark Beyer

In the third of a six-part series on business lending, Mark Beyer looks at the equipment finance market. THE equipment finance market has witnessed substantial change over the past couple of years, led by the growing popularity of chattel mortgages.

MORTGAGE originators are targeting business lending for future growth following their success in the housing loans market. From a standing start in the mid 1990s, mort-gage originators now arrange about 30 per cent of all housing loans.

PERTH Glory chairman Nick Tana has agreed to personally guarantee a multi-million dollar loan by the Town of Vincent as a bargaining chip in negotiations over the $11.5 million redevelopment of Perth Oval.

AUSTRALIAN businesses are renowned for being unhappy with their banks but not doing much about it.

AN innovative fish handling system developed by Perth company McRobert Aquaculture System (MAS) is attracting growing interest around the world.

OPPORTUNITY through adversity could well be the catchcry of WA’s tree farming industry.

THERE is one country that will stand apart from all others in the international tourism market over the coming decade.

PROVIDING seed funding, encouraging better collaboration between universities and industry, and promoting WA as a R&D hub are vital if WA is to make it into the big league.

There was a changing of the guard at Perth’s largest stockbroking firm this week. Mark Beyer spoke to the main players at Hartleys. TIM Moore and his detractors are still world’s apart.