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. Mark 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. 

Managed funds move into the online sphere

Managed funds move into the online sphere

By Mark Beyer

ONLINE investment services are becoming an increasingly popular way of buying and selling managed investments.About 65,000 people have used the Internet to invest inmanaged funds, according to ACNielsen.consult senior analyst Mark Johnston.

26 Feb 2002
Warrants trading roars ahead

Warrants trading roars ahead

By Mark Beyer

THE Australian warrants market continues to attract interest from investors and traders, with highly leveraged instalment warrants ‘coming of age’ last year.

19 Feb 2002
Raising cash using warrants an option

Raising cash using warrants an option

By Mark Beyer

ONE of the interesting trading strategies involving instalment warrants is known as cash extraction.It is designed for investors who currently hold shares and want to free up some cash.

19 Feb 2002
ETF market expands

ETF market expands

By Mark Beyer

AUSTRALIA’S fledgling exchange traded fund (ETF) market has continued its steady growth with the launch of the first property-based product.

12 Feb 2002
Insurance proves the best policy

Insurance proves the best policy

By Mark Beyer

LIFE insurance is a bit like retirement planning. It doesn’t seem relevant when you are young, but at some point you realise that it needs to be sorted out.

05 Feb 2002
Seven principles of personal investment

Seven principles of personal investment

By Mark Beyer

MANY Australians have a very narrow approach to personal investment. In most cases, it simply involves gearing into rental properties and buying one or two blue chip shares via a privatisation (Telstra or Commonwealth Bank) or demutualisation (AMP).

29 Jan 2002
US economy to drive rates

US economy to drive rates

By Mark Beyer

THE timing and strength of the US economic recovery is shaping up as the key driver of Australian interest rates over the coming 12 months.

22 Jan 2002
New ways of gearing

New ways of gearing

By Mark Beyer

GEARING is widely accepted as a sound strategy for investors who want to increase their market exposure.In simple terms, it means borrowing money in order to buy income-producing assets, typically shares or property.

18 Dec 2001
Redundancy a real test

Redundancy a real test

By Mark Beyer

THE recent spate of corporate collapses and the wave of corporate downsizing now under way are forcing many people to suddenly confront their retirement prospects.

27 Nov 2001
Small cap stock have high potential

Small cap stock have high potential

By Mark Beyer

MOST share market analysis focuses on Australia’s large companies and, as a result, neglects the numerous smaller companies listed on the ASX.To some extent this is understandable.

06 Nov 2001
Start planning for your retirement

Start planning for your retirement

By Mark Beyer

HOW much money will I need in retirement? This is one of the key questions people should ask as they save for a comfortable retirement, but also one of the hardest to answer.

23 Oct 2001
AXA adds advisory group

AXA adds advisory group

By Mark Beyer

MONITOR Money has become the fourth Australian financial advisory network owned by AXA Asia Pacific.AXA announced last week the purchase of Monitor Money and a leading New Zealand advisory group, Spicers, for $201 million.

23 Oct 2001

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