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Powerwrap to ease corporate actions hassles

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 FEB 2010
Shareholder activism is not new, but a boutique outfit has come up with a faster and easier way for retail investors to have their say heard in the boardroom. Managed account services provider Powerwrap yesterday launched a new direct equities administration ...

Shareholder activism misses the mark

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 20 JUL 2009
Super fund and investment manager activism against listed company boards is misdirected, according to a corporate governance expert. Speaking at the Investment Management Consultants Association (IMCA), Lynn Ralph, managing director at Cameron Ralph ...

Time to buy Aus shares

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 14 OCT 2008
... bullish on Australian equities, but true to the firm's name, he stressed the need for proper stock research and shareholder activism to gain long-term growth. "A manager's focus on shareholder activism and corporate governance results in outperformance ...

Integrity Australian Share rated 'recommended'

... Standard interview that the fund aims to deliver investment returns through a focus on after-tax investing and shareholder activism. Michelle Baltazar

Fund managers must raise benchmarks

... better off investing on the index. But Fiani puts a case for active managers when he said that it is through shareholder activism of actively managed funds, such as Integrity, that ensures the investors get the best price for corporate deals. "Here's ...

SFE claims first ASX scalp

KATE HAGE  |  THURSDAY, 15 JUN 2006
... executive officer, Richard Gilbert, welcomed the merger development but said they were not involved in any shareholder activism. "This is the result of a series of developments and IFSA hasn't been a part of that. These are things we leave to our members ...

CalPERS boss given marching orders

... statement follows on from a growing backlash in some sectors of the US market over the growing influence of shareholder activism and the actions of CalPERS over the past few years. However business groups and the California branch of the Republican Party ...

Argo cautiously optimistic on share market outlook

... current share market environment," he said. In a reference to the current debate over corporate governance and shareholder activism, Mr Harris said Argo votes on all resolutions put to shareholders of investee companies.

Trustees and managers must take active role in governance: ALP

... the retirement incomes of Australians are dependent on the vagaries of the share market, the importance of shareholder activism becomes clear," Senator Conroy continued. To empower shareholders, the ALP has proposed certain amendments to increase the ...

IFSA acts to tighten fund manager voting policy

... with records of their voting policies. "The new SIMA will serve to highlight the important issues regarding shareholder activism in the minds of all trustees during the time that mandates are negotiated," said Richard Gilbert, IFSA's chief executive ...