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Westfield restructure gets green light, UniSuper to retain holding

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 20 JUN 2014
... been set for defeat at the May 29 meeting, with only 74.1% of proxy votes cast in favour of the move. Australian Shareholders Association spokesman Steven Mayne said Westfield had run a well orchestrated campaign to win over institutional investors in ...

Henderson to grow local presence through "buy and build" approach

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 16 JUL 2013
... Henderson's global business. Henderson, which is listed in both the UK and Australia and is 60% owned by Australian shareholders, took at 33% stake in local fund manager 90 West back in April. "We're likely to add another one or two boutiques and discussions ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 6 JUN 2011
The bad news is set to continue for Australian shareholders on Monday, with the share market tipped to fall following heavy losses in the US on Friday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average is in the midst of its longest streak of losses since 2004, following ...

Sunsuper appoints ESG specialist

MATT WOODINGTON  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAY 2011
... (ESG) investment by creating a new management role. Stuart Wilson, former chief executive officer at the Australian Shareholders' Association, was appointed ESG manager in April to ensure the fund follows best practice ESG principles. Wilson will work ...

SWIFT overhauls proxy voting

... disallowing investors from trading their shares at the time they want to exercise their votes. Meanwhile, the Australian Shareholders' Association (ASA), which is often nominated as the proxy vote holder on behalf of million of dollars worth of shareholder ...

News Corp agrees to strengthen US corporate governance

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 7 OCT 2004
... new US constitution because of fears the relocation to the state of Delaware would erode the rights of Australian shareholders. "We have maintained all along that, following our move to the United States, News Corp would be governed by one of the strongest ...

Shareholders, super funds welcome Walter's decision to exit NAB board

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 7 MAY 2004
... questioned the integrity of a PricewaterhouseCoopers investigation into a rogue currency trading scandal. Australian Shareholders Association chairman John Curry said he was relieved to finally see the debacle come to an end. "It's been a battle of power ...

ASA calls for independent to chair NAB EGM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 1 APR 2004
The Australian Shareholders Association (ASA) wants an independent person to chair the bank's extraordinary general meeting which has been called to dump dissident director Cathy Walter. The ASA said there would be a serious risk of continuing unrest ...

Shareholders expect NAB chairman to quit other roles

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 FEB 2004
The Australian Shareholders' Association wants new National Australia Bank (NAB) chairman Graeme Kraehe to quit directorships at two major companies within a week so he can devote more time to the bank. Mr Kraehe said yesterday that he was reviewing ...

AMP to brief analysts today on HHG

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 28 NOV 2003
... said in a note to clients. "Even this could prove optimistic, given a possible rush of early selling by Australian shareholders." The analysts noted that because HHG was not planning to pay dividends for some time, the stock would not be a natural holding ...