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Tens of thousands flock to Omaha

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 6 MAY 2014
... keep $20bn of cash on hand as a cushion and confirmed he would not be afraid to use leverage to help with acquisitions. The AGM has grown in stature over the years and with 40,000 disciples in attendance in 2014, the event has already reached rock festival ...

Market wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 29 APR 2014
... third quarter sales results, while the Brisbane Broncos has its annual general meetings scheduled and G8 Education has an AGM and an extraordinary general meeting. In Australia, the market on Monday was fairly resilient in the face of overseas falls ...

Standard Life Inv steps up shareholder activism

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 4 MAR 2014
Global investment manager Standard Life Investments has said it is enjoying the benefits of new regulations which promote shareholder activism. In 2013 regulators around the world introduced new laws and regulations designed to strengthen corporate ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 21 NOV 2013
... National Australia Bank fell 1.5 cents to $33.785. Clothing retail group Premier Investments added one cent to $7.80 ahead of its AGM. Uranium miner Paladin and mining services group Ausdrill both have annual general meetings on Thursday.

Leading fund manager demands reporting rule change

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 4 NOV 2013
... during the current Annual Meeting season. "At present, major companies are at liberty to say whatever they want during this AGM season. For many it will amount to a weak attempt at quarterly reporting or updates." Although some companies do, at present ...

Magellan insists huge growth won't hamper returns

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 21 OCT 2013
... a three and half fold increase in underlying profit in the last 12 months. At the company's recent annual general meeting (AGM), new Magellan chairman Brett Cairns attributed the growth in the business to the ability to continue delivering impressive ...

ASX endorses Henry board director bid

ALICE URIBE  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 SEP 2013
... resignation of two long-serving directors over a US share-trading scandal. In an address given at the ASX annual general meeting (AGM) chairman Rick Holliday-Smith said that the search was on to replace directors Shane Finemore and Russell Aboud and ...

Australian Ethical director resigns

ALICE URIBE  |  FRIDAY, 26 APR 2013
As foreshadowed at the Australian Ethical Investment (AEI) AGM in November last year, director Justine Hickey has resigned effective immediately. Hickey was the longest serving AEI board member (having been appointed in March 2007), and made the decision ...

Corporate governance boosted by two-strike rule

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 17 JAN 2013
... remuneration reports has led to improved discussions on other governance factors throughout the recent Annual General Meeting (AGM) season. "This AGM season we've seen a dramatic increase in the number of companies seeking to engage with us," he said. ...

Market wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 23 NOV 2012
... executive Mike Smith is scheduled to address the British Chamber of Commerce in Melbourne, while David Jones, Beach Energy AGM, Perseus Mining, Capilano Honey and AV Jennings have annual general meetings. In Australia, the market on Thursday closed higher ...