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Super funds more likely to recall shares for proxy votes: Research

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 20 SEP 2022
... introduction of the "two-strikes rule" in 2011, more institutional investors are recalling shares in the month leading up to AGM voting seasons in May and November, according to a paper from researchers at Deakin Business School. The two-strikes rule ...

Ken Henry resigns from ASX board

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JUN 2022
... congratulate Ken on his service; not only to ASX but to the Australian community more widely." Smith will stand for election at the AGM on September 28. She has a Ph.D. in Economics from the Australian National University and spent 20 years in the Australian ...

HESTA opposes AGL demerger

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAY 2022
... Blakey said the fund is considering whether companies are suitably managing risks to enable long-term value creation this AGM season. "The events at AGL represent a watershed in active ownership in this country. Shareholders are pushing for greater action ...

Super funds back Say on Climate

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 APR 2022
... annual reporting of a strategy to reduce emissions, and an annual non-binding shareholder vote on the company's plan at the AGM. Engagement and governance experts say that advisory resolutions can be a useful tool for assessing shareholder support ...

Pension fund pushes for independent chair at Berkshire Hathaway

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 22 APR 2022
... management, but that is not the only option. We can instead assert our rights as shareholders, as we are doing here." The AGM is to take place on April 30.

Shareholders reject Westpac remuneration report

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 16 DEC 2021
... drop in our market value for which I apologise unreservedly on behalf of the board," Westpac chair John McFarlane told the AGM. "Be assured, remedial action has been instituted by the board and management to improve performance going forward, including ...

IOOF moves forward with rebrand

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 26 NOV 2021
... Financial Standard that it will be business as usual for subsidiaries and that the ticker code IFL will not change. At the AGM, Mota said the new corporate brand "captures the essence of our history in a more contemporary way". "As part of our brand ...

AFA shuffles board, names new president

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 28 OCT 2021
... Stephen Knight and Shaun McDonagh. There are currently two vacant positions that will be filled at the association's 2022 AGM. Newly minted chief executive Helen Morgan-Banda thanked Hawkins and Nowak for their contributions. "Mike has been an inspirational ...

ASIC looks to extend CFD intervention

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 19 OCT 2021
... Shlomo Yoshai. ASIC chased several other OTC derivative issuers involved with high-risk CFDs through the courts - resulting in AGM Markets, OT Markets and Ozifin Tech being ordered to pay a total of $75 million in pecuniary penalties. In the case against ...

Government passes continuous disclosure changes

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 10 AUG 2021
The government yesterday passed changes to Corporations Act that loosens disclosure requirements for companies, while also introducing legislation to make virtual AGMs permanent. Under the amendment, companies and directors will be liable for continuous ...