Newspaper icon
The latest issue of Financial Standard now available as an e-newspaper
READ NOW

Search Results

Showing 11 - 20 of 38 results for "Australian Shareholders"

ASA to vote against AMP remuneration

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 26 APR 2019
The Australian Shareholders Association is set to take a swing against AMP at the wealth manager's AGM next week. ASA will vote against AMP's remuneration report at its annual general meeting next Thursday, as it harbours ongoing concerns about culture ...

Royal Commission to suppress bank stocks

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 4 FEB 2019
Fund managers are warning investors not to expect the major banks to trade at the premium they've been accustomed to. And the financial services Royal Commission's final report, due today, will play its part. The major banks have experienced ...

Chief investment officer retires

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 30 OCT 2018
... have been fighting against Labor's policy to scrap the current dividend imputation system and tax the Australian shareholders twice. The "savings" to be collected under Labor's proposal will come from low-income earners and self-funded retirees ...

Argo Investments attacks Labor franking policy

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 22 OCT 2018
... which strongly voices the objections of the firm. Argo's public posturing on the issue comes after the Australian Shareholders Association (ASA) made its own submission to the committee, adding the policy would only serve to penalise retirees who saw ...

Industry expert joins SMSFA board

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 JUL 2018
A self-managed superannuation fund specialist is joining the board of the SMSF Association on September 1. Verante Financial Planning director and financial planner Liam Shorte will replace Andrew Gale, who is stepping down after a six-year tenure. ...

Six associations form new alliance

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAY 2018
... credits for retirees and shareholders. The Alliance for a Fairer Retirement System brings together: The Australian Shareholders' Association, Australian Listed Investment Companies Association, National Seniors Australia, SMSF Association, Self-managed ...

Labor's imputation credit reform cops industry backlash

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 MAR 2018
... undermine the purpose of super, leaving more people reliant on a taxpayer funded retirement, she said. The Australian Shareholders' Association (ASA) also strongly opposed "tweaking the tax system." The proposed changes will penalise investors who prefer ...

Industry fund chases insurance giant on climate risk

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAR 2018
... resolution highlights the shift in investor attitudes toward companies' management of such risks. "Major Australian shareholders are no longer willing to sit back while companies fail to manage climate change," he said. "Climate change is increasing ...

Banks continue campaign to discredit SA bank tax

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 4 JUL 2017
... are less than that of some ASX-listed companies and are largely passed on to shareholders - 35,000 South Australian shareholders received $146 million in dividends last financial year. "We support the South Australian community and we strongly believe ...

NAB shareholders vote for UK exit

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JAN 2016
... "drive towards our vision of becoming Australia and New Zealand's most respected bank." When asked by an Australian Shareholders' Association representative as to whether the choice to retain 25% of Clydesdale for an institutional sale could be affected ...