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Sequoia chief learns his fate at EGM

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 6 JUN 2024
... director Garry Crole. Shareholders voted against removing Crole, securing 59.95% of the votes, with 40.05% of shareholders voting to remove him. Back in April, Sequoia was informed by a group of shareholders of their plan to propose resolutions to remove ...

Sequoia seeks Takeovers Panel intervention

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 17 MAY 2024
... the identity of those who are associated with them, the nature of their association and the extent of their collective voting power in Sequoia." According to a substantial shareholder notice lodged by Glennon on 11 April 2024, Jones, Cojones Pty Ltd ...

Sequoia chief's job at stake in upcoming EGM

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 26 APR 2024
... Garry Crole. Sequoia was earlier this month informed by a group of shareholders, that collectively hold at least 5% of the voting shares, of their plan to propose resolutions at a general meeting to remove Crole and non-executive director Kevin Pattison ...

Finalists named in annual MAX Awards

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 22 APR 2024
... Laura Scrignar of Betashares. The awards will be presented at an evening event on June 6 at the Sofitel Sydney Wentworth. Voting is now open, with winners determined by both the votes and vetting by Financial Standard. You can view the full list of finalists ...

Proxy advisors have 'undue influence': Jamie Dimon

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 11 APR 2024
... proxy advisors, particularly ISS and Glass Lewis. Dimon said asset managers and institutional investors should base their voting decisions on an independent application of their own voting guidelines and policies. "To the extent they use recommendations ...

Nominations open for 30th annual MAX Awards

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAR 2024
... Marketing Campaign of the Year - Consumer. Nominations close on Thursday, 28 March 2024. Once finalists are announced, voting will be open from April 15 to May 3. Winners will be celebrated at a live event in Sydney on Thursday 6 June 2024, which will ...

Cbus appoints head of stewardship

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 FEB 2024
... also occupied the position of director of investment stewardship in the UK, leading board ESG level engagement and proxy voting across multiple European markets and served as a director of operational risk. BlackRock informed Financial Standard that ...

Diverger shareholders welcome Count takeover

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JAN 2024
Diverger shareholders have given Count their seal of approval to acquire the company in a landslide voting result. An overwhelming 99.97% of shareholders voted in favour of Count taking over the company at yesterday's scheme meeting. In the lead up ...

Australian Ethical super chief goes for growth in 2024

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 23 JAN 2024
... internal optimisations, including insurance harmonisation, play a part, Piper noted that a growing number of Australians are "voting with their feet" in their investment choices, which underscores the increasing relevance of Australian Ethical's ...

The Voice is not at the expense of the economy: Chalmers

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 13 OCT 2023
... Australians far beyond what any lightweight economic measurement can assess," he told Financial Standard. Chalmers said voting YES is an opportunity to "help fix this mess." "The NO campaign has no plan and no way of making things better. NO means more ...