Today
APA suffers protest vote on pay as chairman warns on climate targets
Michael Fraser said energy policies need to be “realistic” to avoid losing public support for the transition as prices rise and the lights go out.
- 12 mins ago
- Angela Macdonald-Smith
Corbett makes surprise Woolworths AGM appearance, critiques chairman
The company’s former chief executive questioned why the board had ‘chosen to support the status quo’ at Endeavour, where it is the second-largest investor.
- 39 mins ago
- Carrie LaFrenz
JB Hi-Fi first-quarter sales fall; Good Guys tumbles
The retailer is well positioned in a tougher trading environment, CEO Terry Smart told investors at the AGM .
- Carrie LaFrenz and Simon Evans
Yesterday
Tabcorp hit with strike over ‘excessive’ pay
It is the first strike against Tabcorp’s remuneration report since 2018.
- Zoe Samios
This Month
Mathieson piles heat on Endeavour chairman to step down
‘I am not going to sit by and watch this great company fail due to poor leadership,’ says billionaire pubs owner.
- Updated
- Carrie LaFrenz and Simon Evans
Chastened Redbubble avoids second strike
Shareholders voted in favour of Redbubble’s remuneration report and backed the current board, at the expense of self-styled activist Michael McConnell.
- Tess Bennett
New Bendigo chairman not giving up on Queensland dream
David Foster, a former boss of Suncorp Bank, has taken the chairman’s seat at Bendigo and Adelaide Bank, and remains keen to grow in regional Queensland.
- James Eyers
Roger Corbett says Endeavour chairman must go
The former Woolworths CEO says Peter Hearl should quit the board, even if Bill Wavish, is unsuccessful.
- Carrie LaFrenz and Simon Evans
Whitehaven flirts with strike after BHP deal ‘gamble’
A US institutional investor has joined activist fund Bell Rock’s campaign to give the Whitehaven board a black eye at Thursday’s AGM.
- Paul Smith
Activist wins proxy support in battle over Redbubble seat
A retired activist investor seeking a seat on Redbubble’s board has been endorsed by two proxy firms.
- Tess Bennett
- Opinion
- Chanticleer
Why Ramsay investors want Thodey to split it up
David Thodey is a potential catalyst for change at Ramsay Health Care. Will he make it happen?
- Updated
- Anthony Macdonald
Nick Scali shares climb on AGM update
The retailer joined Beacon Lighting in reporting improving trading momentum in a market where shoppers have largely been shunning bigger ticket items.
- Carrie LaFrenz
ASX board narrowly avoids second strike, chairman re-elected
ASX receives heavy protest vote against its remuneration report, missing a second strike by just 4 per cent. Damian Roche re-elected as chairman for last term.
- James Eyers
New Transurban boss Michelle Jablko wants to reward drivers
The CEO plans to offer incentives such as car hire and car wash discounts for users of the toll road group’s Linkt accounts to encourage motorists to keep paying for its roads.
- Jenny Wiggins
- Opinion
- Chanticleer
Activist who? Whitehaven, Endeavour show you can fight back
Cranky shareholders may be firing up activist campaigns, but they are no sure thing.
- Anthony Macdonald
Bill Wavish slams proxy firm CGI Glass Lewis over Endeavour report
In a letter to shareholders, the directorship candidate says the report makes unfair representations about his past executive and board career.
- Carrie LaFrenz and Simon Evans
Cranky Origin shareholders grill chairman on bid price
Dissatisfaction with the $18.7 billion takeover offer price has spilt over to small shareholders, who grilled chairman Scott Perkins at the AGM in Sydney.
- Updated
- Angela Macdonald-Smith
ASA calls for ASX chairman to step down within a year
The Australian Shareholders Association wants ASX chairman Damian Roche to commit to a succession plan and threatens to vote against his re-election at the AGM.
- James Eyers
Magellan activist to vote against John Eales as director
Activist investor Sandon Capital says it will vote against the re-election of director John Eales at the fund manager’s annual general meeting, citing the group’s pay policies.
- James Thomson
New Telstra director Maxine Brenner hit with 17pc protest vote
Chairman John Mullen refused at the AGM to answer questions about Ms Brenner’s ability after concerns were raised over her tenure on the board of Qantas Airways.
- Jenny Wiggins
