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Executives urge Canberra to move faster

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 16 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
... Australia, with 67% of respondents identifying this as the main source of pressure, ahead of customers, competitors, and shareholders. However, investment is flowing and organisations are becoming more resilient, with increased revenue and higher asset ...

Exec pay lands listed firms in hot water

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 12 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
... to vote in favour of a board spill resolution, where directors stand to be re-elected, even after a second strike. Shareholders would rather engage with the companies to resolve disputes than to see them fail, he said.

Natural gas buyout bulldozes investors: Analysts

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 5 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
... Global Investors, Anima, CalPERS, Florida State Board of Administration, KLP and LGIM. At this year's AGM 58% of shareholders voted down Woodside's Climate Transition Action Plan. Market Forces analyst Brett Morgan said Woodside "disregarded ...

Australian Ethical profit up 57% to $18.5m

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 29 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
... maintaining our focus on sustainable growth and improving our offer to customers, is delivering positive outcomes for our shareholders." The firm recorded a fair value write-down of $2.2m in FY24 from the sell-off of Sentient Impact Group, which it acquired ...

Shareholders to pressure supermarkets over seafood sourcing

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
A group of 130 shareholders will attempt to force the major supermarkets to change their seafood suppliers to prevent the extinction of a rare species. 130 investors are targeting Woolworths and Coles to drop industrial salmon farming in Macquarie Harbour ...

Shareholders to say 'no' to gambling ads

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 13 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
... a complete ban, the latest survey by the Australia Institute found. SIX and AGR want the support of at least 100 shareholders from each media group by the end of the month. Hitting this target is critical to the campaign's success. It is the minimum ...

Woodside's US$2.35bn gamble raises doubts

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 12 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
The energy giant's US$2.35 billion ammonia buyout may placate many shareholders, but the high price paid has raised alarms given the yet-to-be-operational plant hinges on possibly impermanent carbon capture. Last week, Australian oil and gas company ...

ASX200 boards near gender target: ACSI

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 8 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
... ACSI CEO Louise Davidson said board diversity "improves governance standards and helps drive long-term value for shareholders". "A broader range of voices at the decision-making table leads to better decision-making and stronger results for investors." ...

QIC taps resilience skills

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUL 2024  |  NEWS
... to growth prospects, and ultimately, have the potential to impact a company's ability to deliver returns for shareholders and maintain its social licence to operate," he said. "Investors in infrastructure assets are attracted to the asset class for ...

Demand up for green steel

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUL 2024  |  NEWS
... faster - if the right frameworks are in place. "Fossil-fuel free projects are viewed as a safe, long-term prospect for shareholders. Any company seeking to expand metallurgical coal assets or double down on coal-based ironmaking should be paying serious ...