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Execs face shareholder backlash over pay: Georgeson

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 11 FEB 2025  |  NEWS
... proactively. "This enables firms to understand investors' ideas and reactions to key decisions and address them outside of the AGM meeting window."

Activist investors set sights on paid parental leave

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 3 FEB 2025  |  NEWS
... people combined and all have largely young female workforces. Following multiple unsuccessful attempts, SIX attended Lovisa's AGM in November. Following the AGM the company confirmed it will offer 12 weeks of employer funded paid parental leave for their ...

Exec pay lands listed firms in hot water

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 12 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
... backlash over their executive remuneration schemes in the first half of the year, with more 'strikes' likely as the AGM season continues. Global proxy solicitor Georgeson, which analysed shareholder votes from the ASX300 companies that held their ...

HESTA urges ASX300 to heed investor concerns

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 12 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
... companies in its investment portfolio, the $87 billion super fund has set out its engagement priorities ahead of the upcoming AGM season. Key areas include climate change, nature loss, gender equality and fair working conditions. This marks the fifth ...

Natural gas buyout bulldozes investors: Analysts

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 5 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
... Vision Super, Allianz 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 ...

Shareholders to pressure supermarkets over seafood sourcing

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
... Thursday, a group of 130 shareholders will notify Woolworths of their intent to propose a nonbinding resolution at October AGM. Coles will receive a similar notice in two weeks. In Australia, shareholders can propose resolutions at general meetings with ...

Shareholders to say 'no' to gambling ads

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 13 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
... success. It is the minimum number of shareholders necessary to pass a resolution at a company's annual general meeting (AGM). Those who want to sign on to the campaign can either buy Seven or Nine shares through the SIX app or use the shares they ...

Woodside's US$2.35bn gamble raises doubts

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 12 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
... 58.4% of shareholders that voted to reject Woodside's Climate Transition Action and 2023 Progress Report at the April AGM. Pacifying shareholders was "a major imperative" to Woodside's decision to purchase the ammonia plant, Buckley said. "It's ...

Borrowers pressured for plans as Scope 3 left in dust

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 8 APR 2024  |  NEWS
... world." Citi has a net zero target - including for businesses it finances - by 2050. This comes as the 2024 proxy season and AGM's are well underway, with shareholder resolutions at large listed companies increasingly focusing on climate. Banks and asset ...

AXA IM warns companies on climate lobbying

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 22 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
... if voting against certain proposals will disclose the reasons why. The firm has also announced it will oppose virtual-only AGM formats, except in emergency situations. In 2023, the firm cast 187 votes against resolutions due to "insufficient disclosure ...
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