AGM Watch Philip Muscatello
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Do you feel powerless as a shareholder? You’re supposed to be part owner of a business yet how can you have a say in how the company is run? Each year the Australian Shareholders’ Association or ASA, monitors the performance of most of Australia’s ASX200 companies - protecting the rights of retail shareholders with a dedicated team of company monitors. These volunteer members meet with company chairs and directors, and attend AGMs to ask questions of importance to members and retail shareholders.ASA has 110 volunteer monitors – who come from a wide range of backgrounds. Many have expertise and life experience that contributes to their analysis of company performance – whether governance, financial or operational.The ASA also aggregates voting intentions, representing approximately 4 billion dollars of shareholder value with the ASA nominated as proxy. This is AGM watch where we talk with company monitors and what they’re looking at this AGM season. AGM Watch and the ASA - looking out for your interests.
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AGM Watch 2022 - Season Wrap-Up with Mike Robey and Lewis Gomes
Each year the Australian Shareholders' Association monitors the performance of most of Australia’s top 200 companies - protecting the rights of retail shareholders with a dedicated team of volunteer company monitors.
In this episode we're joined by Mike Robey, Company Monitoring Committee Chair for Victoria, and Lewis Gomes, the NSW Company Monitoring Chair.
We spoke about:
The Telstra AGM and the challenges it facesThe shape of the Telstra restructure and the role of holding companies Vicky Brady’s appointment as CEOHow the holding company structure is being implemented at ANZ.BHP & RIO have been star performers despite their attempts to divest out of fossil fuels.SEEK and voting against the remuneration report.SEEK's investment arm and how is this affecting operations?Why Goodman Group a successful company with an outrageous remuneration reportCBA - Great results and excellent internal culture/leadership but poor management of its AGMOrigin Energy - a tale of two companiesThe struggles of Lend Lease
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Rachel Waterhouse - CEO of ASA | QAN & AGL
Each year the Australian Shareholders' Association monitors the performance of most of Australia’s top 200 companies - protecting the rights of retail shareholders with a dedicated team of volunteer company monitors. Rachel Waterhouse is the CEO at the ASA and she is here to talk about the AGM season. This episode is focused on the outcomes at QAN and AGL.
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AGM Watch 2022 - Overview with Fiona Balzer
Each year the Australian Shareholders' Association monitors the performance of most of Australia’s top 200 companies - protecting the rights of retail shareholders with a dedicated team of volunteer company monitors. Fiona Balzer is the Policy and Advocacy Manager at the ASA and she is here to talk about the upcoming AGM season. This episode is focused on 3 of the more interesting meetings - ASX, The Star and AGL.
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Fiona Balzer - 2021 Season Wrap Up
Each year the Australian Shareholders' Association monitors the performance of most of Australia’s top 200 companies - protecting the rights of retail shareholders with a dedicated team of volunteer company monitors. Fiona Balzer is the Policy and Advocacy Manager at the ASA and we chat about the AGM Season that's just been.
We discuss:
Voting against Westpac’s remuneration report.
17 “strikes” for companies we monitor. The top 3 were Dexus 66%, Link Administration 63% and Rio Tinto 61%.
Virtual & Hybrid meetings
And all the fun and games of the Blackmores AGM
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AGM Watch - Blackmores
Julieanne Mills is the ASA's volunteer monitor for Blackmores. She's speaking about the upcoming BKL AGM on October 27, 2021.
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AGM Watch - Healius
Patricia Beal is the ASA's volunteer monitor for Healius. She's speaking about the upcoming HLS AGM on October 21, 2021.
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