Rating the AGMs: FirstRand and Aspen The case of FirstRand board’s missing founders, and no time to ask Aspen questions: why these two top firms could do better … by Ann Crotty December 5, 2025 Investing & Finance·Opinion
Rate the AGMs: Shoprite outstanding, Truworths indifferent Truworths’ AGM is as woeful as its share price performance, while Shoprite shows retailers how it should be done… by Ann Crotty November 18, 2025 Energy & ESG·Opinion
Did Capitec’s Gerrie Fourie really fumble the first-ever AGM question? Why, yes The CEO shot down an entirely fair question about a share split, before tearing up about his 11 years at South Africa’s fastest-growing bank… by Ann Crotty July 29, 2025 Energy & ESG·Opinion 1
AGMs: JSE is tops, Sanlam isn’t The JSE and Absa have shown how an AGM should be handled; Sanlam needs a serious overhaul… by Ann Crotty June 17, 2025 Energy & ESG·Investing & Finance
AGM watch: Old Mutual and Nedbank show up shoddy MTN MTN could take a leaf out of Nedbank and Old Mutual’s books in how to conduct a decent shareholder meeting… by Ann Crotty June 3, 2025 Energy & ESG
Rating the AGMs – how the old Barlow’s unbundlings stack up It’s AGM season for the old Barloworld stable of companies; Spar and Nampak get top marks but the original scores a ‘fail’… by Ann Crotty March 18, 2025 Investing & Finance·Opinion
Shareholders stonewall RMH non-execs’ pay A group of disgruntled shareholders have blocked RMH non-executive directors’ pay – for only the third time in JSE history… by Ann Crotty March 7, 2025 Energy & ESG·Investing & Finance
Spar doubles down in bid to nail ex-execs The dubious decisions of its previous leadership continue to haunt Spar. But it hasn’t given up its efforts to reclaim damages from them… by Ann Crotty March 3, 2025 Investing & Finance
Shareholder revolt rocks Barloworld’s AGM Barloworld’s board has been slammed for its handling of a controversial buyout bid. Its AGM provided a glimpse into just how angry shareholders are… by Ann Crotty February 24, 2025 Investing & Finance
How to stay off the AGM sh*t list You don’t want to get onto Ann Crotty’s corporate sh*t list. So here’s the Currency guide to holding a better AGM in 2025… by Ann Crotty January 10, 2025 Energy & ESG·Opinion
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