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Shareholders squeezed in the odd-lot vice
A wave of odd-lot offers on the JSE and the CTSE in recent years has set corporate cost cutting against shareholder inclusion…
Shareholders clap back at boards
Shareholders are increasingly voting against directors’ fees to express their displeasure. Quantum’s non-executive directors are casualties…
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Consortium pulls the CAT card
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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…
Rating the AGMs: Absent shareholders miss out
Shareholders are skipping AGMs, leaving the floor to those who show up. Less oversight, less engagement. Is this the future of investor capitalism?…
Why Barloworld’s CEO should be benched
Whatever way you cut it, managing Barloworld would be a lot more straightforward for all if CEO Dominic Sewela was parked on the bench…
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