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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…
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…
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A block to Elon Musk’s $56bn pay award – thanks to Tesla’s ‘impossible’ milestones – could carry an even bigger cost hit if it’s…
The fight for fair value
With a 10%-plus stake in RMH, Albie Cilliers will now be in a position to ensure minority shareholders get fair value…
Rating the AGMs: Shoprite good, Sasol okay, Truworths woeful
It’s impossible to know how many Shoprite shareholders live in the town of Brackenfell in the northern suburbs of the Western Cape. It’s not…
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