Rating the AGMs: The last of the season Shareholders gave RMH a rough time but were almost entirely absent at WeBuyCars, in the last of the season’s AGMs… by Ann Crotty March 21, 2025 Energy & ESG·Investing & Finance
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
Shareholders tell Barloworld board to take a hike It’s no go for the compromised Barloworld CEO and his Saudi partners, as shareholders come out in force against a buyout bid… by Ann Crotty February 27, 2025 Investing & Finance
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?… by Ann Crotty February 14, 2025 Energy & ESG·Investing & Finance
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… by Ann Crotty February 10, 2025 Energy & ESG·Opinion
Exxaro’s CEO challenges board in court as boardroom battle hots up Suspended CEO Nombasa Tsengwa’s move has ratcheted up the stakes in one of the more opaque boardroom dramas to hit corporate SA.… by Rob Rose January 10, 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
The long wait for fair pay rules The only winners from the delay to tougher new rules on executive pay will be the country’s army of remuneration consultants… by Ann Crotty January 3, 2025 Energy & ESG·Investing & Finance
The great Barloworld gambit The first sign the company was in play came in April. But it gave no indication CEO Dominic Sewela was a key player as… Giulietta TaleviTim Cohen December 20, 2024 Investing & Finance
Didata BEE deal: How the six execs could have played the game Didata’s BEE schlenter: ‘If they’d played it straight, they would have been protected by the codes.’ But would NTT have played with them?… by Ann Crotty December 16, 2024 Investing & Finance·Opinion
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