Shareholders

type: Webcast
date: 14/03/18

Stakeholder and shareholder engagement

Stakeholder and shareholder engagement

Overview Shareholder activism has pushed issues such as business performance, environmental and social impact, CEO and director pay, and board gender diversity into the spotlight, meaning directors today need to be aware of a broader range of issues that may impact on their company. At the same…

Shareholders
Stakeholders

type: Media release
date: 30/07/21

MEDIA RELEASE

Stakeholder focus highlights need to review directors’ duties

Stakeholder focus highlights need to review directors’ duties

Whitepaper calls on the Government to review the framework for directors’ duties in the Companies Act.

type: Finance
date: 21/03/25

Governance news bites – 21 March

Governance news bites – 21 March

A collection of governance-related news that you might have missed in the past two weeks.

type: Boardroom magazine
date: 31/03/23

Making the boat go faster

Making the boat go faster

Full-time director Sheridan Broadbent says the Future Directors’ programme put the wind in her sails.

type: IMHO
date: 08/02/24

OPINION

IMHO: Lifting dividends and share value

March 31 is fast approaching. For most boards, that means work on your FY 2025 budget is already underway.

type: IMHO
date: 19/09/25

OPINION

IMHO: Nature as shareholder: Reimagining governance in a time of change

IMHO: Nature as shareholder: Reimagining governance in a time of change

Aotearoa has granted personhood to rivers and maunga. Could companies be next?

Climate change
Innovation
Māori governance

type: Sectors & perspectives
date: 06/08/25

Rakon board battle shows growth in shareholder activism

Rakon board battle shows growth in shareholder activism

Shareholder unrest is a reminder that the value of governance is in leading growth, not just overseeing it.

Shareholders
Stakeholders

type: Boardroom magazine
date: 01/04/25

Dentons

Pain or gain: dividends v capital deployment

Pain or gain: dividends v capital deployment

Declaring a dividend, or using capital for other means, is becoming more and more complex.

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Shareholders

type: Boardroom magazine
date: 01/04/25

How New Zealand’s largest company delivers optimal value

How New Zealand’s largest company delivers optimal value

By leveraging its comparative advantages and de-risking the co-op, Fonterra has a strategy for success.

Chairing
Shareholders

type: Sectors & perspectives
date: 26/07/24

Come on in, the water’s fine! The case of public sector governance

Come on in, the water’s fine! The case of public sector governance

Public sector boards are not for the faint-hearted. Board members must navigate a complex, uncertain and demanding governance environment.

Public sector
Purpose
Shareholders

type: Boardroom magazine
date: 03/07/24

Diligent

The rise of shareholder activism

The rise of shareholder activism

In an era of increasing corporate scrutiny, institutional investors are voting against directors more frequently.

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Shareholders

type: Leadership
date: 02/05/24

Evolving letters with a “sting” in the tail

Evolving letters with a “sting” in the tail

BlackRock’s Chair and CEO Larry Fink’s letters to investors have evolved since 2012, resulting in challenges from activists and Texas.

Leadership
Shareholders
Stakeholders

type: Leadership
date: 07/03/24

Buffett’s annual letter should be required reading

Buffett’s annual letter should be required reading

Warren Buffett is full of lessons on how to run a company and manage your investors.

Shareholders
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