Veteran fund manager Geoff Wilson has launched a fresh campaign to save the physical annual general meeting, as federal Labor considers making permanent emergency changes made during the pandemic.

Mr Wilson, the fund manager who helped the Coalition retain government in 2019 by marshalling 90,000 investors against Labor’s franking credits refund policy, will now turn his army – which has grown to 130,000, representing more than $5 billion – against federal Labor’s review considering changes which could make virtual annual general meetings permanent.