February
Shareholders barred from Keybridge meeting as court freezes assets
Sources say observers who showed up in person were also prevented from entering.
Nicholas Bolton’s Keybridge to enter voluntary administration: sources
Melbourne accounting and advisory firm Lowe Lippmann is best placed to be appointed, sources said.
End of an era: Catalano, Bolton fall-out to give WAM the edge
Wilson, whose company has built a 45 per cent stake in Bolton’s ASX-listed investment vehicle Keybridge Capital, has been a thorn in Bolton’s side for almost a decade.
December 2024
New pipeline unlocks Beetaloo gas for NT customers in 2026
A deal signed with pipeline owner APA Group looks set to stoke controversy over the development of a massive new onshore gas resource.
Metrics moves to compulsorily acquire BNPL underdog despite objections
Shareholders have accused Metrics of “grossly underestimating” the company’s valuation, “systematically devaluing the company through sham capital raises”, “selective disclosure” and “predatory behaviour”.
November 2024
EDO to hand more than $9m to Santos after failed Barossa suit
But the oil and gas giant has been unsuccessful in forcing the taxpayer-funded, climate-focused legal service from disclosing publicly who bankrolled its suit.
Ramsay investors push for shake-up of ‘failed’ overseas expansion
The country’s largest private hospital operator is facing demands from shareholders to discard international operations and focus on its local facilities.
Most non-Murdoch News Corp investors backed failed share collapse
A bid to end the family’s ‘outsized influence’ on the company has been “convincingly” defeated, News Corp says. Most other shareholders backed it, early results suggest.
Big super demands MinRes board come clean on founder’s private deals
The influential governance advisor to retirement funds has recommended a vote against its remuneration plan citing a lack of integrity and poor disclosure.
Santos’ own director queried use of ‘clean’ definition: ACCR
Then-director Peter Hearl’s querying of the company’s use of the word “clean” exemplifies how readers of its climate report have been misled, Federal Court hears.
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David Di Pilla’s HMC buys into Lifestyle Communities
The company says it’s ‘early days’, and could increase its stake by a further 4.5 per cent in the developer and landlord of affordable housing for downsizers.
October 2024
Santos’ hydrogen assumptions ‘absurd’, ACCR lawyers suggest
Oil and gas producer’s estimates for hydrogen sales were unreasonable, leaving its net zero target lacking credibility, the Federal Court heard.
Santos says activist demands would deter climate targets being set
The oil and gas producer is being sued by environmental groups in the Federal Court who argue its long-term carbon reduction plan is “a series of speculations”.
‘Series of speculations’: Santos climate targets under attack
The Federal Court case brought by the Australasian Centre for Corporate Responsibility alleges Santos deceived consumers with its clean energy claims.
UniSuper won’t back up claims it sold APA on gas worries
Dissatisfaction about APA shares trading near a 10-year low added to the complaints voiced by investors at the fiery AGM, which was dominated by concerns over Beetaloo gas.
Whitehaven accused of paying ‘overly generous’ bonuses
Whitehaven Coal and a big proxy adviser are at odds over a recommendation shareholders lob a second strike over executive pay.
September 2024
Activist investor asks Redbubble to hang for-sale sign; seeks board seats
Osmium Partners is set to kick off an audacious public letter writing campaign where it will ask shareholders to support four new board members.
Activists seek to stir investor revolt at Woodside
Market Forces is urging shareholders to demand a board revamp at the oil and gas producer, citing a huge increase in emissions from its US LNG export plans.
August 2024
APA Group faces activist action over Beetaloo pipeline
A shareholder resolution lodged by Market Forces driven by climate concerns comes as APA’s board is facing the risk of a “second strike” at its October AGM.