NZSA’s proxy voting service voted 567m shares (a 60% increase from 2020’s 370m), as more shareholders trusted us with their vote. That puts NZSA in the top 20 shareholders at around half of all NZX companies.
Shareholder activism still matters. During 2021, NZSA supported a shareholder group disenchanted with the governance and operations of New Talisman Gold Mines. The result was resounding, with the entire board being replaced shortly after the annual shareholder meeting.
From class actions to climate-related disclosures…NZSA is looking after the interests of retail investors, now and into the future. All submissions are available here.
We are always proud to represent and reward best practice. That’s why we gave our Beacon Award to Fiona Oliver, Anne Urlwin, Phillip Strachan and Geoff Swiers, for their courageous role in supporting retail shareholders as Tilt Renewables Independent Directors back in 2018. Read more about why at this link.
NZSA, together with Simplicity and other supporters, offer practical financial support to reward excellence in business journalism. Congratulations to Maria Slade (from NBR) who picked up 2021’s gong – and to the other individual category winners as well! Read more about these annual awards here.
Covid-19 cramped our style, but we still operated many local and virtual events around New Zealand, giving that extra bit of up-front and personal insight for retail investors!
With a new website and new communication tools, like The Briefing, we’re continuing to reach out to all retail investors. We won’t stop in 2022, with new services already in the pipeline.
Date Released: February 28th 2022 Tap/Click here to download pdf version The New Zealand Shareholders’ Association congratulates Fiona Oliver, Anne Urlwin, Phillip Strachan and Geoff Swier as the winners of the 2021 NZSA ‘Beacon’ Award, announced at a virtual Awards ceremony earlier this evening. The basis of the Award was for their actions in their…
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Date Released: February 25th 2022 Tap/Click here to download pdf version The NZ Shareholders’ Association understands the rationale behind the decision of NZ RegCo in choosing to de-list QEX Logistics (QEX) from the NZ Stock Exchange. QEX Logistics shares have been suspended for nearly 12 months as the company continues to not comply with stock…
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Date Released: December 9th 2021 Tap/Click here to download pdf version Over 60 outstanding business news, features and commentary entries certainly left our three judges with a challenge for the fourth annual NZ Business Journalism Awards! Proudly hosted by the New Zealand Shareholders’ Association (NZSA) and generously supported by Simplicity, the awards showcase the best…
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