This Month
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- Retail
Mathieson Group says Endeavour chairman’s days are numbered
With tensions unresolved, the Mathieson camp says it is prepared to call an extraordinary general meeting if Peter Hearl does not step down.
- Carrie LaFrenz
Peltz’s Trian seeks Disney board seats after request is rejected
Activist investor Nelson Peltz has launched a new proxy fight against Disney after the entertainment giant rejected its bid for board seats.
- Crystal Tse and Thomas Buckley
November
Shareholders oust Michelle Guthrie from video game maker’s board
The former ABC managing director has been voted off the board of the video game developer.
- Jessica Sier
- Opinion
- Chanticleer
Healius chair’s head on a stick shows investors out of patience
If the healthcare company can’t pull up its socks in the medium term, expect investors to push the board to think about other ways to realise value.
- Anthony Macdonald
Hamish McLennan puts on the boxing gloves and hopes for a soft landing
Despite simmering public criticism and the Rugby Australia dispute, the executive remains among the country’s most influential corporate players.
- Updated
- Jemima Whyte
‘Not easy ride’: private equity’s Simon Moore leaves AMA
The upcoming departure means all of AMA’s pre-pandemic board will have left. Mr Moore says he is confident in the outlook.
- Liam Walsh
- Updated
- Business of sport
Future of Rugby chair in balance after emergency board meeting
But Hamish McLennan says the state unions that want him out are self-interested and waging a “grubby” smear campaign.
- Updated
- Zoe Samios
- Opinion
- Chanticleer
How activist Dan Loeb became a Wall Street icon
Even in a room of people who know how to grease the wheels that make the markets go around, it’s hard not to love a bomb-thrower.
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- Anthony Macdonald
- Exclusive
- Business of sport
NRL clubs shut down attempts to introduce female, diversity quotas
The Australian Rugby League Commission proposed mandating that one-third of directors and 25 per cent of executives be women, sources say.
- Zoe Samios
AACo’s golden director insurance cover unveiled
A leaked proposal shows D&O cover was the most expensive item on an insurance shopping list for the cattle giant, which has not paid dividends for 15 years.
- Liam Walsh
October
Endeavour chairman seeks ‘resolution’ with pubs billionaire
Peter Hearl clashed with a representative of major shareholder Bruce Mathieson accusing the pubs billionaire of destabilising the company.
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- Carrie LaFrenz and Simon Evans
Endeavour sales miss market expectations as focus switches to returns
The company’s largest investor, billionaire publican Bruce Mathieson, says revenue is in “absolute free fall”. The retailer holds its annual meeting on Tuesday.
- Simon Evans and Carrie LaFrenz
Endeavour to suffer first strike but Bill Wavish tilt fails
The Dan Murphy’s owner is set to be hit with a protest vote over its performance, but Bruce Mathieson’s pick for the board has fallen well short.
- Simon Evans and Carrie LaFrenz
Mathieson piles heat on Endeavour chairman to step down
‘I am not going to sit by and watch this great company fail due to poor leadership,’ says billionaire pubs owner.
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- Carrie LaFrenz and Simon Evans
Roger Corbett says Endeavour chairman must go
The former Woolworths CEO says Peter Hearl should quit the board, even if Bill Wavish, is unsuccessful.
- Carrie LaFrenz and Simon Evans
Bill Wavish slams proxy firm CGI Glass Lewis over Endeavour report
In a letter to shareholders, the directorship candidate says the report makes unfair representations about his past executive and board career.
- Carrie LaFrenz and Simon Evans
Bruce Mathieson pitches peace offering at Endeavour as proxies bite
The decision comes after proxy firm Ownership Matters told clients to vote against the election of Mathieson-backed candidate Bill Wavish.
- Sarah Thompson, Kanika Sood and Emma Rapaport
BCA boss Tim Reed to guide AFL Giants into new era
Mr Reed becomes the second chairman of the AFL’s western Sydney club, replacing Tony Shepherd who led the Giants since their 2011 inception.
- Zoe Samios
Magellan activist to vote against John Eales as director
Activist investor Sandon Capital says it will vote against the re-election of director John Eales at the fund manager’s annual general meeting, citing the group’s pay policies.
- James Thomson
New Telstra director Maxine Brenner hit with 17pc protest vote
Chairman John Mullen refused at the AGM to answer questions about Ms Brenner’s ability after concerns were raised over her tenure on the board of Qantas Airways.
- Jenny Wiggins
