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A rushed move to virtual AGMs would disempower shareholders

  • Written by: Ian Ramsay, Professor, Melbourne Law School, University of Melbourne
A rushed move to virtual AGMs would disempower shareholdersWestpac AGM, 2019.Mick Tsikas/AAP

Treasurer Josh Frydenberg appears to have backed down.

An extraordinarily rushed timetable that would have allowed investors and others just 12 days to comment on draft legislation permitting companies to hold virtual rather than face-to-face annual general meetings has been extended by seven days, to the end of...

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