The ASA is an independent, not-for-profit, member-funded organisation that has grown to be the major autonomous body representing Australian retail investors. ASA also helps its members improve their investment knowledge through its educational offerings.
Standing up for shareholders.
In 2017, the ASA Board held a hybrid AGM to allow the participation of members from around the country as well as those able to physically attend on the day.
ASA is a longstanding champion of the AGM as the forum where boards are required to front shareholders and give them the opportunity to ask questions. It is a key aspect of good corporate governance. A hybrid AGM allows both shareholders in the room and those far distant to hear from directors, ask questions, and vote. It provides participation by all shareholders, not just some.
This was live streamed at 11am, Wednesday 10 May 2017
The first federal budget since the narrow re-election of the Liberal/National coalition in 2016 was announced on the evening of Tuesday 9th May. There were a couple of surprise inclusions in the budget, with plenty of winners and losers, from good news for patients and farmers, to bad news for university students and foreigners. Shareholders and those looking to start online share trading will be affected by the budget’s reveal too, though many changes had already been priced in.
The sacking of US cable TV hot-shot Bill O'Reilly is more than a regular departure.
Rather, it signals an internal shift the international Murdoch media empire.
