Computershare


Long-term incentive plan angers Computershare shareholders

Yesterday, it was the turn of share registry Computershare to feel the brunt of shareholder anger, with its plan to grant 1.4 million options to selected executives supported by only 38% of proxy votes received.

SUBSCRIBER-ONLY: How to get Computershare to sign over $15m in stocks.

Part two of a Crikey special report. Today: How a Hallam housewife convinced a multinational share registry to transfer $15m of blue chip Australian stocks. Jacqui Walker reports.

Crikey Subscriber-only: Computershare and the alleged share transfer fraud

How could it be possible for a suburban housewife walk into the offices of Australia’s share registry giant Computershare and convince them to transfer blue-chip shares into her name? asks Jacqui Walker.

Time for Twiggy Forrest and Fortescue to grow up

Andrew “Twiggy” Forrest may be the controlling shareholder in a $15 billion company, but he still runs emerging iron ore company Fortescue Metals likes it is some two bob speculative mining stock, writes Stephen Mayne.

Morning Market Report

The highlights and lowlights of this morning’s sharemarket activity.

Fish fight: How tuna went from can to canard

Monday night’s edition of Media Watch picked up on a nasty editorial in Ausmarine, a national fishing magazine. But what really motivated its author was not concern for conservation, rather the self-interest of fishing industry businessman, writes Lionel Elmore.