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What limits shareholder activism as a force for good: the free-rider problem

  • Written by: Salvatore Ferraro, PhD candidate, RMIT University
What limits shareholder activism as a force for good: the free-rider problemShareholder activism involves directly engaging with directors and executives of companies to effect change.www.shutterstock.com

The board of Australia’s second-biggest bank is in for some stick at its annual general meeting today, as Westpac shareholders vent their displeasure at the scandal involving breaches of anti-money-laundering rules.

B...

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How New Zealanders miss out on hundreds of thousands in retirement savings

  • Written by: Ayesha Scott, Senior Lecturer - Finance, Auckland University of Technology
How New Zealanders miss out on hundreds of thousands in retirement savingsNew Zealanders pay higher fees for KiwiSaver funds than people elsewhere.from www.shutterstock.com, CC BY-ND

In the 12 years since New Zealand introduced the retirement fund KiwiSaver, nearly three million New Zealanders have enrolled and 30 KiwiSaver providers are now collectively managing NZ$57 billion in investments.

But questions are being...

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6 things to think about if you want a baby and 1 if you don't

  • Written by: Freya MacMillan, Senior Lecturer in Interprofessional Health Science, Western Sydney University
6 things to think about if you want a baby and 1 if you don'tA successful pregnancy if you have diabetes comes down to planning and making sure you have the right health-care team behind you.from www.shutterstock.com

The number of people with diabetes is expected to increase from 463 million in 2019 to 700 million by 2045 globally. So more women with diabetes will be having babies in the future.

If you have...

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Australian law doesn't go far enough to legislate affirmative consent. NSW now has a chance to get it right

  • Written by: Rachael Burgin, Research associate, Monash University
Australian law doesn't go far enough to legislate affirmative consent. NSW now has a chance to get it rightNSW is undergoing a review of its sexual consent laws.From shutterstock.com

The NSW Law Reform Commission will hand down its final recommendations for a reformed definition of sexual consent in the new year, following draft proposals in October.

The commission’s inquiry is largely the result of the advocacy of Saxon Mullins, who was let down...

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