{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/22f4c2dc-1758-519a-bbb6-608516ace864/58d62c53-bf69-4fd2-b194-b4be4bfd6b83?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"AGM Watch - Trailer","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/610bd0b7748075803b971e95/610bd0c5c9f05900130afaa7.png?height=200","description":"<div>Do you feel powerless as a shareholder? You’re supposed to be part owner of a business yet how can you have a say in how the company is run?</div><div>Each year the Australian Shareholders’ Association or ASA, monitors the performance of most of Australia’s ASX200 companies - protecting the rights of retail shareholders with a dedicated team of company monitors. These volunteer members meet with company chairs and directors, and attend AGMs to ask questions of importance to members and retail shareholders.</div><div>ASA has 110 volunteer monitors – who come from a wide range of backgrounds. Many have expertise and life experience that contributes to their analysis of company performance – whether governance, financial or operational</div><div>The ASA also aggregates voting intentions, representing approximately 4 billion dollars of shareholder value with the ASA nominated as proxy.</div><div>This is AGM watch where I’ll talk with company monitors and what they’re looking at this AGM season.</div><div>AGM Watch and the ASA - looking out for your interests.</div> ","author_name":"Philip Muscatello"}