Tag: General Assembly
Munich Re exceeds expectations
Munich Re boss Joachim Wenning The Group continues to focus heavily on the natural catastrophe insurance business. (Photo: Munich Re) Munich Munich Re started the year with a surprisingly high…
Shareholders criticize weak development at Henkel Annual General Meeting
Persil production Shareholders criticize the weak development of the group. (Photo: Bloomberg) Dusseldorf Henkel boss Carsten Knobel felt the criticism of the shareholders personally for the first time. The Düsseldorf-based…
Bayer board of directors receives bonus despite high glyphosate costs – shareholders express clear criticism
Bayer CEO Werner Baumann: Dusseldorf The remuneration of Bayer’s board of management has met with ongoing criticism from investors and proxy advisors. Reason: In 2022, Bayer also had to deal…
Meager dividend despite record results: shareholders criticize Beiersdorf
Dusseldorf Despite higher sales and profits, Nivea manufacturer Beiersdorf no longer wants to pay dividends. This caused harsh criticism from investors at the virtual general meeting on Thursday. “How well…
Thyssen-Krupp talks to the federal government about the armaments division
Dusseldorf Immediately at the beginning of the Thyssen-Krupp Annual General Meeting, the Chairman of the Supervisory Board, Siegfried Russwurm, corrected his statement from a year ago. The strategic restructuring of…
Deutsche Bank opts for virtual general meeting
Presence general meeting of Deutsche Bank A picture from the past: Deutsche Bank recently invited shareholders to a face-to-face meeting in May 2019. (Photo: dpa) Frankfurt Deutsche Bank will again…
Uniper: Shareholders agree to nationalization
Dusseldorf, Brussels The shareholders of the gas importer Uniper cleared the way for the nationalization of the crisis-ridden company with a large majority on Monday. At an extraordinary general meeting,…
Uniper shareholders pave the way for nationalization
Uniper headquarters in Düsseldorf The way for a nationalization of the German gas importer is clear. (Photo: dpa) Dusseldorf The shareholders of the gas importer Uniper cleared the way for…
Volkswagen boss Oliver Blume promises more speed with electric strategy
Extraordinary General Meeting at Volkswagen CEO Oliver Blume, Porsche Supervisory Board Deputy Hans Michel Piëch and Volkswagen Supervisory Board Chairman Hans Dieter Pötsch (from left) on the podium in Berlin.…
Endgame for German industry
Good morning dear readers, some readers have asked me, like my esteemed predecessor, to include occasional quotations from great poets and thinkers in the morning briefing. A reader even sent…
VW investors upset about late special payment for Porsche’s IPO
Challenge of Porsche works council election Volkswagen shareholders are irritated by the late payment of the Porsche dividend. (Photo: dpa) Berlin, Dusseldorf, Frankfurt VW had convinced its investors of a…
Sale of more than 22,000 homes on the way
Residential buildings by Adler Real Estate in Berlin The majority is to be sold. (Photo: imago images/Olaf Schuelke) Dusseldorf, Berlin Adler Real Estate has taken the first step in selling…
Sale of more than 22,000 homes on the way
Residential buildings by Adler Real Estate in Berlin The majority is to be sold. (Photo: imago images/Olaf Schuelke) Dusseldorf, Berlin Adler Real Estate has taken the first step in selling…
Adler Group: New auditor, so far unsuccessful
Real estate company under pressure Hardly any progress is being made on the construction sites, such as the high-rise Steglitzer Kreisel in Berlin. Now Adler also has problems finding an…
Application for another special test – daughter Consus causes a shock moment
Project of the Adler Group in Düsseldorf Auditors from KPMG and the Federal Financial Supervisory Authority Bafin consider the project in Düsseldorf-Gerresheim to be massively overrated. (Photo: Verfürden/Handelsblatt) Dusseldorf A…
Application for another special test – daughter Consus provides the next moment of shock
Project of the Adler Group in Düsseldorf Auditors from KPMG and the Federal Financial Supervisory Authority Bafin consider the project in Düsseldorf-Gerresheim to be massively overrated. (Photo: Verfürden/Handelsblatt) Dusseldorf A…
Those are the concerns of shareholders
Elon Musk The Tesla boss has to answer questions from shareholders on Thursday. They could be a little more critical this year. (Photo: dpa) New York, Dusseldorf Tesla’s annual general…
This Dax boss convinced at the HVs
Tim Höttges Clear words, memorable pictures, cool appearance: The Telekom boss is the winner in the speaker competition of the Dax bosses. Dusseldorf When Telekom boss Tim Höttges talks about…
Deka criticizes hard before the general meeting
Dusseldorf Despite doubling annual sales, Delivery Hero did not make a profit in 2021 either. While many analysts continue to rate the delivery service positively, criticism from shareholders is increasing…
It can have these consequences for the industry
Tariq Fancy The ESG critic used to be part of the system himself. (Photo: © 2021 Bloomberg Finance LP) new York Asset managers have to adapt to fundamental changes in…