Ann Crotty

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Ann Crotty

Winner of just about every financial journalism prize going, Ann has kept the business sector on its toes for years. Uncompromisingly independent, if there’s a shady executive pay plan out there or shenanigans a company is trying to keep hidden, Ann will find it.

Why a staff share scheme could help Pick n Pay

Pick n Pay rejected an Esop call from unions

Inside Pick n Pay’s desperate labour deal

No retrenchments equals a swathe of brutal concessions

Kobus Gertenbach.

Premier, shareholder and CIPC make peace over AGM debacle

Good governance prevails after Companies Act spat

On the JSE naughty list

JSE censures are rare but some companies stand out

Inside the dubious science of Shoprite’s CEO pay scheme

Benchmarking is the key factor in swelling retail CEO pay

The 50-page document threatening Premier’s RFG deal

Why Competition Commission wants Premier’s RFG deal undone

Roy Bagattini and Pieter Engelbrecht

How Shoprite and Woolies CEOs made bank

Lacklustre competition helped deliver a bumper pay package

Premier Foods in Tulbagh canning plant closure
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Competition Commission wants Premier, Rhodes merger approval scrapped after Tulbagh plant shutdown

The unprecedented step has rattled Premier shareholders

Louis van der Watt

RMH’s odd-lot oddity

Picey R1.8m bid to cut listing costs raises questions

Peresec’s Spar purchase: The smart money is on A² Investment Partners

Spar shares surge as hopes of a turnaround specialist ignite

Is Solar’s R21.8bn bid for Omnia a bargain or a bold play?

Is Solar's R21.8bn offer for Omnia generous or opportunistic?

The JSE: open for business, short on takers

Why the JSE is struggling to attract new listings

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Pick n Pay and the problem of CEO succession

Shoprite, Standard Bank and Capitec make the case for clear CEO succession

Phil Roux to the rescue?

Spar Guild insiders link the former Nampak CEO to a role at the retailer

Closed doors as Premier shuts out shareholders

The food group may find itself in hot water over its AGM

Under-pressure Libstar buckles

The pressure on food companies like Libstar is unrelenting

How to shrink your AGM: just ask Mr Price  

A short and snappy meeting couldn’t disguise a rising tide of protest from its shareholders

What the Saltzmans’ withdrawal means for Dis-Chem

The founding family are gone, but still influential

Do we really have to buy a share in every listed company?

AGMs may be unexciting but often the interplay between shareholders and executives is revealing at these events, which are less choreographed than results presentations.

Mystery around Spar chair’s exit  

The retailer's shareholders deserve more than just murky platitudes