I feel sure Heartland boards are fully aware of NZX,Reserve Bank,the community, and any other recommendations that would enhance the good reputation Heartland enjoy.
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Appreciate that - so a little more embellishment on the bare minimum requirements in this years Annual Report as per NZX recommendations
Not moaning from a governance point of view - genuinely interested in whether it is strategic or not as great companies are open and proud about their diversity, in all its forms
Hate them to end up like A2 Corp who had to do this last year
ANNREP: ATM: 2013 Annual Report - Diversity
It has come to our attention that the 2103 Annual Report for A2 Corporation
did not contain a quantitative breakdown as to the gender composition of its
staff.
The relevant statistics, as at 30 June 2013 and today, are attached
End CA:00245595 For:ATM Type:ANNREP Time:2013-12-23 08:50:15
I'm not really sure that all that many people care to be honest W69.
Surely people should be employed and promoted based solely on their abilities without regard to gender, race, religion, creed or the treaty of Waitangi or any other cultural or ethnicity sensitivity.
We live in a PC world where being PC has got away on itself more than a little bit in my opinion.
P.S. I nearly forgot, I talked myself into buying more today :D
Even if the evidence on gender diversity is sound, any company is free to ignore it. Who cares? If HNZ is missing out (which I seriously doubt) it's their problem. The Clark era's over.
I have no respect for this policy of NZX's.
What's that old cliché...oh yes, you can't put an old head on young shoulders. I like highly experienced older bankers, they've seen all the bull**** there is to be seen.
I was at the recent AGM of FMG Insurance. A mutual. Voting for more cash for Directors. I suggested we put the job out to tender. Since there were four candidates for three positions, all being approved by FMG as suitable, it seemed we could select the three who put in the lowest tenders.
Also, there are now strong rumours that Heartland are going to update their website.
I must add that I am doing ok with Heartland, plus Meridian and Mighty River.
Did you consider voting for the candidates you thought may achieve the most for FMG? I would have.
Any mention of a "diversity policy"?Being an insurance company I would expect they would have a range of "diversity policies."
I must say www.heartland.co.nz is a very good website,so I look forward to seeing it when it is updated.Good section on careers.
Pleased you are doing OK with your shares..
Norway is probably the most high profile country to implement gender quotas for listed companies quite some years ago and has 40% of Directors as females. All studies since then have concluded that the high percentage of female Board Members has not lead to an increase in the number of women moving up the executive pipeline. In fact they have fewer CEOs and senior Executives than the European average and many high profile female Executives are now openly speaking out against the gender (diversity) quotas as being a failed experiment.
Just select the best persons possible for the task, whatever their gender or cultural background.
Yes, Heartland has an excellent website. I am thinking of going to their AGM, down in Ashburton. Time travelling as well back to 2013.
From my Communist past, or similar, I voted for only one candidate out of the four, we had to select three, to give the usurper best shot. Sadly he missed anyway in spite of my efforts.
Depends on what books you have read, and what suits your investment model.
Readers of "The Gnomes of Zurich" or "The Dhando Investor" may be prepared to invest 100% in one stock,thinking you are best to "put all your eggs in one basket and watch it carefully."
My own thoughts are I would stop at 30%,although I did very well once with SCY, when it made up over 50%.At that time I most probably knew as much about SCY as any of the directors.!!
Research,reading and more research does mean you can back yourself.Relying on brokers,sharetrader posters,mates and family, one should not go much more than 15% to 20% in any one share.Then one should look to spread the portfolio around other sectors,ie have a bank,a utility or two,a retailer,a retirement village,etc.,but no more than 1% in any airline shares.!!!!!
If i sell on ex-dividend day open am i correct that i will receive the dividend?
This is a really interesting question Roger that I suspect has no "correct" answer. My HNZ holding is now 25.6% of my NZX holdings. It will get higher as I am in the DRP and am investing my spare cash overseas at present rather than the NZX. But I am very comfortable with it so will not sell. I agree with Percy above that we have to trust our own judgement with this !