What’s an AGM? A proxy? What powers do small retail shareholders wield to influence the board decisions of mighty companies on the ASX. Steve Mabb is the Chair of Australian Shareholders' Association the voice of small, retail shareholders. The Association presents a ride range of topics and education to members with meetings all around the country. Members can come along and chat with each other and hear from a range of different experts and fund managers and economists on all things share market and investing. There's a monthly magazine, regular webinars, and an annual investor conference. The second second role of the ASA is advocacy. There's a team of volunteers across the country called company monitors who cover most of the top 200 companies on the ASX. Monitors will meet with boards and management at least once a year, normally after their annual reports come out, and they'll work through the resolutions or the issues that they're putting to their shareholders to vote on at upcoming AGMs.

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