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Fonterra unit holders ‘have not had a fair suck of the sav’

OPINION: Outgoing Fonterra Shareholders’ Fund chair John Shewan reflects on his time in the top role; calls out ‘unacceptable’ fund returns.

John Shewan.

John Shewan Tue, 15 Nov 2022

The Shareholders’ Fund was formed by Fonterra almost exactly 10 years ago this month as a solution to a major problem with the cooperative’s capital structure. That problem was a capital base at risk due to the obligation on Fonterra to redeem (ie, pay back) farmers for their shares when they

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