Should NZX directors own the companies they govern?
ANALYSIS: Companies need to formalise skin in the game and make transparent minimum shareholding requirements.
Investors can already see in company annual reports whether directors hold shares.
Liam Donnelly
Tue, 26 May 2026
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It has been a tough few years for investors in equities on the NZX. The five-year annualised return of the S&P/NZX 50 Gross Index stood at a measly 0.3% as at April 30, 2026, and almost half the members of the index have posted negative cumulative total returns over that period. Naturally, this has
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Liam Donnelly
Tue, 26 May 2026
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