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CMA warns of unequal power dynamics during virtual AGMs

CMA is pushing for reforms to protect shareholder participation in virtual meetings. [iStockphoto]

The Capital Markets Authority (CMA) is now pushing for reforms to protect shareholder participation in virtual meetings to enable them to hold companies accountable both online and offline.

The CMA feels jittery that the CMA virtual AGMs could lead to unequal power dynamics in which some shareholders are left out in the digital cold.

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