Shareholder primacy — going beyond the shareholder

Dans « Shareholder primacy — going beyond the shareholder », Catherine Maxwell propose un billet intéressant que je relaie ici. Ce billet amène une réflexion sur la primauté de la norme actionnariale dans une perspective australienne.

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The debate between those who advocate that the purpose of the company is to only to make profits for shareholders (shareholder primacy), and those who consider that a company should take into account a broader range of interests has a venerable history. We have seen advocates for both sides of the debate active in the last few weeks. We have also seen discussions about whether Australian law should change to include provisions which specifically permit directors to consider non-shareholder interests as has been done in parts of the US and the UK.

Shareholder Primacy in changing times Jason Harris has recently revisited the issue in his paper Shareholder Primacy, in Changing Times. Writing in the context of recent events, he has produced a comprehensive summary of both the history of the debate and the chain of legal authorities. He concludes ‘When board members make decisions they include a variety of considerations. They do so not simply because the law directs them to, but because of the commercial benefit in doing so. Shareholder primacy is not seriously under threat by these changing times, because it has only been one part of the story’. I tend to agree with him.

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Ce contenu a été mis à jour le 11 novembre 2019 à 14 h 42 min.

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