About Us

October 5, 2009

The Mayne Report is Stephen Mayne's shareholder activism web site, video blog and weekly subscription email newsletter which went live on 19 November, 2007.

Stephen is Australia's leading shareholder activist.

Stephen Mayne founded the subscription email newletter, Crikey.com which he sold four years ago. He is a business journalist by trade and a regular commentator on radio and television.

Stephen is also a City of Manningham councillor.

If you want to see Stephen tear up and talk in depth about the influences in his life, check out the ABC Talking Heads interview which went to air on 11 November last year - here is the link.

The Mayne Report website is free to all. It has three main sections; word, podcast and video blog.

2009 Mayne Report editions
Sign up here to receive the weekly Mayne Report member editions for free and below is an archive of all email missives so far in 2009. Archives from 2008 and 2007 are also available.

To join up for free, click here.
Multiple AGM battles
We've put together this package of companies where we have had more than three encounters over the years. News Corp and Macquarie are equal favorites with eight AGMs attended.

Great AGM sledges and response to our questions
Here are a few of our favourite sledges from AGMs over the past decade.

Full list of AGMs attended
Here are the lists of the AGMs we've attended since 1998.

The Mayne Report Rich List
BRW magazine does a great job with its various Australian Rich Lists but we've broadened their efforts to track any Australian who has ever been worth more than $10 million. We've got more than 1400 names with those who've fallen back below $10 million now italicised.

Media contributions
Have a look at Stephen's various appearances and contributions in the media and why not sign up for our video and audio podcasts to hear and see much more.

The complete list of lists
The Mayne Report loves a good list and on this page we have a complete compilation with links to all of the offerings we've worked up over the past few years. Where available, we have included statistics on the popularity of each list.

Video Blog
Our video commentary of the world of Finance including our AGM and television appearances.

Special Video Playlist
Over the time the Mayne Report has concentrated on single companies at times and also have had repeated appearances on a number of television programs. These videos have been collated into themed playlists for your ease of enjoyment.

Podcasts
Subscribe now to our free new audio and video podcast service, highlighting the best of our audio from radio and AGMs, and bringing together the best of our video blog.

Off course, Stephen could not function without his trusty crew. Their details are here.

Stephen is passionate about shareholder activism and corporate governance. He believes a culture of greater shareholder pressure can only benefit corporate Australia and our community. And he is determined to be instrumental in building a culture of shareholder activism in Australia.