Lists
Tracking the global $100 billion club
This list provides useful links to track the world's biggest companies by market capitalisation and it has been updated to mark the rankings immediately after the London Olympics for the 45 companies worth more than $US100 billion. Also, see this Crikey story on the topic.
Aug. 28, 2012
The Mayne Report Rich List
This list tracks Australians who have accumulated net assets exceeding $10 million. We've got more than 1500 names with those who've fallen back below $10 million now italicised.
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Tracking 2011 government bond issues
This list tracks all bond and treasury note issues by the Federal Labor Government since it was elected in November 2007. In 2010 there were 86 issues totaling more than $57 billion. There was one in December 2007, 14 in 2008 and in 100 in 2009.
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Everyone ASIC has ever jailed
Is ASIC an effective corporate cop? You be the judge as this is the list of 355 people they have sent to jail since it was established in January 1991.
Dec. 31, 2011
$100 million loss club - biggest to smallest
This list tracks all annual losses exceeding $100 million by ASX listed companies over the past 30 years. Also, see this chronological version.
By Stephen Mayne, Aug. 29, 2011
Chronological roll-out of second strike outcomes
This list tracks the voting outcomes in the 2012 AGM season for companies facing a "second strike" on their remuneration report.
Nov. 21, 2012
The $100m loss club by financial year
The 2008-09 season delivered unprecedented amounts of red ink, caused by the global financial crisis. Check out where these losses sit in the all-time list tracking $100 million losses from biggest to smallest.
Aug. 29, 2011
Breaches of continuous disclosure provisions
This list tracks ASIC interventions and successful class actions related to breaches of continuous disclosure laws.
Mar. 20, 2012
Oz companies which stumbled offshore
This list tracks Australian companies which failed in their offshore expansion plans.
Sep. 23, 2011
Foreign-owned major resource projects
More than 50 major Australian resource projects are controlled by foreign investors. Additionally, here are lists of foreign companies generating more than $200m, and Australia's improving foreign ownership record.
Mar. 14, 2012
Foreign companies generating more than $200m
Here is a list of 274 foreign companies that generate more than $200 million in Australia each year.
Dec. 31, 2011
Tracking big bank bad debt provisions
This lists tracks how Big Four bank bad debt provisions have risen from their lows during the great credit bubble, reached peaks in 2009 and then tumbled again.
Aug. 15, 2012
Australia's improving foreign ownership record
Australia has long had a terrible foreign ownership record, but it has improved a little in recent years as this list of about 70 Australian companies generating more than $200m a year offshore demonstrates.
Sep. 23, 2011
The great Australian journalist book list
This list, first researched by Crikey in 2002, tracks Australian journalists who have gone on to write books.
Jan. 19, 2012
Tracking executive pay at News Corp
This list tracks executive pay at News Corp over the past few years.
Sep. 6, 2011
The ASX200 companies with no female directors
This list tracks all ASX200 companies which have no female directors.
Jun. 9, 2011
Ranking the best and worst male directors
Here is a first attempt to rate the best male directors in Australia. We start with a top 20, followed by the next 80 and then an additional pool after that. There's also a list of those who should go at the bottom and check out the rankings of the top women directors here.
Aug. 25, 2011
Top 100 women on ASX-listed boards
This list tracks the top professional female non-executive directors of Australian listed companies. Go to the bottom for some unranked listings of public sector female directors and former ASX directors. Also, click here for our rankings of the best male directors.
Jun. 9, 2011
Top female executives in the ASX200
This list tracks who are the top female executives in the ASX200 companies, there positions, histories and pay details.
Oct. 11, 2010
Past and present female CEOs of ASX-listed companies
This list tracks all past and present female CEOs of ASX-listed companies.
Oct. 11, 2010
Global female CEOs
The world's most powerful women CEOs aren't waiting around for the men. Check out this list of top CEOs on the globe.
Oct. 19, 2010
What happens to directors in takeovers?
This list tracks the so-called "social issues" at board level when public companies merge or are taken over.
Jan. 23, 2011
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.
Jul. 2, 2010
Directors who should quit - our top 10
Here is a list of long serving directors on public company boards who should retire to make way for younger directors, preferably women, who don't have so many blots on the copy book.
Oct. 7, 2012
The biggest votes against remuneration reports
This list tracks against votes of more than 20% on remuneration reports since the non-binding vote was introduced in 2005.
Nov. 4, 2012
Tracking unionists in Parliament
This lists tracks former union officials who have made it into state or federal parliament as Labor MPs over the past 30 years. Send any corrections or additions to stephen@maynereport.com.
Nov. 14, 2010
Executives who have sat on other boards
This list tracks CEOs or executive directors of major companies who have simultaneously been non executive directors of other major public companies.
Jul. 19, 2010
Tracking major capital raisings
This list examines the size and timing of major equity market capital raisings since the beginning of 2008.
Jul. 7, 2010
Companies which did pro-rata entitlement offers
Major Australian companies which raised capital since January 2008 exclusively through pro-rata entitlement offers that treated shareholders equally.
Feb. 26, 2011
From councillor to parliament
We've compiled this list of more than 120 current and past federal and state politicians who got their start serving on their local council.
Jul. 26, 2010
Councillors who got into trouble
This list tracks councillors from across Australia who got into some sort of strife.
Feb. 10, 2011
AGM Reports that have appeared in Equity Magazine
This list tracks AGMs that have been written up in the Australian Shareholders' Association's Equity Magazine.
Oct. 5, 2012
Tracking Bouquets and Brickbats in Equity
This list tracks companies which have been covered in the Bouquets and Brickbats section of Equity Magazine.
Oct. 5, 2012
The SPP shame file since 2007
Companies since the beginning of 2007 which did cosy placements with big institutions but then treated shareholders differently.
Feb. 21, 2011
Last day results February 2011
This list tracks the results released on February 28, 2011, the last day of the season for reporting periods finishing on December 31.
Mar. 2, 2011
The great political relationships list
When John Brumby was under fire in 2010 over four family members being on the payroll, we updated this political relationships list which was first worked up on Crikey years ago. Listen to this interview on 3AW with Derryn Hinch and send all corrections and additions to stephen@maynereport.com.
Feb. 8, 2011
Tracking the former Hawke Keating staffers
This list was first worked up on Crikey many years ago and has been updated to keep track of former Labor staffers during the Hawke-Keating years. Send all your contributions and corrections to stephen@maynereport.com. Check out the lists of the former Rudd government staffers and former Howard government staffers.
Feb. 2, 2011
Where Howard staffers finished up
Crikey decided to track the career paths of former Howard government staffers to see if there is any sort of pattern. The project lapsed for six years but we're firing it up again so send all your contributions and corrections to stephen@maynereport.com. Check out the lists of the former Labor Hawke-Keating staffers and former Rudd staffers.
Sep. 6, 2011
Where Rudd government staffers went
We decided to track the career paths of former Government staffers and this list tracks where staffers who exited the Rudd Government finished up. Send all your contributions and corrections to stephen@maynereport.com. Check out the lists of the former Labor Hawke-Keating staffers and former Howard government staffers.
Dec. 1, 2010
The great honorary doctorates list
Here is a list first worked up by Crikey many years ago which tracks recipients of honorary doctorates.
Jul. 7, 2010
Former pollies on ASX-listed boards
This list tracks the former Australian politicians who have or still serve on public company boards.
May. 3, 2010
Australians who have sued for defamation
Here is a list of notable Australians who have sued for defamation over the years, some of which was first worked up by Crikey.
Jul. 5, 2011
Tracking frozen funds in Australasia
This list tracks the avalanche of Australasian investment funds that either collapsed or suspended redemptions due to the global credit crisis.
Sep. 7, 2010
The 2008-09 $100m loss club - a chronology
The 2008-09 reporting season was the worst we've ever seen. Here's a chronological list of how the 53 losses above $100 million were rolled out.
Nov. 16, 2009
Last day losses - full breakdown
Here is the chronological version of the losses revealed by ASX-listed companies on Friday, February 27, 2009, the very last day of the worst profit reporting season in history.
Feb. 28, 2011
2010 last day losses
Here is a reverse chronological list of how the deluge of last day results unfolded on Tuesday.
Sep. 6, 2010
Pokies and tobacco donations
This list tracks political donations by gambling interests to registered Australian political parties over the past few years.
Jun. 5, 2011
Top pokies venues in Victoria more than $10m a year.
Below is a list of the top pokies venues from around Victoria where punters lost more than $10 million in 2009/10. Only 9 of these 66 venues are located in Liberal seats.
Oct. 7, 2010
Tracking governance and commercials of AFL Clubs
This list tracks the board diversity and financials of AFL clubs.
Oct. 7, 2010
Tracking the last day results announcements
All earnings results released on August 31, 2009, the last day of the 2008-09 profit reporting season. Compare it with what happened on February 27, 2009, the last day of the interim reporting season.
Jul. 7, 2010
All the foreign ownership lists
The Mayne Report has built up some insightful lists tracking the following various components of foreign ownership in Australia.
Nov. 10, 2010
Australian companies with foreign mining operations
This list tracks Australian-based miners with offshore mining operations or prospects.
Jul. 12, 2010
Every project that has Chinese investment
This list tracks every Australian project which are backed by the Chinese.
Jun. 23, 2010
Chinese investments in Australian resources
This list tracks Chinese Government investments in Australian resource projects.
Jul. 19, 2010
Foreign government investments in Australia
This list tracks major sovereign investments in Australia, demonstrating how both Singapore and China are set to own more Australian business assets than our own government.
Mar. 5, 2010
Foreign winners and losers in Australia
Here is our take on the happy and unhappy foreign players in Australia. Why the hell did we invest in Australia? We love making truckloads in Australia
Jun. 30, 2010
Claimed assets of companies at time of collapse
This list tracks the claimed balance sheet values of companies at the time they collapsed and names the auditor who was involved.
Mar. 5, 2010
Top Australians in global business
We're tracking current and former position holders of the most successful Australian executives and directors in business on the world stage.
Jun. 10, 2010
Hostile EGMs and resolutions called in Australia
Here is a list of the hostile EGMs and resolutions that have been called by shareholders of ASX-listed companies over the past 20 years.
May. 1, 2010
Countries that developed great brands
This list attempts to tracks which countries have produced globally known brands.
Mar. 10, 2009
The biggest share tanks in history
Here is a list of some of the biggest share price tanks in recent Australian history that were triggered by an announcement.
Jun. 23, 2010
Biggest golden parachutes in corporate Australia
Payouts to executive fat cats are now a hot issue globally, so here is list of 50 excessive CEO payouts over the past 20 years in Australia.
Jul. 7, 2010
When 100 signatures gathered for S249P statement
If 100 shareholders sign up, a company must distribute up to 1000 words on an issue to all shareholders in an Australian public company under s249P of the Corporations Act.
Mar. 5, 2010
Rating expat CEOs of Australian companies
Here is a list looking at the records of expat CEOs brought in to run Australian companies.
Sep. 13, 2009
ASIC's record on insider trading
The Mayne Report's ASIC jail list highlights what a slack job the corporate plod has done over the years on insider trading.
Jun. 27, 2011
New CEOs who embrace write-offs
Here is a list of Australian companies that have allowed a new CEO to take the helm and wield the axe on balance sheet values.
Sep. 29, 2009
The great privatisation list
Here is a list of privatisation deals in Australia over the past 20 years.
Jul. 7, 2010
Sports-linked business flops
When a business develops an association with a sports franchise, inevitably it seems to lead to trouble.
Mar. 5, 2010
Australia's longest serving non-executive directors
Ever wondered who our longest serving executive and non-executive directors are? Try these out for interesting lists. We've set a $500 million cut-off in terms of market capitalisation, so please send any additions or corrections to stephen@maynereport.com.
Feb. 10, 2011
The biggest votes against directors
Incumbent directors in Australia average around 96% of votes when they are up for re-election. We've trawled through the records and found the endorsed directors who have received less than 90%. They are ranked in order of worst primary vote but we open with the people who quit shortly before AGMs knowing that they were going down.
Jun. 15, 2010
The great power industry shuffle
It's time once again to fire up the list of energy sector deals over the past 15 years which includes the investment bankers who advised on each sale. This list was first developed and published on Crikey.
Dec. 17, 2010
The withdrawn resolutions at Aussie AGMs
Not enough resolutions are rejected by shareholders but here is a list of those that have been.
May. 1, 2010
The CEOs who got away
Here is a list of senior executives whose boards should never have allowed them to leave and emerge as a sold boss elsewhere.
Mar. 5, 2010
How the NRMA broke director number records
Here is a list of almost 70 people who have sat on the well worn seats of the NRMA board since 1992.
Mar. 5, 2010
Departures which sent the share price plummeting
Comings and goings of directors and executives at public companies can often cause sharp share price movements.
Jun. 18, 2010
Departures which sent the share price soaring
Comings and goings of directors and executives at public companies can often cause sharp share price movements. This list tracks corporate departures which sent the share price soaring.
Mar. 5, 2010
Arrivals which sent the share price plummeting
Comings and goings of directors and executives at public companies can often cause sharp share price movements. This list tracks arrivals which sent the share price plummeting.
Feb. 1, 2010
Arrivals which sent the share price soaring
Comings and goings of directors and executives at public companies can often cause sharp share price movements. This list tracks arrivals which sent the share price soaring.
Feb. 1, 2010
The great cheque-book journalism list
Below is a list tracking known examples of cheque-book journalism in Australia which in part relies on research conducted by the wonderful Crikey team over several years.
Mar. 23, 2010
Tracking individual BRW Billionaires since 2008
This list tracks the progress of the 38 individual billionaires identified by BRW Magazine in 2008 against their valuations in the following years.
Jan. 31, 2011
Encounters with public company directors
This list tracks our private engagement with various public company directors over the years.
