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GE's share price has underperformed for years, and CEO John Flannery, who took over from Jeff Immelt in August, has acted fast and made a number of hard choices, in part no doubt because activist investor Trian has a seat on its board.
After slashing GE's profit and cashflow expectations for 2017, and describing its performance as "completely unacceptable", Flannery cut the quarterly dividend payout by 50 percent (a sacred cow for GE investors) and said the company would divest at least $20 billion of businesses to focus on aviation, power and healthcare.
Bridging the Gap: Clear Investment Conditions Crucial to Powering Australia’s Energy Transition
October 15, 2025
SYDNEY, 15 October 2025 - Global professional services firm Alvarez & Marsal (A&M) today released new insights warning that Australia’s $120+[1] billion clean energy transition risks stalling unless urgent action is taken to improve investment conditions and de-risk the market for private capital.
Australia’s $120B+ Clean Energy Transition at Risk
October 15, 2025
New A&M insights warn that Australia’s $120+ billion clean energy transition could stall without urgent policy reform to boost investor confidence and reduce market risk.
Annie Peabody and Ron Orsini Featured in NACD Online
October 8, 2025
Managing Directors Annie Peabody and Ron Orsini recently featured in NACD’s article, “What Is a Total Equity Story, and Why Does It Matter?”
REDEFINING LEADERSHIP: THE EVOLVING RESPONSIBILITIES OF DIRECTORS
October 6, 2025
More than half of Australia’s directors are feeling uncertain about the economy (Source: AICD). And let’s be honest—who can blame them? We’re in the middle of a perfect storm. Inflation, though stabilising, hasn’t given us a break; interest rates are twitchy, and consumer spending—well, what spending?
