Eureka: Fresh Takes on Capital Markets with Freshfields
Join Freshfields as we explore the latest developments, trends, and insights shaping global capital markets in our Eureka podcast series.
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In episode four of the Eureka podcast series, Former SEC Director of CorpFin and Freshfields partner Erik Gerding is joined by partners Leza Bieber, Heather Brookfield and Sarah Ghulamhussain who unpack the trends this Proxy Season, including:
- What we are seeing in terms of shareholder proposals, management proposals and early voting results including trends in ISS and Glass Lewis voting recommendations
- What’s been going on with Say-on-Pay
- Trendlines in 14a-8 shareholder proposals
- Shifts in the balance of power between the different players in the shareholder ecosystem
- New scrutiny of DEI and ESG issues and reactions to SEC staff interpretations on the dividing line between 13D and 13G filings
- Concerns around disclosing executive security as a perk following the murder of the United Healthcare CEO, and what the Commission can be doing to modernize its approach to detailed disclosure
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