Gensler's Fireside Chat

In a virtual "fireside chat"—there was a fireplace but no fire—hosted by NYU law, SEC Chair Gary Gensler was interviewed by former SEC Commissioner and current NYU professor Robert Jackson. Much of the discussion involved topics that Gensler has already addressed in the past, such as gamification and digital engagement practices (see e.g.,  this PubCo post and   this PubCo post).  Gensler was also quite reluctant to "get ahead of the rest of the SEC" on some issues and purposefully avoided discussion of actions by specific companies, such as Glass-Lewis's recent announcement that it would offer equity plan advisory services—will that present a conflict?—and BlackRock's recent decision to pass-through certain voting rights to institutional clients (see  this PubCo post). However, he did offer some updates on various projects at the SEC.