1、October 2024Unlocking Insights:The European and Asian Corporate Governance Season Review 2024Global Governance,Local ImpactTitle of Report|Unlocking Insights:The European and Asian Corporate Governance Season Review 2024|2Table of contentsMethodology 3Introduction:Global governance,local impact 4202

2、4 EU corporate governance season reviewGermany:Navigating change in remuneration,virtual meetings,and shareholder engagement 7United Kingdom:Code revision and corporate responsibility in focus 11France:Law reform and shareholder rights 14Austria:Remuneration and board disputes continue to shape the

3、AGM landscape 18Spain:Enhancing shareholder engagement and gender diversity 21Switzerland:Sustainability reporting and shareholder engagement in focus 25Belgium:Increasing shareholder support and formalizing board independence 292024 APAC corporate governance season reviewMainland China:Transition a

4、nd improvement 32Hong Kong(China):Enhancements to Hong Kongs(China)corporate governance code and ongoing controversy surrounding the H share class meeting 35Taiwan(China):Governance reform leads the path forward 38Japan:Shareholder activism and sustainability trends 41South Korea:Corporate governanc

5、e reform and the Korean discount 45M&A,activism and investor intelligenceInvestor intelligence:Navigating 2025 corporate governance roadshows 49Public M&A transactions and shareholder activism Insights:The European and Asian Corporate Governance Season Review 2024|3MethodologyThis review looks at AG

6、M-related data of seven European(“EU”)and five Asia-Pacific(“APAC”)markets and their domestic indices as indicated:Germany:DAX,MDAX,and SDAX Austria:ATX 20 Switzerland:SMI&SMIM France:SBF 120 UK:FTSE 100 Spain:IBEX 35 Belgium:BEL 20 Mainland China:CSI 100 Hong Kong(China):Hang Seng Index Taiwan(Chin