Proxy Distribution

GPD provides a single, turnkey solution to managing proxy distribution for custodian banks and an integrated proxy research and voting solution for their institutional investor clients.

Each step in this process is managed according to specific objectives and a continuous process improvement culture ensures the highest accuracy and quality, combining core proxy processing capabilities with value-added governance and local market expertise.

Global Proxy Distribution from ISS covers the entire proxy lifecycle

- Meeting ID & Materials Procurement
  - Proactive, timely identification of meetings and procurement of shareholder meeting materials for over 35,000 US and Non-US shareholder meetings annually in 125 markets
- Voting Entitlements & Holdings Information
  - Client holdings data received daily, ensuring prompt notification of share position, meeting detail changes and related corporate actions throughout the voting period. Local market voting expertise helps ensure adherence to shareblocking, PoA, share re-registration and other market dynamics
- Meeting & Ballot Processing
  - Consolidated client-specific ballots for all account positions, with proxy ballots distributed to institutional investor clients by Votex, SWIFT, fax or email within 48 hours of public disclosure
- Vote Execution through ProxyExchange®
  - Single, integrated platform for corporate governance research and proxy voting, compatible with ISS’ compliance solutions. Full user customization to create and save searches, develop “target” lists, or view only certain meetings, companies or countries
- Recordkeeping & Reporting
  - Detailed query and report generation capabilities for automated and scheduled reports, which meets or exceed worldwide requirements for regulatory compliance and reporting

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The Top Securities Class Action Services 50 for 2011

Submitted by root on Fri, 2012-05-11 16:30

Building on the industry's most comprehensive database on securities class action litigation, ISS' Securitites Class Action Services 50 report lists the top 50 plaintiffs' law firms ranked by the total dollar amount of final securities class action settlements occurring in 2011 in which the law firm served as lead or co-lead counsel.

ISS Completes Study Commissioned by the Government Pension Investment Fund of Japan

Rockville, MD; April 12, 2012 – Institutional Shareholder Services Inc. (ISS), a leading provider of end-to-end corporate governance solutions, today announced the completion of a study for the Government Pension Investment Fund (GPIF) of Japan on certain impediments to the effective exercise of shareholder voting rights in the region covered by the MSCI Emerging Market Index. The GPIF commissioned ISS to perform the study in the Fall of 2011. The study is part of the GPIF’s efforts to examine how voting rights are being exercised for non-Japanese equities.

Institutional Shareholder Services Raises the Bar for Transparency and Responsiveness

Rockville, MD (March 29, 2012) – Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS), a leading provider of end-to-end corporate governance solutions, today announced that it has established a new Feedback Review Board, setting a new high water mark for transparency, openness and responsiveness.

2012 Proxy Season Preview: Environmental & Social Issues

Submitted by root on Tue, 2012-03-20 12:05

Investors have filed more proposals this year that relate to political spending and lobbying, but fewer resolutions on climate change and sustainability.

ISS Updates Compliance with AMF Recommendation No. 2011-06 of 18 March 2011 on Proxy Advisory Firms

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Institutional Shareholder Services Helps Clearstream Enhance Proxy Voting Service

Rockville,MD; London, U.K. – March 1, 2012 – Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS), a leading provider of end-to-end corporate governance solutions, today announced that Clearstream, has launched an enhanced proxy voting service facilitated through ISS’ ProxyExchange™ platform.

ISS Webinar: Preseason Primer for North America

Thursday, February 23, 2012 - 11:00

23 February 2012, 11:00 AM EST

The informative webinar gave a preview to the spring 2012 proxy season in the United States and Canada. During the webinar, the panelists discussed how U.S. companies and investors are addressing executive compensation issues during the second year of mandatory say-on-pay votes. Additionally, the panelists reviewed shareholder proposals seeking proxy access, independent board chairs, and disclosure of corporate political activities. For the Canadian market, key issues including say-on-pay and shareholder proposals were discussed.