Why Choose ISS?

There is a difference in proxy advisory

Institutional investors need a reliable partner to help exercise their rights as shareholders and fiduciary duties as asset managers. Other proxy advisors cannot match ISS' combination of governance expertise, global scale and client service.

The ISS difference

- Global Coverage, Local Presence
  - Our global reach means we understand local market practice and conditions with analysts on the ground in major markets worldwide.
  - We talk with company officials, top institutional holders and other parties, giving us greater insight into proxy issues and enabling us to make informed vote recommendations.
  - Research factors in the global and regional economic, legal and accounting structures that influence corporate governance in various markets.
- Research Expertise
  - Policy-based research delivered by a team of over 200 analysts, fluent in 25 languages and holding advanced degrees in finance, business and law.
  - Proxy analyses are based on rigorously formulated and fully transparent voting policies that reflect institutional investors' perspectives.
  - Access to Governance Exchange - a unique community for investors, company management and directors
  - ISS offers the industry's broadest array of voting policy options.
- World-Class Service
  - Research delivered via ProxyExchange®, our integrated research and voting platform.
  - Backed by a full service account management team, located worldwide.
  - Access to ISS thought leadership and expertise through newsletters, webcasts and educational white papers.

New from ISS

Institutional Shareholder Services to Open its Platform to Select Research and Data Providers

Rockville, MD; April 18, 2013 – Institutional Shareholder Services Inc. (ISS), a leading provider of corporate governance solutions to the global financial community, today announced that it opened its ProxyExchange™ platform to third party research and data providers in an effort to offer institutional clients a single gateway to access multiple sources of governance research and information.

ISS Response to the U.S. Chamber of Commerce's Guidelines for Proxy Advisory Firms

Rockville, MD; March 21, 2013 – As a firm committed to helping institutional investors exercise their fiduciary duties, ISS could not disagree more with the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s assertions that the corporate governance system is broken.

ISS Comments on ESMA Principles for Proxy Advisors

Rockville, MD; March 18, 2013 – ISS Comments on Principles Regarding the Proxy Advisory Industry Derived from ESMA's Analysis.

Institutional Shareholder Services Launches ISS Governance QuickScore™

Rockville, MD; February 25, 2013 – Institutional Shareholder Services Inc. (ISS), a leading provider of corporate governance solutions to the global financial community, has launched ISS Governance QuickScore™, a new quantitatively-based scoring and screening solution designed to help institutional investors identify and manage governance risk in companies held in their investment portfolios.

2013 Proxy Season Preview: Environmental and Social Issues

Submitted by root on Fri, 2013-03-15 17:36

For the second year, political issues have surpassed environmental concerns as the top environmental and social (E&S) subject that shareholders will be asked to vote on at annual meetings during the spring proxy season, but both areas contain substantial numbers of resolutions.

Institutional Shareholder Services Offers Meeting Results Service

Rockville, MD; February 6, 2013 – Institutional Shareholder Services Inc. (ISS), a leading provider of corporate governance solutions to the global financial community, has launched a new, comprehensive Meeting Results Service, covering global meetings from January 1, 2013 forward.

2012 Post Season Report: World Markets

Submitted by root on Tue, 2013-03-05 19:04

The 2012 Proxy Season Review of World Markets contains a compilation of our 2012 Post Season Reports by market.

Securities Class Action Services Top 100 Settlements Report

Submitted by root on Thu, 2013-01-17 14:01

Building on the industry's most comprehensive database on securities class action litigation, ISS' Securitites Class Action Services Top 100 Settlements Semi-Annual Report for 2H 2012 identifies the largest securities class action settlements filed after the passage of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, ranked by the total value of the settlement fund.

The Top 100 Settlements Semi-Annual Report provides a wealth of information, including the settlement date, filing court, settlement fund, and identifies the key players for each settlement.