Comprehensive solutions to help you meet Japan Stewardship Code requirements
ISS supports the Japan Financial Services Agency (FSA) in their efforts to enhance investor stewardship through the development of the Principles for Responsible Institutional Investors (the Japan Stewardship Code).
ISS offers comprehensive solutions to help investors fulfill their stewardship responsibilities with due regard to their clients and beneficiaries and to investee companies.
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PRINCIPLES OF THE JAPAN STEWARDSHIP CODE
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Disclose Stewardship Policies
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Implement & Disclose Conflict of Interest Policy
- Client Directed Voting Services allow asset managers to manage voting when a potential for conflict exists
- ISS is listed as a Registered Investment Advisor with the SEC
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Monitor Investee Companies
- ISS Governance QualityScore screening tools and custom flagging services allow investors to assess and monitor company practices
- ISS-Ethix research and screens to identify ESG risks in fixed income and equity holdings
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Constructive Engagement with Investee Companies
- Engagement Support and Pooled Engagement Services to facilitate and improve investor-issuer dialogue and assist investors with critical information needed in the engagement process
- Engagement Reporting in Kanji to assist investors with tracking and reporting of engagement practices
- ISS Governance QualityScore profiles provide summaries of key risks to help inform engagement
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Contribute Positively to Sustainable Growth
- Governance Research and Proxy Voting Services
- Vote Disclosure Service
- Engagement support solutions to facilitate and improve investor-issuer dialogue
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Report on Stewardship and Voting Activities
- Vote Disclosure Service
- Engagement Support Services and reporting tools
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Implement Voting and Voting Disclosure Policy
- Ongoing thought leadership, regular training, market reports and thematic seminars needed to comply with the Code