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2008 Policy Information
Update: Frequently-asked questions about TARP and Capital Purchase Program-related proposals.
Following are details on ISS Governance Services' core policies for the 2008 proxy season, which will be in effect for shareholder meetings on or after February 1, 2008.
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US policies
International policies
Canadian policies
UK (RREV) policies
Singapore policies
Hong Kong policies
Australia policies
Social and Environmental policies
Faith-based policies
Taft-Hartley policies
Public Fund policies
2008 US Policy
The ISS Governance Services' core U.S. corporate governance policy is used to analyze proposals on the proxy ballots of U.S. corporations.
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Download 2008 U.S. Corporate Governance Policy Updates
Listen to ISS Governance Services' 2008 U.S. Policy Webcast Replay
Download 2008 U.S. Proxy Voting Guidelines Summary
Download 2008 U.S. Concise Proxy Voting Guidelines
Download the 2008 Policy Matrix
View the 2008 Compensation Frequently-Asked-Questions
2008 International Policy
ISS Governance Services' core International corporate governance policy is used to analyze proposals on the proxy ballots of companies domiciled outside of the United States and United Kingdom. We apply our policies consistently and objectively, providing comprehensive analysis and informed vote recommendations to subscribing institutional investors. Our international policy guidelines cover more than 115 markets worldwide and take local market practices into account. Disclosure and transparency requirements, which vary widely across global markets, are a major focus of our core international policy.
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Download 2008 International Corporate Governance Policy Updates
Download 2008 International Proxy Voting Guidelines Summary
2008 Canadian Policy
ISS Governance Services' Canadian corporate governance policy is incorporated into its core International corporate governance policy described above. However, recognizing certain local market practices, annual policy updates for Canada are published separately.
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Download 2008 Canadian Corporate Governance Policy Updates
Listen to ISS Governance Services' 2008 Canada Policy Webcast Replay
Download 2008 Canadian Proxy Voting Guidelines
Download 2008 Canadian Proxy Voting Guidelines for Venture Companies
2008 U.K. Policy
Policy guidelines applied to UK companies are determined by the National Association of Pension Funds (NAPF). Through RREV, we leverage the local market expertise of the NAPF to formulate and apply corporate governance policy to proposals on the ballots of UK companies.
2008 Singapore Policy
2008 Hong Kong Policy
2008 Australia Policy
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Download 2008 Australia Proxy Voting Guidelines
Download Assessing Remuneration Reports for ASX-Listed Companies
2008 Social and Environmental Policies
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Download 2008 SRI Policy Executive Summary
Download 2008 U.S. SRI Policy Guidelines
Download 2008 Global SRI Policy Guidelines
2008 Public Fund Policy Guidelines
Proxy voting policies designed for public pension fund plan sponsors and their investment managers.
2008 Faith-Based Policies
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Download 2008 Catholic Policy Executive Summary
Download 2008 U.S. Catholic Policy Guidelines
Download 2008 Global Catholic Policy Guidelines
2008 Taft-Hartley Policy Guidelines
Policy guidelines based on the AFL-CIO proxy voting policy.