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ESG Performance and Enterprise Value: In Which Region Does ESG Performance Matter the Most for Company Valuation?
The January 2023 report ESG Performance and Enterprise Value: Do Firms with Stronger ESG Performance Have Higher Valuation Ratios? investigated the relationship between the ISS

Institutional Shareholder Services Announces Results of Global Benchmark Policy Survey
ROCKVILLE, Md. (October 31, 2023) – Institutional Shareholder Services Inc. (ISS), a leading provider of corporate governance and responsible investment solutions to financial market participants,


Big Banks and Equilend Pay ~$500 Million To Resolve Antitrust Stock Loan Suit
Equilend and four big banks – JPMorgan, Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs, and UBS– have agreed to a $499 million settlement to resolve allegations that they




ISS ESG Releases Methodology Updates for Governance QualityScore
Data Verification Period to Run Nov. 6 – 17 ROCKVILLE, Md. (October 25, 2023) — ISS ESG, the sustainable investment arm of Institutional Shareholder Services


ISS MI Five-Year Growth Outlook for Funds: Assets to Rise by $12 trillion, Bond Funds to Regain Share
In this still-young decade, fund managers have been roiled by outside forces: a global pandemic, political and social turmoil, high inflation, and the fastest increase


Raising the Bar, but at What Cost?: Comparability of ESG Fund Regulatory Requirements Remains Elusive
Around the globe, regulators are taking active steps to protect retail investors in navigating the growing market of sustainable investment products and to prevent “greenwashing”


2023 Australia Proxy Season Preview
Below are key takeaways from ISS’ recently released 2023 Proxy Season Preview – Australia. The full report is available to institutional subscribers by logging into


Cyber Governance: Growing Expectations for Information Security Oversight and Accountability
Below is an excerpt from ISS Corporate Solutions’ recently released report Cyber Governance: Growing Expectations for Information Security Oversight and Accountability”. The full report is




U.S. Companies Step Up Cyber Risk Mitigation Disclosures in Advance of Forthcoming SEC Requirements
ROCKVILLE, Md. (October 19, 2023) – ISS Corporate Solutions, Inc. (ICS), a leading provider of compensation, governance, cyber risk monitoring, and sustainability offerings to help


ISS Market Intelligence Forecasts Long-term U.S. AUM to Reach $37.4 Trillion by End of 2028
NEW YORK (October 18, 2023) – ISS Market Intelligence (ISS MI), a leading global provider of data, analytics, insights, media, and events solutions to the


October 2023 | Sustainable Finance Market Highlights
Market and Regulatory Highlights Q3 2023 saw $176.5bn in GSS+ bond issuances, bringing the year-to-date volume to $716bn, according to Environmental Finance. While that remains


A Guide to Climate Scenario Analysis: A Framework of Guiding Principles
Climate Scenario Analysis: Use Cases for Financial Institutions Many governments and private-sector firms have committed to achieving Net Zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, with the

