Let's be #BrilliantTogether
Overview
ISS STOXX is growing! We are looking for a Research Associate to join the ISS Research Team. If you want to learn, climb, and shine at a company committed to you, then ISS might be the best move you'll ever make. In this role, you'll analyze proxy statements to complete proxy analyses for shareholders meetings of publicly traded companies covered by ISS. This position will be based in Ayala North Exchange and report to the research lead handling a specific market.
Responsibilities
- Gain an understanding of investment and shareholder issues gathered through fundamental research.
- Distill financial and corporate governance information to write high-level research reports and issue proxy vote recommendations based on ISS policy guidelines.
- Maintain an advanced understanding of compensation, board issues, and shareholder rights.
- Answer internal or external issuer queries on research reports and able to discuss policy issues.
- Actively take part in various working committees and/or special projects
- Contribute to the timely publication of research reports and assist in updating ISS corporate governance policies.
- Participate in providing comprehensive training to the team with the aim of maintaining a thorough awareness of corporate governance standards in our market
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Economics, Finance, Accounting, or equivalent
- Knowledge in investment analysis and/or financial research, or other business-related area
- Must have at least 2 to 8 years of experience in corporate governance - understanding of corporate governance issues, corporate transactions, and capital markets.
- Have a high-level analytical ability and financial understanding of investment issues.
- Strong oral and written communication skills
- Strong attention to detail, organization skills, and ability to prioritize multiple tasks.
- Ability to deal with large quantities of work to meet tight deadlines while still maintaining accuracy.
- Ability to work with minimal supervision and within a team-oriented environment.
- Moderate knowledge of Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Powerpoint)
- Willingness to work long hours and weekends during peak weeks (approx. March through June)
- Amenable to work on a hybrid work set-up (3 days onsite per week)
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What You Can Expect From Us
Our people are the moving force behind ISS STOXX. We are dedicated to hiring the best, most talented people in our industry and empowering them with the resources and support to enhance their career, health, financial and personal well-being.
We are committed to fostering, cultivating, and preserving a culture of diversity and inclusion. We are invested in our people and are working every day to ensure a diverse, equitable, and inclusive workplace.
Let's empower, collaborate, and inspire one another.
Let's be
#BrilliantTogether.
About ISS STOXX
ISS STOXX GmbH is a leading provider of research and technology solutions for the financial market. Established in 1985, we offer top-notch benchmark and custom indices globally, helping clients identify investment opportunities and manage portfolio risks. Our services cover corporate governance, sustainability, cyber risk, and fund intelligence. Majority-owned by Deutsche Brse Group, ISS STOXX has over 3,400 professionals in 33 locations worldwide, serving around 6,400 clients, including institutional investors and companies focused on ESG, cyber, and governance risk. Clients trust our expertise to make informed decisions for their stakeholders benefit.
Founded in 1985 as Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) Inc., ISS Governance is a leading global provider of independent and objective shareholder meeting research and recommendations, providing multiple voting policy choices as well as end-to-end workflow solutions for institutional investors. More than 1,600 clients worldwide utilize ISS Governance's actionable expertise to help them make informed investment stewardship decisions, and to help them manage their voting responsibilities. Covering over 50,000 meetings annually, ISS Governance leverages its extensive global footprint, deep experience, high quality data and analysis, unified client support, and technology infrastructure to continuously evolve and extend its innovative suite of solutions to meet clients evolving portfolio, fiduciary, and stewardship requirements.
Visit our website: https://www.issgovernance.com
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