Governance Research Analyst

Tokyo - Japan

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 2 days ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

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Overview

ISS STOXX is growing! We seek a Governance Research Analyst to join our Global Research team based in Tokyo this role your focus is to translate and summarize Japanese shareholder proposals as well as corporate incident news into addition the responsibility is to extract information from disclosures to issue vote recommendations for Japanese shareholder meetings.

Responsibilities

Summarize details of shareholder proposals (original in Japanese) into English
Prepare English summary of various corporate incident news
Extract corporate governance information from proxy materials and other disclosures to issue vote recommendations based on ISS policy guidelines
Maintain up to date knowledge understanding of board compensation and shareholder rights issues
Maintain update and create various operational tools and systems

Qualifications

Bachelors degree
Strong writing and reading skills in Japanese and English
Interests in corporate governance shareholder issues or proxy voting issues
Intermediate proficiency or interest in learning formulas and functions in Microsoft Excel and other tools
Able to work independently and in a team environment as well as under tight deadlines
Amenable with a hybrid work arrangement- 3 days in the office and 2 days work from home per week
Amenable to working extended hours during the proxy seasons (overtime and weekend work during the months of February March May and June)

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What You Can Expect from Us

At ISS STOXX our people are our driving force. We are committed to building a culture that values diverse skills perspectives and experiences. We hire the best talent in our industry and empower them with the resources support and opportunities to growprofessionally and personally.

Together we foster an environment that fuels creativity drives innovation and shapes our future success.

Lets empower collaborate and inspire.

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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 Börse Group ISS STOXX has over 3400 professionals in 33 locations worldwide serving around 6400 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 1600 clients worldwide utilize ISS Governances actionable expertise to help them make informed investment stewardship decisions and to help them manage their voting responsibilities. Covering over 50000 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.

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Lets be #BrilliantTogetherOverviewISS STOXX is growing! We seek a Governance Research Analyst to join our Global Research team based in Tokyo this role your focus is to translate and summarize Japanese shareholder proposals as well as corporate incident news into addition the responsibility is to ...