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Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS)

Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) definition - business

Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS)

A private organization that provides proxy voting and corporate governance services to institutional investors. The firm evaluates proxy proposals and makes voting recommendations to its clients.

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