Proxy research and voting recommendations on global proxies

Voting proxies has become at once more difficult, more global and more public. New and more complex issues are being decided at a time when fiduciaries must also grapple with new regulations governing conflicts of interest and the disclosure of voting records and policies.

Old solutions for proxy voting no longer suffice. Most institutions do not have adequate in-house resources to ensure the right decisions are being made on the hundreds or thousands of proxies they vote each year around the world. Traditional proxy advisory services, which blindly adhere to unproven corporate governance theory, do not provide the case-by-case insightful analysis of financial and economic issues necessary to vote today's complex proxies in a manner that mitigates investment risk. And few have the global reach of most investors.

Glass, Lewis & Co. brings a complete proxy research and voting solution to this changed landscape.

Glass Lewis' Proxy Paper features contextual, objective analysis and voting recommendations on all proposals contained in thousands of proxies issued by companies in more than 70 countries and is designed to help investors reduce risk and improve returns. This expert analysis is available via Glass Lewis' customizable research-delivery platform or as part of a comprehensive voting solution, in which Glass Lewis will help ensure that all proxies are received, instructed in accordance with the institution's policy and transmitted accurately for counting.

• The research is fully independent and objective; we are not in the business of providing consulting services to public companies and can therefore focus solely on the best interests of investors;
• The focus of the research is the economic and financial consequences of voting and therefore on improving medium- to long-term value and mitigating risk at public companies;
• Our approach to corporate governance is to look at each company individually and determine what is in the best interests of the shareholders of each particular company; we do not believe there is one answer that applies to every company;
• The research team is highly professional, with more than 70% of our research analysts holding graduate degrees in fields relevant to our research;
• Our research analysts are available to clients for questions or assistance on specific companies or meetings or for general corporate governance topics;
• We have a global presence, with research offices in Asia, Australia, North America and Europe; and
• Our research on proxies covers more than just corporate governance -- we analyze accounting, executive compensation, compliance with regulation and law, risks and risk disclosure, litigation and other matters that reflect on the quality of board oversight and company transparency.