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Responsibilities
- Monitor the processes by which information and data are added to or exported from production systems through electronic data feeds and other media.
- Maintain data to ensure quality of mission critical information using both proprietary applications and commonly used business software applications.
- Ensure comprehensive audit trails are in place for data that is received from or sent to production systems.
- Support development of training documentation and systems.
The Global Meeting Services provides data support and services covering markets worldwide including US, Canada, UK, South Africa, Australia, New Zealand and Asia Pacific. The team continuously monitors and obtains relevant information on all upcoming corporate action events specifically shareholders meetings where topics such as acquisitions, mergers and demergers, election of directors and auditors might be discussed. The relevant meeting results are also collected. The information collected is accurately inputted in the database and this will be generated for clients to see. Collected information is also used by other teams for further data collection and research for the ultimate issuance of ISS Vote Recommendations.
- Monitoring corporate action events such as shareholders meetings from various sources like EDGAR, SEDAR and Stock Exchanges of each market and company websites to name a few.
- Procuring relevant shareholder meeting documents such as Annual Report, Notice of the Meeting, Information Circular, Proxy Forms and other Corporate Governance documents
- Contacting the companies or Issuers by email or phone for engagements
- Collecting meeting details such as the date, type, record date, location, time, voting instructions
- Ascertaining securities (ISIN, SEDOL, CUSIP and CINS) that have the relevant voting rights in a meeting
- Extracting and Analyzing the meeting agenda and encoding it to the database where the relevant ISS Agenda codes should be attached
- Inputting correct Voting Instructions such as the Valid Vote Options; Market Deadline Date and details of the Registrars
- Collecting results of the meetings and inputting it to the database
- Assisting in any other relevant projects that might be assigned from time to time
Desired Experiences & Qualifications
- Bachelors Degree in Business, Finance, Economics or any equivalent/related course
- Strong oral and written communication skills
- Knowledge and experience in using MS-Office
- Ability to work within a team-oriented environment
- Ability to work under tight deadlines
- Ability to work overtime
- Strong skills in problem solving
- Strong attention to detail
- Strong organizational skills and ability to prioritize multiple tasks
- Understanding of corporate governance issues, corporate transactions and capital markets is a plus
- Willing to work on either morning or night shift
- Willing for 5-day onsite work for the first 3 months during the training period. Afterwards, should be open for a hybrid work set-up. Further details will be discussed during the interviews.
Open to Fresh Graduates. This is an entry-level position.
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What You Can Expect From Us
Our people are the moving force behind ISS. 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.
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About ISS
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