Institutional Investors
UK Corporate Governance Code
The Financial Reporting Council (FRC) regulates auditors, accountants and actuaries in the public interest by setting high standards of corporate governance, reporting and audit and by holding to account those responsible for delivering them.
IA, Principles of remuneration and shareholder priorities
We’re the trade body and industry voice for UK investment managers. We champion the investment management industry. We help our member firms become better businesses.
How we’re structured: We have five key policy divisions, covering every aspect of the investment management industry:
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Policy, strategy and research (including funds, pensions and statistics)
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Investments and capital markets
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Stewardship and corporate governance
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Business: risk, culture and resilience
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International and European
These policy teams are supported by four non-policy divisions:
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Corporate Affairs team – focusing on external communications and advocacy for the UK, EU and overseas
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Enterprise – covering membership, training and events
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Internal operations – these include finance, HR, IT and facilities functions
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Investment 20/20 – the Investment Association’s talent solution for the industry.
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Each of these nine divisions is led by a director who sits on the IA’s Executive Committee.
ISS
Founded in 1985, Institutional Shareholder Services group of companies (ISS) empowers investors and companies to build for long-term and sustainable growth by providing high-quality data, analytics and insight. ISS, which is majority owned by Deutsche Bourse Group, along with Genstar Capital and ISS management, is a leading provider of corporate governance and responsible investment solutions, market intelligence, fund services, and events and editorial content for institutional investors and corporations, globally.
Glass Lewis
Corporate governance has evolved from something that happens just once a year at a company’s annual meeting to a year-round process, with investors and companies interacting in many ways. We are a trusted ally of more than 1,200 investors globally who use our high-quality, unbiased Proxy Paper research, and industry-leading Viewpoint proxy vote management solution to help drive value across all their governance activities.
Since a group of finance, accounting and legal professionals came together in 2003 to found Glass Lewis, we have focused on providing corporate governance solutions that deliver transparency and efficiency to investment, operations and compliance teams.