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ISS

Injury severity score, see there.
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ISS

Abbreviation for inferior sagittal sinus;
injury severity score.
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ISS, founded as Institutional Shareholder Services Inc., provides corporate governance and investment solutions for asset owners, asset managers, hedge funds, and asset service providers.
Genstar Capital Closes Acquisition of Proxy Advisor ISS Corporate Governance from Vestar Capital
Maryland USA-based corporate governance solutions firm Institutional Shareholder Services Inc said that the board of parent company MSCI Inc (NYSE: MSCI) has authorised the exploration of strategic alternatives regarding ISS.
-MSCI mulls sale of Institutional Shareholder Services
According to Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS), shareholders should vote against the re-election of all but two of News Corp's 15 board members because the phone hacking scandal is 'perhaps the most visible and severe example of the failure of board stewardship',
Calls for ouster of Rupert, James Murdoch from News Corp board
Midwest Air Group Inc (Amex: MEH), the parent company of Midwest Airlines, has released a comment on reports issued by two proxy advisory services, Institutional Shareholder Services Inc (ISS) and Glass Lewis & Co.
Midwest issues comment on reports from proxy advisory services
"I wouldn't say what the Rainforest Action Network is doing is new--there are groups who have protested actions outside companies for many years," says Meg Voorhes, Director of Social Issues Service at Institutional Shareholder Services. "Sometimes they will also file resolutions, so they will use both avenues."
Turning up the noise on CSR: activist groups like the Rainforest Action Network have taken to the streets recently to protest corporate policies. At the same time, however, a nascent backlash movement is questioning companies about their "green" initiatives
The impressive performance of real estate stocks coincides with data provided by Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) which show that real estate had the best average corporate governance ranking of any U.S.
Real estate tops ISS industry governance rankings
"The sudden and total collapse of the seventh-largest company in the United States will forever change the way shareholders look at corporate boards," says Pat McGurn, director of corporate programs for Institutional Shareholder Services in Rockville, Md.
Under the knife: executives and boards at this year's shareholder meetings should expect constituents to dissect business practices with new fervor. (Investor Relations)
Flex Pharma announced that Institutional Shareholder Services, or ISS, and Glass Lewis recommend that shareholders vote for all agenda items before or at Flex Pharma's June 14 special shareholders meeting.
Flex Pharma announces ISS, Glass Lewis recommend shareholders vote for agenda
US-based proxy advisor Institutional Shareholder Services Inc.
Deal snapshot: PROXY ADVISOR ISS RECOMMENDS CONNECTICUT WATER SHAREHOLDERS VOTE IN FAVOUR OF SJW DEAL
Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS), an advisory firm, has advised Bank of America (NYSE: BAC) to keep the CEO and chairman of the board role separate, allowing independent oversight.
Advisory group urges BofA to split CEO and chairman roles
SEVEN OF THE 25 largest class action settlements since the pass of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 were approved in 2013, according to a report released by the Securities Class Action Services unit of Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS).
Seven of 25 largest class actions settlements approved

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