On December 22, 2016, Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) published its US Summary Proxy Voting Guidelines, effective for stockholders' meetings on or after February 1, 2017. This release follows the November 2016 publication of the ISS 2017 Proxy Voting Guideline Updates (see Legal Update, ISS Releases 2017 Proxy Voting Guideline Updates).

Update: On March 14, 2017, ISS updated its US Summary Proxy Voting Guidelines

For more information on proxy advisory firms and on ISS proxy voting recommendations, see Practice Note, Developing Relationships with Proxy Advisory Firms and Handling ISS Proxy Voting Recommendations Checklist.