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Knowledge Center

RiskMetrics Group is pleased to offer a Knowledge Center to further advance industry dialogue, share knowledge on emerging trends and industry best practices, and communicate industry needs. Containing several information channels, the Knowledge Center provides a single point of access and broad topical coverage around trends in risk management and corporate governance. Each section will be updated frequently so please visit often.

Sovereign Wealth Funds & Emerging Governance Issues

This overview of sovereign wealth funds identifies key and emerging issues of interest to institutional investors, while exploring ways to address concerns related to the transparency practices of sovereign wealth investors.

The Policy Exchange

Access and Compare Corporate Governance Policies

What You Need to Know for 2008

An educational series of webcasts, white papers and research – preparing investors for 2008 with insight and analysis of key topics

Knowledge Center Sections:

Accounting and Legal Trends : This section highlights the latest global accounting trends from the hidden risks in public companies to emerging accounting issues across industries.

Risk Data, Modeling and Reporting: This section covers the latest in risk data, modeling and reporting spanning various asset classes.

Risk Market Commentary: General trends in risk management are covered in this section.

Trends in Corporate Governance: Issues such as executive pay, board accountability and anti-takeover defenses take center stage in this section.

Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Issues: This section shines a spotlight on issues such as climate change, labor and human rights, political contributions, energy use and the Sudan Divestment movement.

Proxy Voting: This section focuses on best practices in proxy voting and emerging trends such as securities lending and straight-through corporate actions processing.

M&A and Proxy Contests: This section explores the rise of hedge fund activism, public-to-private transactions, and the current M&A and proxy contest landscape.

Trends in Securities Litigation: An up-to-date source on recent class action filings, the fiduciary duty to file claims, European investor involvement in U.S. class action cases, and emerging trends in securities litigation.