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ISS Market Intelligence Acquires Autus Data Services to Strengthen U.K. Intermediary Data Capabilities  

LONDON (July 17, 2025) – ISS Market Intelligence (ISS MI), a leading provider of data, analytics, and insights to the global financial services industry, and part of the ISS STOXX GmbH group of companies, today announced the acquisition of Autus Data Services Ltd.  

Founded in London in 2017, Autus is a specialist provider of contact data and fund intelligence on financial intermediaries in the U.K. Its platform supports sales, marketing, and compliance teams across asset management, banking, insurance, fintech, and media market segments by offering structured access to information about over 70,000 firms and 220,000 individuals listed on the FCA register and directory, enriched with additional proprietary intelligence. 

ISS MI will add Autus solutions to its MarketPro suite, which provides comprehensive, accurate, and actionable distribution intelligence for major financial services markets globally. Autus brings complementary capabilities focused on FCA register intelligence and analytics, including an extensive set of custom categorisation and segmentation solutions. These capabilities will further enhance MarketPro’s UK-focused solutions, which empower clients to better identify, target, and engage with financial intermediaries operating in the U.K. market.  

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About ISS Market Intelligence 
ISS Market Intelligence (MI) is a leading provider of data, insights, and market engagement solutions to the global financial services industry. ISS MI empowers asset and wealth management firms, insurance companies, distributors, service providers, and technology firms to assess their target markets, identify and analyse the best opportunities within those markets, and execute on comprehensive go-to-market initiatives to grow their business. Clients benefit from our increasingly connected global platform that leverages a combination of proprietary data, powerful analytics, timely and relevant insights, in-depth research, as well as an extensive suite of industry-leading media brands that deliver unmatched market connectivity through news and editorial content, events, training, ratings, and awards. 

About ISS STOXX 
ISS STOXX GmbH, through its group companies, is a leading provider of comprehensive and data-centric research and technology solutions that help capital market participants identify investment opportunities, detect qualitative and quantitative portfolio company risks, and meet evolving regulatory requirements. With roots dating back to 1985, we today deliver world-class benchmark and custom indices across asset classes and geographies and serve as a premier source of independent corporate governance, sustainability, cyber risk, and fund intelligence research, data, and related offerings. Our products and services give clients the scale and leverage they need to grow their business more effectively and efficiently. ISS STOXX, which is majority owned by Deutsche Börse Group, is comprised of more than 3,400 professionals operating across 33 global locations in 19 countries. Its approximately 6,400 clients include many of the world’s leading institutional investors who turn to ISS STOXX for its objective and varied offerings, as well as companies focused on ESG, cyber, and governance risk mitigation as a shareholder value enhancing measure. Clients rely on ISS STOXX’s expertise to help them make informed decisions to benefit their stakeholders. 

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