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ISS STOXX Advances AI Strategy with Launch of PolicySteward for Early Client Feedback

ROCKVILLE, Md. (September 30, 2026) – ISS STOXX Governance, a leading global provider of independent and objective shareholder meeting research and a unit of ISS STOXX, today announced the latest developments regarding its AI-powered PolicySteward offering, with client testing scheduled from October 12 through October 30. Initially announced in April as a leap forward in investor enablement, PolicySteward is designed to give institutional investors greater independence, transparency, and flexibility in developing voting policies and generating proprietary voting decisions.

PolicySteward enables investors to create and implement customized voting policies aligned with their investment objectives and stewardship priorities across global markets. The platform combines AI-generated vote rationales with proprietary voting decisions informed by ISS STOXX Governance’s governance data and analytical capabilities. By transforming complex governance information into actionable intelligence, PolicySteward helps institutions make timely, transparent, and well-reasoned voting decisions while maintaining control over their voting approach and outcomes.

PolicySteward taps into ISS STOXX’s four decades of globally sourced data, rigorous research, and deep subject-matter expertise. Across all businesses, analysts have built and refined proprietary methodologies, datasets, and analytical frameworks that reflect both global consistency and local market nuance. The basis for this rich body of knowledge includes more than 100 million collected and reviewed raw data points which provide a powerful foundation for context-aware AI models. This is combined with strong in-market expertise from a footprint across 35 global locations.

“We are excited to begin client testing for PolicySteward in response to the market’s growing need for more control and flexibility over institutional voting and broader investment stewardship activities,” said Lorraine Kelly, Global Head of Investment Stewardship at ISS STOXX. “PolicySteward brings together our unique and unrivaled data, deep global corporate governance expertise, and our commitment to deploying cutting-edge technology that gives clients greater transparency into and ownership over how their voting policies are configured, tested, and applied.”

PolicySteward will be fully integrated into ProxyExchange, ISS STOXX Governance’s end-to-end voting platform, and made available to early adopters beginning in December, with a full launch expected in January.

About ISS STOXX 
ISS STOXX provides actionable insights through its comprehensive product offerings, proven expertise, and high-quality data that capital market participants around the world can use to inform their decision-making. Across indices, investment stewardship, corporate governance, sustainability, and fund intelligence, institutional investors and companies rely on us to help them manage investments, strengthen their governance practices, and bring new products to market. ISS STOXX, which is owned by Deutsche Börse Group, employs approximately 4,000 professionals operating across 34 locations in 20 countries. ISS STOXX’s clients include many of the world’s leading institutional investors and corporate issuers who turn to ISS STOXX for its objective and varied offerings.

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