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Directors' Liability Discharge Proposals
June 2008
Proposals to discharge directors of liabilities routinely appear on shareholder meetings’ agendas in many European markets. But what do they mean? What are the implications for shareholders. This report takes an in-depth look at 13 markets to highlight the key issues for concerned investors. More >>
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Manifest has the most comprehensive governance and compensation database for UK and US equities. Many data fields date from 1995 including 12,000 + directors, board appointments, committee structures, salary data, advisors, AGM resolutions proxy poll data and more. Special academic rates apply. More >>
Class Actions Claims Management
Manifest solves the problems of managing securities claims with a proven, cost-effective and streamlined management solution. More >>
Publications
Executive Director Total Remuneration Survey
May 2008 Edition
Manifest & MM&K's comprehensive review of executive director remuneration, providing essential data for remuneration committees and institutional investors. More >>
European Governance & Voting Review 2007
Manifest reviews the issues proposed to shareholders together with a detailed analysis of proxy results. We also include national blue-chip indices in Belgium, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain, Sweden and Switzerland. More >>
Euro Voting Review 2007
Manifest reviews the issues proposed to shareholders together with a detailed analysis of proxy results. We also include national blue-chip indices in Belgium, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain, Sweden and Switzerland. More >>
Returns to Shareholder Activism
Manifest is delighted to have participated in a significant paper produced jointly by the European Corporate Governance Institute and London Business School.
Becht, Marco, Franks, Julian R., Mayer, Colin and Rossi, Stefano, "Returns to Shareholder Activism: Evidence from a Clinical Study of the Hermes U.K. Focus Fund" (April 2008). ECGI - Finance Working Paper No. 138/2006 Available at SSRN:
Welcome to Manifest
Manifest is Europe's independent, global proxy governance and electronic voting service. Our name is our mission: "To Make Things Clear".
Best Execution in Global Proxy Support Services
Manifest supports investment professionals with a range of trustworthy and comprehensive services:
- Global Governance Research Services
- Global Proxy Voting
- Stock Lending Support
- Governance Analytics
- Securities Class Actions Processing
- Publications & Background Reports
Key features include:
- World-wide coverage with local focus
- Robust, secure systems and operational procedures
- Thorough, timely & accurate analysis
- Independence & objectivity
Global Coverage
To meet the needs of today's investing community, Manifest offers a truly global governance research and proxy voting solution.
A Trustworthy Solution To Depend On
If you are looking for proxy and governance systems that you can really rely on then you should talk to Manifest. Not only will you be pleasantly surprised about the range and quality of service we can offer, you'll also be greatly relieved to know that there you do have a choice. More>>
Our Philosophy: No Spin, No Agenda, No Conflicts
Manifest is committed to providing independent, impartial and informative support services to all those working in the corporate governance field.
Manifest is not a trade association, regulator or a lobby group, nor do we provide services that would create a conflict of interest. Manifest is about governance support you can trust.
Our objective is to enable investors to meet their stewardship responsibilities by using appropriate, high-quality tools and services. We can ensure that whatever your governance policy preferences, Manifest can create a tailor-made voting policy to meet your exact needs.
Over A Decade of Innovation & Trust
Since its launch in 1996 Manifest has provided innovative, quality research and proxy vote solutions for institutional investors and company advisors. Manifest was the UK's first fully on-line proxy voting agency to offer fully-customised, electronic proxy vote management. Today we offer a wide range of governance related support services to fund managers, pension funds, public funds, professional advisors, regulatory agencies and government departments. Unlike other vendors, Manifest is committed to breaking down barriers to informed voting and driving forward the reform process. Our aim is to modernise and liberalise proxy and governance processes and so ensure that companies and investors alike can have a fully informed dialogue.
If you do governance, you'll want to do it right.
We are confident that your governance project can be accomplished faster and more reliably with
Manifest as your partner.
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Award Winning
In Q4 2007 Manifest officially joined the ranks of Britain's "Digital Elite".
We are pleased to announce that the judges of the Microsoft and RealBusiness 2007 Digital Elite Awards have placed Manifest at the top of their list in the M&A category. Click Here >> for more details.
We were especially pleased and honoured to receive this award as we were nominated by an unknown friend from outside the company. Thank You!
Resources
Looking for background information on governance and voting? Feel free to browse our pages. More >>
New NAPF Governance Guidelines
The UK's pension fund trade association, the National Association of Pension Funds, has recently
announced its new corporate governance guidelines:
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Manifest-I
Stay in touch with the issues. View the latest headlines from Manifest-I, the monthly newsletter for the governance industry. More >>
Financial Director 2007 Salary Survey
The 2007 FD salary survey lifts the lid on FTSE-350 salaries. Total average pay in the FTSE-100 is now over £1m. Data provided by Manifest. More >>
Financial Director 10th Annual Audit Fee Survey
Thanks to Sarbanes-Oxley and emerging best practice, there is now more
uniformity in the way audit, audit-related and non-audit fees are reported.
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Royal Dutch Settlement
After several months of negotiations, investors have come to an agreement with Royal Dutch over the oil reserves misrepresentations. More >>
Shareholder Litigation: A Primer for European Institutional Investors
Shareholder litigation is a standard US governance feature but has only recently crossed the Atlantic. Dr Daniel Summerfield of USS, together with Schiffrin & Barroway explain what's involved. More >>
Stock Lending & Voting
Get up to date information on the impact of stock lending on your governance programme. More >>
Bank of England Guidance on Stock Lending More >> UK Annex More >>
ISC Guidance for UK Investors
The Institutional Shareholders Committee has released new guidance notice in relation to shareholder activism. Manifest's range of services ensures full compliance with ISC, Combined Code, ABI and NAPF policies and guidelines. PDF of ISC Principles. More >>
Myners Principles
Manifest's cost-effective service for pension funds, Local Government Pension Schemes, Charities and Foundations makes compliance with the Myners' Principles easy. More>>