In a report released on September 26, Institutional Shareholder Services Inc. released its 2011-2012 Policy Survey Summary of Results (the Survey).

The Survey participants consisted of both corporate issuers (93% of whom had a market capitalization in excess of $500 million) and large institutional investors, in both cases mostly U.S.-based. The Survey results show that the top governance issues for U.S. respondents continue to be executive compensation and risk oversight, followed by board independence.