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FactSet Corporate Governance (Shark) provides comprehensive corporate activism, takeover defenses, corporate governance, and proxy proposals data of thousands of public companies incorporated in the United States and other global regions.

The primary responsibility of the Research Analyst (RA) is to conduct extensive research from different sources including press releases, financial reports, presentations, exhibits, and US SEC filings among others. The RA continuously tracks information relating to corporate governance, events, and different types of activism and accurately and concisely transposes relevant information into internal database/s. The RA is expected to be trained on multiple processes handled by the team (Activism, Charters, Proposals, Governance, Poison Pill, or N-PX)

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

Monitor corporate events such as shareholder meetings from various sources like EDGAR and company websitesCollect, analyze and process financial market information from various data sources and into the database/s utilized by the teamUnderstand shareholder actions and activist intentionsKeep track of corporate actions including adoption of certain company policies and proceduresEncode meeting agenda and vote results into the database/sMaintain company records, making sure that all information is correct, and updates are reflected real timeAnalyze documents and make changes according to set guidelines or methodologiesParticipate in meetings related to ad hoc enhancements and testingWork on data clean-ups and other projects like documentationCoordinate with Quality Analysts on feedback relating to work and make immediate changes as neededCommunicate effectively with other members of the team, both locally and globallyReport critical issues promptlyPerform other tasks assigned by the Team Leader/Management

JOB REQUIREMENTS

Graduate in Commerce / Business Management / Finance / Accounting / Economics or equivalent Computer Literacy Effectively use the database and software for collection and processing of content/dataNumerical skills To ensure understanding of the financial data to be collected and/or processedAnalytical skills and detail orientation To ensure accuracy of dataKnowledge of financial markets and accountancy (as needed) To ensure effective understanding of assigned content/market

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