XTN-87A0638 | RESEARCH ASSOCIATE (APAC)

Glass Lewis is the world’s choice for governance solutions. We enable institutional investors and publicly listed companies to make sustainable decisions based on research and data. We cover 30,000+ meetings each year, across approximately 100 global markets.

Our customers include the majority of the world’s largest pension plans, mutual funds, and asset managers, collectively managing over $40 trillion in assets. We have teams located across the United States, Europe, and Asia-Pacific giving us global reach with a local perspective on the important governance issues. Founded in 2003, Glass Lewis is headquartered in San Francisco, California with additional offices in Kansas City, Missouri; London, U.K.; Paris, France; Limerick, Ireland; Karlsruhe, Germany; Sydney, Australia; and Tokyo, Japan.

Glass Lewis is the world’s choice for governance solutions. We enable institutional investors and publicly listed companies to make sustainable decisions based on research and data. We cover 30,000+ meetings each year, across approximately 100 global markets.  

Our customers include the majority of the world’s largest pension plans, mutual funds, and asset managers, collectively managing over $40 trillion in assets. We have teams located across the United States, Europe, and Asia-Pacific giving us global reach with a local perspective on the important governance issues. Founded in 2003, Glass Lewis is headquartered in San Francisco, California with additional offices in Kansas City, Missouri; London, U.K.; Paris, France; Limerick, Ireland; Karlsruhe, Germany; Sydney, Australia; and Tokyo, Japan.

Position Description

We are looking for a detail-oriented Research Associate to join our dynamic research team in Manila.  The successful candidate will be responsible for the preparation of the research reports and making draft voting recommendations to institutional investors. The drafts prepared will then be reviewed by an editor (Analyst) based in Sydney, Tokyo, and Manila.

This position is ideal for an individual seeking an entry-level position in corporate governance and/or investment stewardship. The role is a part-time, hybrid position that requires some regular office attendance. This is a six-month fixed-term contract, with an opportunity for a permanent position at the end of the term subject to the candidate’s performance. The successful candidate will also work three days in the office and two days remotely. This position is based in our Makati City office.

The main responsibilities of a Research Associate (APAC) include:

Key Responsibilities:

• Conduct corporate governance research on publicly-listed companies in the Asia-Pacific markets to which you are assigned.
• Comb through publicly disclosed information (e.g. stock exchange announcements including annual reports and notices of meeting, company press releases, news articles, etc.) to collect corporate governance-related data on each company to which you have been assigned.
• Analyse each company's governance practices within a policy-based framework of market best practices, with the majority of time being spent on board structures and executive remuneration packages.
• Write draft recommendations to institutional investors on how they should vote at their portfolio companies' shareholder meetings.
• Successful candidates will be assigned to company coverage in multiple markets, including: Japan, Australia, India, Singapore, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia, Philippines, China, South Korea and more.
• Where assigned to the Chinese, Japanese, or Korean markets (and others), the role will include the translation and interpretation of non-English filings using translation software and AI tools.
• Help in collecting data and assisting with other projects on an ad hoc basis.