As governance requirements, disclosures and company practices evolve, we feel governance ratings must evolve too. Governance Risk Indicators are a new, transparent governance rating methodology designed to reflect current best practices while being nimble enough to easily adapt to the changing governance environment.

All covered issuers will have access to a complimentary data verification tool, which will enable them to view the Indicators for their firm, as well as to verify the underlying data.

Explore the FAQs, White Paper and other materials available below for more information on Governance Risk Indicators.

...Provide a brief, high-level view of a company’s corporate governance structures, flagging areas that might be a concern.

...Enable investors to drill down into areas of concern via the underlying data.

...Easily integrate into an institution’s investment processes, including equity research, quantitative factor modeling and risk analysis.

...Enable screening on individual data points or overall GRId assessments.

FAQs

Answers to many of the questions you may have about Governance Risk Indicators as well as a high-level timeline for the transition from CGQ. Institutional Investor FAQ (.pdf) Corporate Issuer FAQ (.pdf)

Technical Document
& White Paper

The Technical Document is updated periodically, to provide additional information about GRId Questions and Answers, based on market feedback and inquiries, and to address any methodology anomalies identified and addressed. A list of all changes included in each update can be found in the Addendum section. Technical Document (.pdf)
Updated 01 May 2010 Summary White Paper (.pdf)

Example Governance Risk Indicators Profile

See how a Governance Risk Indicators profile will appear in a company’s proxy report.Download (.pdf)

Sample data feed file

A sample of how our new Governance Risk Indicators data feed will be structured. Download (.pdf)

Press Release

Fully Transparent Methodology is Based on Market Best Practices. Read the Press Release