Screening Mandates Service

Compliance solutions for screening companies with ties to sanctioned states

RiskMetrics Group offers services to help pension funds and their investment managers comply with complex regulatory requirements when investing in sanctioned countries, including: Sudan, North Korea, Syria, Iran and Cuba.

Through more than 20 years of research on international human rights issues and collaboration with both pension funds and investment managers, RiskMetrics Group has developed the most comprehensive, accurate and actionable list of restricted companies that must be avoided in order to comply with state legislation.

BENEFITS of STATE SCREENING MANDATES:

• Screen U.S. and non-U.S. companies with business ties to countries designated by the U.S. State Department as a sponsor of terrorism
• Categorize portfolio companies by their degree of business involvement, ranging from physical presence in the country to non-physical ties
• Single source for reviewing relevant company information obtained from corporate SEC filings, websites, government, financial and business directories
• Direct data feeds available to incorporate screening data into your own modeling tools

In the case of State Sanctions on Sudan, we provide a custom compliance solution that maps your portfolio to each state's criteria and identifies any holdings that must either be reported or considered for divestment. We provide automated data delivery through online portfolio screening tools and FTP data files, helping you meet your compliance responsibilities regarding screening for companies that have ties to Sudan.