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Proxy advisers ISS and Glass Lewis targeted by FTC antitrust probe

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Critics have long expressed concerns regarding the two firms’ influence on corporate governance.

According to original reporting by the Wall Street Journal, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has opened a non-public antitrust investigation into proxy advisory firms Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) and Glass Lewis.

Together, the two firms control more than 90% of the market for providing voting recommendations to institutional investors and are

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