Features of IVIS
  
Scope of IVIS
IVIS reviews UK company Annual Reports and Accounts and company Meeting Notices for compliance with Corporate Governance best practice. All companies which comprise the UK FTSE All Share Index are monitored. The basis for the IVIS monitoring service are the ABI Investment Committee guidelines, and the Combined Code which is administered by the Financial Reporting Council (FRC).
  
Reach of IVIS
IVIS Subscribers include the top 15 investors in the FTSE All Share, representing approximately 35% of the market. It is these institutions who are often consulted as an IVIS Report is being written, allowing the team to strongly represent the views of real and significant holders.  
  
Style of IVIS
The IVIS team works hard to analyse every AGM and EGM before producing a concise report with all the key information on voting matters, the Combined Code, and Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) issues. Where necessary, the Company will be contacted to add further colour to information that may appear in the report. This gives investors the ability to quickly identify the key issues before voting, or to use as a basis for further research or company contact.
  
Report Colour Coding
Each report is Colour Coded to reflect any breaches of best practice or to highlight areas of concern. The colour showing the strongest concern is Red, followed by Amber. A Blue Top indicates no areas of major concern, while a Green report indicates an issue that has now been resolved.  
  
Search Tools
All site users can access the Company Search. This can be used to find companies and determine which corresponding IVIS Reports have been produced. Subscribers to IVIS can access the Quick Search tool which enables complex searches for companies, meetings and reports by entering phrases and keywords. The returned results include listings of Companies, Meeting Dates, and the Meeting Type. Go to the Quick Search via the Log On screen. An Advanced Search tool is also available which allows Subscribers to conduct complex searches and save search strings for re-use. Go there via the Log On screen.
  
Report Alerts  
Users are able to set their profile so that the system will automatically let you know when an IVIS Report has been published online. After logging-on Subscribers are now able to select Companies by name, sector or FTSE Rank.  
  
Weekly Emails
The weekly email has been a feature of the IVIS service for several years. It allows users to see which IVIS Reports have been published in the previous week, with a short synopsis of any which have been Red or Amber Topped. This is particularly important during the reporting season when up to 60 reports may be written per week.