LAKE SUCCESS, N.Y.,
Sept. 21, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Broadridge Financial
Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:BR) has launched a newly upgraded
ProxyVote.com site which improves the shareholder communication and
proxy voting experience for millions of individual shareholders of
virtually all publicly-traded companies and mutual funds.
"ProxyVote.com has long been a key technology in
the corporate governance process," said Broadridge Investor
Communications Solutions President Robert
Schifellite. "Since its launch more than 17 years ago,
usage has grown tremendously and, in the past year alone,
more than two-thirds of all proxy votes by individual
shareholders were cast on ProxyVote.com. The newly upgraded
platform reflects extensive input from individual investors,
companies, broker-dealers, corporate governance experts, and
regulators."
"Better usability of the proxy voting platform is key so that
shareholders feel welcome by the companies they invest in," said
Broc Romanek, editor of
TheCorporateCounsel.net.
Broadridge's ProxyVote.com is designed for use by
beneficial and registered shareholders, including mutual fund
owners, in the U.S. and Canada. The website features a user
interface that's optimized to provide a consistent experience
across all devices - desktops, tablets and smartphones.
New features make it easier for shareholders to review
proxy information and other communications, and to cast
informed votes. Examples include a capability to vote
additional ballots, with fewer steps, for other shares held in
current meetings, and to easily view additional communications from
issuers, including video and virtual shareholder meetings. As
part of this initiative, Broadridge also redesigned the content and
format of the email messages that initiate proxy communications
with shareholders. Broker-dealers can also easily add their
branding and custom messages.
About Broadridge
Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:BR) is the leading
provider of investor communications and technology-driven solutions
for broker-dealers, banks, mutual funds and corporate issuers
globally. Broadridge's investor communications, securities
processing and managed services solutions help clients reduce their
capital investments in operations infrastructure, allowing them to
increase their focus on core business activities. With over 50
years of experience, Broadridge's infrastructure underpins proxy
voting services for over 90% of public companies and mutual funds
in North America, and processes on
average $5 trillion in equity and
fixed income trades per day. Broadridge employs approximately 7,400
full-time associates in 14 countries. For more information about
Broadridge, please visit www.broadridge.com.
For more information about Broadridge, please visit
www.broadridge.com.
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