LONDON and PARIS, Dec. 9,
2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Global Fintech leader Broadridge
Financial Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:BR), and SLIB, a leading-edge
software vendor in electronic voting and securities services based
in France, have announced the live
operational running of their joint cross-border proxy voting
solution. Unique in the French market, the solution enables
intermediaries - including banks, brokers and wealth managers that
serve France-based investors - to
meet their new, mandatory obligations to support voting for
European shareholder meetings under the updated Shareholder Rights
Directive (SRDII).
"The collaboration with SLIB, together with l'Association
Française des Professionnels des Titres (AFTI), the French industry
association, has been meticulously designed and implemented by
experienced and deeply knowledgeable experts from all relevant
stakeholders," said Demi Derem, General Manager of Broadridge's
International Investor Communication Solutions. "Financial
Intermediaries in France can now
meet their regulatory obligation to provide cross-border electronic
meeting notifications and end-to-end proxy voting services to their
French investors, while helping to transform corporate governance
standards across Europe through
increased levels of shareholder democracy and stewardship."
"SRDII has mandated a pronounced change in European corporate
governance practices, requiring careful planning at a market level
to enable the compliance of all actors," said Philippe Cognet, CEO of SLIB. "By partnering
with Broadridge, we have combined their market leading global proxy
voting infrastructure with our best-in-class Votaccess platform
(used by the majority of listed companies) for French
intermediaries and investors resulting in a robust, market-ready
operational solution that delivers significantly higher rates of
cross-border processing efficiency and governance automation."
About SLIB
SLIB is the leading software vendor in register management &
electronic voting, risk and post-trade markets. SLIB supports the
evolution of the securities market in France and abroad, by envisioning and
releasing innovative software solutions enabling financial
institution to streamline their processes, while mastering the
risks associated to their activities.
SLIB is also Votaccess Operator, the cornerstone of Electronic
Voting for Paris Stockexchange issuers and Account Keepers,
delivering General Meetings notifications and collecting Digital
Votes.
Furthermore, as innovation is of paramount importance and to
underpin any new software initiative SLIB relies on The LAB aiming
to be SLIB spearhead in cutting edge technologies such as
Blockchain and AI.
Contact:
Aurélie Dettwyler
Marketing & Communication Director
aurelie.dettwyler@slib.com
+ 33 6 27 56 65 06
About Broadridge
Broadridge Financial Solutions (NYSE: BR), a global Fintech
leader with $5 billion in revenues,
provides the critical infrastructure that powers investing,
corporate governance, and communications to enable better financial
lives. We deliver technology-driven solutions that drive business
transformation for banks, broker-dealers, asset and wealth managers
and public companies. Broadridge's infrastructure serves as a
global communications hub enabling corporate governance by linking
thousands of public companies and mutual funds to tens of millions
of individual and institutional investors around the world. Our
technology and operations platforms underpin the daily trading of
more than $9 trillion in equities,
fixed income and other securities globally. A certified Great Place
to Work®, Broadridge is part of the S&P
500® Index, employing over 13,000 associates in 21
countries. For more information about us, please visit
broadridge.com.
Investors:
W. Edings Thibault
Investor Relations
+ 1 516-472-5129
Edings.thibault@broadridge.com
Media:
Gregg
Rosenberg
Corporate Communications
+1 212-918-6966
Gregg.rosenberg@broadridge.com
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