Broadridge and SLIB Partner to Offer French Market Voting Solution for Global Investors

​Broadridge Financial Solutions (Broadridge), a global Fintech leader, announced today its expanded partnership with SLIB, the leading software vendor in register management & electronic voting, risk and post-trade markets, to launch their joint end-to-end global voting solution.

This extends both firms' strategic commitment to modernize and enhance shareholder voting in the French market, and adds to the cross-border proxy voting service for French investors that hold international shares, launched by Broadridge and SLIB in last December.

"Broadridge remains firmly committed to enabling greater levels of shareholder engagement across markets globally," said Demi Derem, General Manager of Broadridge's International Investor Communication Solutions. "Together with our partners at SLIB, we have delivered an advanced voting and communications solution that makes it easier than ever for all investors, both those in France and in other markets, to seamlessly cast their votes in the companies they own."

The new offering brings a highly efficient, streamlined process throughout the vote processing lifecycle - from the capture and distribution of golden copy issuer meeting announcements to vote execution and confirmation of votes cast, reducing exposure to operational and regulatory risk.

"In order to attract foreign investment, and in response to regulatory pressures and the requirement for robust ESG policies, there is a foundational need to demonstrate strong corporate governance practices through the provision of efficient vote communications," said Philippe Cognet, CEO of SLIB. "With Broadridge, the leading global proxy voting provider, as our strategic partner, we can now offer intermediaries a comprehensive and efficient ecosystem, that combines support for international investors in French listed companies, and for French investors in foreign companies."

Shortly before, Fazzaco reported that eToro​, the social investing network, has partnered with Broadridge to enable proxy voting for its users.