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Products March 10, 2011
Proxy Voting Goes Mobile
Broadridge Financial Solutions Inc. announced that Mobile
ProxyVote.com is live and compatible
with mobile devices.
Reported by PLANADVISER staff
ProxyVote offers participants of 401(k) plans, employee-stock ownership plans (ESOP) and employee-stock purchase plans (ESPP), as well as registered shareowners, the convenience of voting their shares on the Internet, and now with the introduction of Mobile ProxyVote, through compatible mobile devices.
“There is no software to download and no fee for the corporate or mutual fund issuer or the shareholder,” explained Joseph Vicari, Vice President, Business Strategy and Development, Broadridge.
“The availability of ProxyVote on thousands of mobile devices is in direct response to consumers’ rapidly changing preference to access and act on information on the go — on their mobile device,” said Robert Schifellite, President, Investor Communication Solutions, Broadridge,You Might Also Like:
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