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Proxy

An authority to act on behalf of a shareholder for the purpose of voting at a company’s meeting.

Proxy News

Clark joins Northern Trust Asset Management

Clark has over 35 years of experience in the financial services industry, with 30 of those coming at UBS Asset Management

Industry
Proxymity and Deutsche Bank deploy Vote Connect Global in Asia

According to Proxymity, the VCG system will enable the complete coverage of meetings for global financial intermediaries

Technology
Strate welcomes Perpetua Investment Managers to e-Voting platform

It enables real-time voting from any location, and offers the ability for voters to change their vote at any time before meeting close

Fondenergia selects BNP Paribas for depositary bank services

The Italy-based pension fund for workers in the energy sector will have access to BNP Paribas’ approach to technology and global operating model, as well as proxy voting and securities lending

Technology
Proxymity Vote Connect introduced by HSBC in Australia

HSBC Australia’s clients will experience near real-time ballots, improved market deadlines and instant delivery of votes in relation to shareholder meetings

Technology
BNY Mellon rolls out Proxymity’s VCT in the UK

VCT provides an end-to-end digital connection that improves the accuracy, speed and transparency of the voting process, Proxymity says

Buy-side associations take legal action against SEC over short-sale disclosure

AIMA, MFA and NAPFM file petition asking the US Court of Appeals to invalidate newly-adopted SEC rules on reporting and public disclosure of securities lending and short selling activity

Industry
ISS and Strate partner on proxy voting solution

Through the collaboration, global and custodian banks using ISS’ GPD outsourced voting solutions will be able to use Strate’s central platform for the direct vote processing of South African issuers’ shareholder meetings