Broadridge enables Upvest to streamline
shareholder interactions with enhanced transparency, further
enabling the democratization and digitization of corporate
governance
NEW
YORK and BERLIN,
Feb. 12,
2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Global Fintech leader Broadridge
Financial Solutions, Inc. (NYSE: BR), announced its extended
strategic global agreement with Upvest, a leading provider of
investment infrastructure in Europe, to further deliver and enhance
end-to-end proxy voting and shareholder disclosure solutions for
Upvest clients and their end users.
"We are thrilled to be chosen by Upvest as their proxy voting
and shareholder disclosure partner," said Demi Derem, SVP of
International Investor Communication Solutions at Broadridge. "Our
corporate governance solutions, including Global Proxy and
Shareholder Disclosure help our clients meet their regulatory
obligations and enhance services for investors. We continually
invest and innovate to ensure we remain best in class."
Broadridge will continue providing Upvest with a comprehensive
portfolio of solutions for the full range of client proxy voting
needs, including meeting notification, vote execution, and
confirmation. This also includes both digital and entry card
services, enabling online and in-person voting at meetings. Upvest
will also take advantage of Broadridge's white-labelled, fully
integrated interface for proxy voting via its own website.
"We are truly excited to work alongside Broadridge to provide
our clients and their end users with best-in-class proxy voting and
shareholder disclosure solutions," said Til
Rochow, co-founder and CPO at Upvest. "This partnership
further cements our goal of delivering a differentiated and
outstanding investor experience for our clients."
Through the partnership with Broadridge, Upvest not only meets
SRD II regulatory requirements but also delivers enhanced
shareholder services for end-users. Additionally, through the use
of Broadridge's Shareholder Disclosure Hub, Upvest's clients can
take advantage of a comprehensive, proactive online reporting
solution that enables them to meet the regulatory disclosure
obligations in a single portal, minimizing risk and improving
operational efficiency.
Collaborating with Broadridge enables Upvest's clients to
deliver user-centric convenience and transparency for their retail
investors, providing them with the tools they need to easily
exercise their shareholder rights. Broadridge's extensively proven,
end-to-end solution across global markets enables Upvest to extend
its B2B services quickly and effectively to meet growing client and
industry demand.
About Upvest
Upvest is on a mission to make investing money as easy as
spending it. The company empowers businesses to offer a wide range
of investment products and the best user experience in the fields
of capital market investment and retirement planning. Upvest's
Investment API is easy to integrate so that fintechs and
enterprises alike can save resources and fully focus on their core
business.
Upvest is one of the few fintech-centric firms in Europe that can provide its B2B clients with
the full range of investment opportunities in the areas of
principal broking business, proprietary trading, and safe custody
business. The company was founded in 2017 by Martin Kassing and currently employs more than
170 people across its hubs in Berlin, London and Tallinn.
For more information, please visit: www.upvest.co
About Broadridge
Broadridge Financial Solutions (NYSE: BR), is a global
technology leader with the trusted expertise and transformative
technology to help clients and the financial services industry
operate, innovate, and grow. We power investing, governance, and
communications for our clients – driving operational resiliency,
elevating business performance, and transforming investor
experiences.
Our technology and operations platforms process and generate
over 7 billion communications per year and underpin the daily
trading of more than $10 trillion of
securities globally. A certified Great Place to Work®,
Broadridge is part of the S&P 500® Index,
employing over 14,000 associates in 21 countries.
For more information about us, please
visit: www.broadridge.com.
Broadridge Contacts:
Investors:
Edings Thibault
Head of Investor Relations, Broadridge
broadridgeir@broadridge.com
Media:
Gregg
Rosenberg
Global Head of Corporate Communications
Gregg.Rosenberg@broadridge.com
Upvest Contact:
Julieta
Varsano
press@upvest.co
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