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The press release linked in the article below also provided the following statements regarding the communication technologies now being provided by Broadridge:

“Schwab's use of the new polling technology, developed by Broadridge, is another step forward in the democratization of investing,” said Bob Schifellite, Broadridge's Investor Communication Solutions President. “Broadridge continues to invest in technology platforms designed to enhance shareholder engagement and allow public companies and asset managers the opportunity to better reflect the views of investors.”

Shareholders of the funds can expect to receive the poll via email or postcard beginning tomorrow through the next few weeks, with outreach to new shareholders of the funds occurring monthly. The insights from the poll will be leveraged as a new source of intelligence to help inform Schwab Asset Management’s proxy voting approach and policies.

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Note: Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc., provided leadership support of the Forum's 2010 "E-Meetings" public interest program that defined marketplace practices for virtual and "hybrid" shareholder meetings, and has served as the Forum's independent distributor for many of its shareholder surveys since that time.

 

Source: ALM | Think Advisor, October 13, 2022 article

Industry Spotlight > Advisors

Schwab Pilots New Broadridge Proxy Polling Solution: Tech Roundup

By Jeff Berman

 

Schwab Asset Management announced Thursday that it’s the first large asset manager to pilot a new proxy polling solution from fintech firm Broadridge Financial Solutions.

The new solution allows the asset management division of The Charles Schwab Corp. to poll fund shareholders to understand their key preferences regarding key proxy issues, according to Schwab.

“Voting shares of securities held by our funds is a duty Schwab Asset Management takes very seriously,” said Omar Aguilar, Schwab Asset Management CEO and CIO. “We want to better understand shareholders’ views on important proxy issues, and we know more shareholders want to share their views with us and express their unique preferences through their investments.”

Broadridge’s new solution was designed to provide an efficient and scalable way to gather general preferences across a large base of shareholders. The pilot will engage the shareholders of one Schwab Fund and two Schwab ETFs — the Schwab 1000 Index Fund (SNXFX), the Schwab 1000 Index ETF (SCHK) and the Schwab Ariel ESG ETF (SAEF).

As of June 30, Schwab Asset Management managed about $575.9 billion on a discretionary basis and $34.4 billion on a non-discretionary basis, it said.

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