Welcome Enhancement to AJ Bell Voting Service

 

ShareSoc Congratulates AJ Bell on Improving Enfranchisement of Investors

We are delighted to see that AJ Bell have introduced an electronic voting service similar to that already offered by interactive investor. AJ Bell clients now receive emails advising them of general meetings at companies they hold. However, some clarification of how to vote electronically is required.

The voting option is available from AJ Bell’s portfolio view, which clients can navigate to, as illustrated in Figure 1 below:

Figure 1

Having navigated to portfolio view, clients can then select “Voting Instructions” from the “Account menu”, as illustrated in Figure 2 below:

Figure 2

When the “Voting Instructions” option is selected, upcoming meetings for companies in the client’s portfolio are listed. A link to voting is available for each of these. This link takes the client through to the Broadridge voting service, similar to that provided by interactive investor – with the option to request a letter of representation for physical attendance, if desired.

ShareSoc would like to see this feature made more prominent via a high-level “Corporate Actions and AGMs” tab, but nevertheless it represents a valuable step in facilitating stewardship.

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