BlackRock opens proxy voting options to clients

Seven million pension savers in pooled funds eligible for voting choice

Hope William-Smith
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Institutional investor clients will be able to choose a voting option that aligns best with their priorities.
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Institutional investor clients will be able to choose a voting option that aligns best with their priorities.

BlackRock has announced the first in a series of steps to expand the opportunity for its institutional investor clients to participate in proxy voting decisions.

The investment manager today (7 October) said selected institutional investor clients will be able to choose a voting option that aligns best with their priorities and goals from 2022. BlackRock...

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