Clients representing nearly half (47%) of index equity assets globally are now eligible for BlackRock Voting Choice
Clients representing 25% ($530 billion) of eligible index equity assets ($2.3 trillion) have elected to participate in BlackRock Voting Choice
Firm extends the range of institutional pooled funds offering BlackRock Voting Choice – now offered to more funds in the U.K., and in Canada and Ireland for the first time
Firm working on ‘proof of concept’ for individual investors in U.K. to participate in BlackRock Voting Choice
While our Voting Choice program is an industry first, we see it as just a beginning. Our ambition is to make voting choice available to even more investors. Learn more: https://t.co/Fln5v5zf7w pic.twitter.com/kjlUvmPd7O
— BlackRock UK (@BlackRock_UK) June 13, 2022
In response to growing client interest, BlackRock announces that it is further expanding the opportunity for eligible clients – including public and private pension plans, insurance companies, endowments, foundations and sovereign wealth funds – to participate in proxy voting decisions, where legally and operationally viable.
