AJ Bell launches online voting for retail shareholders

AJ Bell is today pleased to announce customers can now vote electronically in company shareholder meetings through its investment platform, making it easier than ever for retail investors to exercise voting rights in the shares and investment trusts in their portfolio.

The service allows shareholders to cast their vote at company AGM and EGMs in UK and international shares and trusts, voting via a straightforward online service on AJ Bell's website.

Customers will receive a notification when they're able to vote in a company shareholder meeting for a stock in their portfolio. Once logged in to their account voting instructions can be placed quickly and easily through the new service, supported by Broadridge.

AJ Bell's online investing platform and app is used by over 370,000 DIY retail investors (as at 30 September 2024) to manage their own investment portfolio. AJ Bell's easy to use ISA and pension accounts and low platform fees allow investors to manage their portfolio cost-effectively, selecting from a range of investments including low hassle multi-asset funds managed by AJ Bell through to stocks, ETFs, investment trusts and bonds in UK and overseas markets. The new online voting service means customers seeking to engage actively with the companies they invest in can now have their say at the click of a button.

AJ Bell managing director, Charlie Musson, says:

"We want to make investing as easy as possible and this new feature means that customers who want to exercise their voting rights in the companies they hold can do so quickly and easily in just a few clicks.

"Retail investors play a crucial role in healthy global stock markets and this new service gives customers on our investment platform even greater control over their investment portfolio, influencing the decisions made by the companies they invest in."