Proxy voting in Australia: what could three extra days change?

Mark Brannigan, Martin Lawrence and Scott Oakland of Proxymity on Australia’s changing proxy voting model and what other markets could learn from it.

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Mark Brannigan, Martin Lawrence and Scott Oakland of Proxymity on Australia’s changing proxy voting model and what other markets could learn from it.

Speakers

Mark Brannigan

Head of Xchange Product

The ValueExchange

Martin Lawrence

Chief Customer Officer

The ValueExchange

Scott Oakland

Head of APAC

Proxymity

Australia’s proxy voting market has undergone a significant operational shift. The average gap between custodian and ballot deadlines has fallen from 96 to 24 hours – returning three days to investors to review proposals, engage and make voting decisions.

In this podcast, Mark Brannigan and Martin Lawrence are joined by Scott Oakland, Head of APAC at Proxymity, to move from the research findings into practice.

The discussion explores:

how Australia has moved from manual processes towards a more connected voting model
what greater connectivity means for issuers, custodians and investors
why additional decision-making time and vote certainty matter
how earlier visibility can support issuer and investor engagement
what Australia’s experience could mean for Singapore and Japan
how reducing friction could support greater investor participation

A recurring theme throughout the conversation is time: by reducing friction across the intermediary chain, investors have more opportunity to review, engage and make their voices heard.

Produced in partnership with Proxymity.

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