Pass-Through Voting Platforms
Enable Your Clients to Participate in the Proxy Voting Process
Offer clients the choice to align their votes with their views with diverse policies and global relationships.
Clients often hold diverse views on corporate governance and ESG issues. With Glass Lewis' Pass-Through Voting Program, institutional investors can offer clients a selection of proxy voting policies, empowering them to align their voting decisions with their views and preferences.
Key Features and Benefits
Pass-Through Voting Options for Investment Managers
Investment managers have multiple options to implement a pass-through voting program, each offering varying levels of insight and oversight. These options are designed to meet diverse reporting requirements, allowing investment managers to select the implementation that best aligns with their specific needs and objectives.
Ballots broken out by entity: YES
Visibility in reporting: YES
Visibility in reporting: YES
Partner with a
Ballot Distributor
Automated ballot transmission to Glass Lewis
Ballots visible in Viewpoint
Votes cast in Viewpoint
Automated vote transmission to ballot distributor
Ballots broken out by entity: NO
Visibility in reporting: YES
Visibility in reporting: YES
Direct Split Voting
Automated ballot transmission to Glass Lewis
Ballots visible in Viewpoint
User applies split vote
Votes cast in Viewpoint
Automated vote transmission to ballot distributor
Ballots broken out by entity: NO
Visibility in reporting: NO
Visibility in reporting: NO
Outsourced Provider
Automated ballot transmission to Glass Lewis
Ballots visible in Viewpoint
Votes cast in Viewpoint
Automated vote transmission to ballot distributor
Key Partners
Glass Lewis works alongside prominent institutional investors to deliver tailored Pass-Through Voting solutions:
BlackRock Voting Choice Program
BlackRock enables eligible investors to select from a range of Glass Lewis Proxy Voting Policies, including:
- Glass Lewis Benchmark Policy
- Climate Policy
- ESG Policy
- Catholic Policy
- Public Pension Policy
- Taft-Hartley Policy
- Corporate Governance-Focused Policy
Vanguard Investor Choice Program
Vanguard offers investors in select funds the opportunity to adopt a proxy voting policy, including Glass Lewis’ ESG-focused proxy voting policy.
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