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Ondo Finance has partnered with Broadridge Financial Solutions to provide voting tools for holders of tokenized stocks and exchange-traded funds (ETFs). The integration enables holders of more than 250 Ondo tokenized assets to submit voting preferences for the underlying securities.
Broadridge will provide token holders with access to governance materials, including investor communications, prospectuses, and regulatory filings. Ondo said the voting preferences will be tied to token ownership, with voting recommendations weighted accordingly.
With the consent of Ondo Global Markets, Broadridge may aggregate tokenholder voting preferences with votes from traditional market investors.
The partnership comes as Ondo seeks SEC clarity on how to record securities interests for Ethereum-based tokens. Ondo also said the tokens function as an operational overlay on existing broker-dealer custody, rather than changing investor protections.
“This is about expanding what it means to hold a tokenized stock,” said Matthieu de Vergnes, global head of institutional at Ondo Finance. Doug DeSchutter, president of investor communication solutions at Broadridge, said the announcement represents “a major milestone in the evolution of tokenized equities and ETFs.”
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