Quartz Spring 2020 | Page 14

Shareholder meetings in the post COVID world Annual General Meetings, or AGMs, have long suffered from low levels of participation from retail investors. The present COVID-19 scenario, with meetings happening electronically the world over, opens up the opportunity to shift the paradigm for AGMs. With widespread adoption of online and web meetings, shareholders can participate in AGMs from the comfort of their homes, leading to greater participation in voting and higher confidence in the company. Our General Meeting Services solution from Quartz – The Smart Ledgers provides a real-time digital view of AGMs for shareholders, while also significantly streamlining operations involved in conducting such events. Automation makes it simple to set up an AGM, to collect and consolidate votes, and to conduct real-time computation and dissemination of voting results. The Blockchain-based tamperproof ledger ensures the sanctity of votes cast, and the Cloud-ready technology provides real-time access to all stakeholders. Reach out to us at [email protected] for a demo. TCS BaNCS customers in the banking and financial services industry connect through the global ecosystem of BaNCS Industry Network Network, with applications in corporate actions, reference data publishing, settlements, and claims processing. Watch our video at: https://www.tcs.com/quartz-blockchain-solutions WEBINAR Blockchain: What’s in it for enterprises? January 28, 2020 — Martha Bennett, Vice President and Principal Analyst, Forrester Research, shared her views from her extensive research on blockchain technology. Bennett outlined how key strategic developments with blockchain (or DLT) are going into production today, how the technology has matured, key success factors for adoption and the outlook for 2020 and beyond. Listen to the replay: https://www.tcs.com/blockchain-whats-in-for-enterprises