Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. provides technology-based outsourcing solutions to the financial services industry. It operates in three segments: Investor Communication Solutions, Securities Processing Solutions, and Clearing and Outsourcing Solutions. The Investor Communication Solutions segment provides solutions for the processing and distribution of proxy materials to investors; vote processing, distribution of regulatory reports, and corporate action/reorganization event information; and tax reporting solutions. This segment also offers financial information distribution and transaction reporting services to both financial institutions and securities issuers. The Securities Processing Solutions segment offers computerized real-time transaction processing services, which automate the securities transaction cycle. Its products and services include productivity tools and portfolio management, order capture and execution, trade confirmation, settlement, and accounting services. The Clearing and Outsourcing Solutions segment provides securities clearing services, including the process of matching, recording, and processing transaction instructions; and then exchanging payments between counterparties. The company offers its services to retail and institutional brokerage firms, global banks, mutual funds, annuity companies, institutional investors, specialty trading firms, and clearing firms, as well as to corporate issuers. Broadridge Financial Solutions was founded in 1962 and is headquartered in Jersey City, New Jersey.