A board portal is software designed to streamline corporate governance processes. This essential software enables boards to operate completely paperlessly, improving meeting effectiveness, collaboration and decision-making in corporate governance. Our board portal, Nasdaq Boardvantage®, is tailored for boards, committees and executive leadership teams, offering robust security features and an intuitive user experience. 

Board portals are designed for boards of directors, committees and executive leadership teams, and are trusted by corporate secretaries, administrators, IT and information security professionals.

A board portal, like all board management software, is built to help you work more efficiently, productively and strategically. A board portal helps improve management of meetings and materials, collaboration, decision making and corporate governance processes—all with added security.

Nasdaq Boardvantage was designed with the corporate secretary in mind. Store all necessary information securely in one place; efficiently manage corporate governance activities; plan meetings and compile board books; conveniently access and handle meeting materials; communicate updates reliably and effectively; edit materials directly in their original formats; tailor permission settings; and much more.

Nasdaq Boardvantage acknowledges that directors' time is valuable and that they must be prepared for board meetings and ready to contribute meaningfully to discussions. Other systems requiring multiple logins and switching between platforms consume time that could be better spent adding value to your business. Nasdaq Boardvantage offers a single platform to manage your tasks, easily access information, communicate reliably with fellow directors and management, and drive strategic action before, during, and after meetings—whether inside or outside the boardroom.

Nasdaq Boardvantage is designed with the primary aim of safeguarding your most sensitive information. IT and information security teams must ensure that all systems and data remain secure, particularly for boards, committees and executive leadership teams. Nasdaq Boardvantage upholds data security without restricting communication or the sharing of information. Learn More about Nasdaq Boardvantage's Information Security Features. 

No, Nasdaq Boardvantage is not exclusively for Nasdaq-listed companies. Boardvantage is a board portal and management collaboration solution accessible to any organisation, regardless of their listing location or whether they are publicly listed. The platform is designed to assist organisations in managing board meetings, securely sharing sensitive documents, and facilitating collaboration among board members and executives, irrespective of their listing status.

Yes, you can use Boardvantage as a standalone product without using other Nasdaq products. Boardvantage is Nasdaq's board portal and leadership collaboration software that functions independently of other Nasdaq offerings. It is designed to assist organisations in managing their board meetings, securely sharing documents, and facilitating collaboration among board members and leadership teams, irrespective of whether they use other Nasdaq services.

Key points about Boardvantage:

• It is a separate, standalone solution
• Provides secure document management and sharing
• Facilitates remote board meeting management
• Includes tools to support leadership collaboration
• Can be implemented independently of other Nasdaq products or services

Distribution of meeting materials is automated. Relevant materials are presented in the context of the meeting agenda, and the current meeting is shown in a meeting timeline. Nasdaq Boardvantage enables a level of productivity often lacking in senior-level meetings today.

Nasdaq Boardvantage provides purpose-built tools for digitally approving initiatives, signing agreements, participating in meetings remotely, sending secure messages, and sharing notes and annotations—anytime and anywhere.

Nasdaq Boardvantage is hosted in a highly secure, hardened data centre with no third-party access. Our board portal software includes full-strength encryption, multi-factor authentication and security certificates. Customer content is segregated into individual repositories and encrypted with unique keys. Only an organisation's authorised users can access protected data, preventing even Nasdaq system administrators from viewing content held within our board portal. Learn More about Nasdaq Boardvantage's information security features. 

We offer ongoing training for Nasdaq Boardvantage users. Additionally, our customer support team is available 24/7 from support centres located around the world.

Yes, you can brand the Nasdaq Boardvantage interface to include your organisation's logo and colours.

Four essential elements ensure an effective board meeting: optimising your meeting agenda, perfecting your meeting minutes, digitising your boardroom and optimising your board portal. These will assist your board in navigating key moments before, during and after every meeting.

Board meeting agendas depend on various factors, including the frequency and duration of meetings, as well as the typical preparedness of directors. However, essential elements of a productive board meeting agenda often include: an executive session, a chairman session, a regular session and an extended agenda. If you require a sample, download our board meeting agenda template.

High-quality board meeting minutes are essential to meeting effectiveness, both before and after the meeting. Meeting minutes serve as an impartial "witness" that the board of directors is carrying out its fiduciary responsibilities—and recording them is good governance practice. For help with organising your meeting minutes, consult our step-by-step guide and download a free template.

Digitisation relieves boards, committees and leadership teams from many tedious administrative processes. This provides them with more time and resources to focus on core fiduciary duties including financial oversight, strategic planning and risk management. The paperless boardroom enhances meeting effectiveness by streamlining corporate governance and compliance processes and supporting strategic decision-making.