Computershare

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Australian financial services company

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nameComputershare Limited
logoComputershare logo.svg
typePublic
traded_as
foundation
location_cityAbbotsford, Victoria
location_countryAustralia
industryFinancial services
num_employees14,000
homepage
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| name = Computershare Limited | logo = Computershare logo.svg | type = Public | traded_as = | foundation = | founder = | location_city = Abbotsford, Victoria | location_country = Australia | industry = Financial services | num_employees = 14,000 | owner = | homepage = Computershare Limited is an Australian stock transfer company that provides corporate trust, stock transfer, and employee share plan services in many countries.

The company currently has offices in 20 countries, including Australia, the United Kingdom, Ireland, the United States, Canada, the Channel Islands, South Africa, Hong Kong, New Zealand, Germany, and Denmark.

History

Computershare Limited was founded in 1978 in Melbourne, Australia, and has grown largely through overseas acquisitions.

In 1997, the Australian-based Computershare expanded its registry business to include financial markets in New Zealand and the United Kingdom and acquired the Royal Bank of Scotland's registrar department. In subsequent years, it expanded its business into Ireland, India, South Africa, and Hong Kong.

Computershare and the firm SETL began collaborating on a blockchain project in 2016. In Nov. 2017, Georgeson LLC, a unit of Computershare Ltd, paid $ 45 million to resolve claims by US prosecutors that it had used bribes to obtain confidential information. The Louisville office of Computershare had 650 employees in May 2018. In Nov. 2018, the chairman of Computershare was Simon Jones. Stuart Irving was CEO.

In February 2023, Computershare called for an investigation into the exchange ASX for an alleged conflict of interest concerning the CHESS project, which had collapsed in November 2022.

Acquisitions and sales

In 2004, Computershare acquired the stock transfer sectors of Harris Bank and Montreal Trust and purchased the German-based Pepper Technologies AG. Since 2004, Computershare has acquired registry companies in Russia and India.

In 2005, the company acquired Equiserve.

In 2006 the company bought the shareholder management services from National Bank of Canada.

In July 2007, Computershare acquired Datacare Software Group and its products GCM and Boardworks. Currently known as Computershare Governance Services and its main product GEMS.

In February 2008, Computershare announced a cash takeover offer for Australian mailhouse group QM Technologies Limited.

In September 2008, Computershare bought Lichfield based Childcare Voucher Services business called Busy Bees. The name has been re-branded to Computershare Voucher Services or CVS.

In February 2010, Computershare acquired HBOS Employee Equity Solutions from Lloyds Banking Group for a sum of around £40m.

In January 2012, Computershare acquired Shareowner Services (Stock Transfer Sector) from Bank of New York Mellon (BNYM) for a sum of around $550 Million.

In June 2013, Computershare Limited completed the acquisition of the EMEA–based portion of Morgan Stanley's Global Stock Plan Services business.

On 12 November 2018, it completed acquisition of Equatex Group Holding AG, formerly European shares plan business of UBS. The deal had been announced on 16 May 2018.

On March 23, 2021, Computershare acquired Wells Fargo Corporate Trust business for $750 million in the United States.

The company acquired SunDoc Filings in Sacramento, California in May 2023. Computershare Governance Services at that time was a subsidiary of Computershare Ltd., which was based in Melbourne, and was still traded on the Australian Securities Exchange and had 14,000 employees. It also had operations in around 20 countries after various acquisitions. In October 2023, the company sold its mortgage services unit to Rithm Capital in the U.S. for US$ 720 mln.

On April 25, 2024, Computershare announced that it had agreed to acquire BNY Trust Company of Canada, the Canadian corporate trust division of BNY Mellon.

Legal issues

In December 2015, the Central Bank of Ireland reprimanded and fined Computershare €322,500 for a number of breaches of the law related to the certainty of ownership of client assets.

References

References

  1. "Our story".
  2. "Computershare – About Computershare – Company History".
  3. Kelly, Jemima. (2016-04-28). "Computershare teams up with start-up SETL on blockchain project". Reuters.
  4. Raymond, Nate. (2017-11-30). "Computershare's Georgeson unit resolves U.S. fraud probe for $4.5 million". Reuters.
  5. "Large sign on downtown tower marks Louisville hiring milestone for Computershare".
  6. Kruger, Colin. (2018-11-14). "Computershare gets first strike over CEO's expat expenses".
  7. (2023-02-23). "Share registry targets ASX's CHESS conflict of interest".
  8. (4 February 2004). "Computershare develops a taste for Pepper". Fairfax.
  9. (2004-10-21). "Computershare acquires US company".
  10. Wright, Stephen. (22 October 2004). "Computershare Buys EquiServe, Expands in U.S.". [[The Wall Street Journal]].
  11. (2008). "National Bank History". National Bank of Canada.
  12. "Datacare Acquisition".
  13. (2008-04-02). "Computershare says QMT bid unconditional". The Sydney Mornin Herald.
  14. "Computershare Voucher Services: Parent Information Pack".
  15. "Computershare Acquires HBOS Employee Equity Solutions {{!}} Mergr".
  16. (7 November 2011). "Computershare Gets BNY Mellon Deal Approval". The Wall Street Journal.
  17. (2015-08-11). "Computershare to Acquire Morgan Stanley's EMEA Shares Business 03-2013".
  18. "CPU completes Equatex acquisition".
  19. "Computershare to buy Equatex – a European share plans business".
  20. (2021-03-23). "Wells Fargo Enters Agreement with Computershare to Sell Wells Fargo Corporate Trust Services".
  21. (2021-03-24). "Computershare's $1b 'delicate dance' in the US".
  22. "Australia's Computershare to acquire Sacramento's SunDoc Filings".
  23. Lawler, Ryan. (2 October 2023). "Rithm Capital to buy Computershare mortgage business". Axios.
  24. (2023-10-03). "CPU ASX: Computershare offloads US mortgages unit for $1.13b".
  25. Chatterjee, Rishav. (2023-10-03). "Australia's Computershare to sell US mortgage portfolio for $720 mln". Reuters.
  26. (26 April 2024). "Computershare to acquire BNY Trust company of Canada - Asset Servicing Times".
  27. (2024-04-25). "Computershare to buy BNY Trust Company of Canada for $98m".
  28. (18 December 2015). "Central Bank fines investor services firm Computershare €322,500". The Irish Examiner.

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