improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page . learn how and when to remove these template messages this article may rely excessively on sources too closely associated with the subject potentially preventing the article from being verifiable and neutral . please help improve it by replacing them with more appropriate citations to reliable independent third party sources . november 2012 learn how and when to remove this template message this article needs additional citations for verification . please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . december 2010 learn how and when to remove this template message learn how and when to remove this template message computershare limited type public company traded as asx cpu industry financial services founded 1978 headquarters yarra falls abbotsford victoria australia owner publicly listed company website www.computershare.com computershare limited is an australian stock transfer company that provides corporate trust stock transfer and employee share plan services in a number of different 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 edit 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 1 and acquired the royal bank of scotland s registrar department . in subsequent years it expanded its business into ireland south africa and hong kong . in 2004 compushare acquired the stock transfer sectors of harris bank and montreal trust and purchased the german based pepper technologies ag . 2 since 2004 computershare has acquired registry companies in russia and india . 1 in 2005 it acquired equiserve . in 2006 it bought the shareholder management services from national bank of canada . 3 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 . 4 in june 2013 computershare limited completed the acquisition of the emea based portion of morgan stanley s global stock plan services business . 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 . 5 services offered edit computershare primarily provides stock registration and transfer services to companies listed on stock markets but also offers technology services for stock exchanges investor services for shareholders and employee share plan management . computershare also runs the deposit protection service . citation needed references edit a b computershare about computershare company history computershare develops a taste for pepper . fairfax . february 4 2004 . national bank history . national bank of canada . 2008 . computershare gets bny mellon deal approval . wall street journal . november 7 2011 . central bank fines investor services firm computershare 322 500 . the irish examiner . december 18 2015 . v t e s & p asx 50 companies of australia s & p asx 200 agl energy amcor amp apa asciano aurizon anz asx bhp billiton brambles caltex australia coca cola amatil commonwealth bank computershare crown csl dexus goodman gpt incitec pivot iag james hardie lend lease macquarie medibank mirvac national australia bank newcrest mining oil search orica origin energy qbe insurance ramsay health care rio tinto santos scentre seek sonic healthcare south32 stockland suncorp sydney airport holdings telstra transurban vicinity wesfarmers westfield westpac woodside petroleum woolworths v t e business in australia institutions australian competition and consumer commission australian corporate law australian prudential regulation authority australian securities and investments commission australian takeovers panel constitution of australia 1901 cth corporations power economy of australia stock exchange australian securities exchange s & p asx 20 s & p asx 50 s & p asx 200 s & p asx 300 chi x business associations australian chamber of commerce and industry australian hotels association australian industry group business council of australia consult australia minerals council of australia national farmers federation s & p asx 50 companies alpha sorted agl energy amcor amp apa asciano aurizon anz asx bhp billiton brambles caltex australia coca cola amatil commonwealth bank computershare crown csl dexus goodman gpt incitec pivot iag james hardie lend lease macquarie group medibank mirvac national australia bank newcrest mining oil search orica origin energy qbe insurance ramsay health care rio tinto santos scentre seek limited sonic healthcare south32 stockland suncorp sydney airport holdings telstra transurban vicinity centres wesfarmers westfield westpac woodside petroleum woolworths other notable companies adelaide bank akubra alumina australian radio network axa asia pacific bendigo bank bluescope steel bunnings caltex camperdown dairy international challenger cimic cochlear coles downer group fairfax media fosters holden james hardie jb hi fi 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