Emerging region beckons leading share registry Link Group

Asia is at a historic crossroads of change, seeing significant structural reforms, declining political risks and growing affluence. Strong regional growth is forecast to continue, propelled by increasing consumption and rising investment inflows that could spur expansion in equity markets. 



Such an environment presents enormous opportunities to Link Group, a leading global share registry and financial services provider based in Australia and with a growing footprint in Asia. 



"We aim to establish a broader presence for our platforms and services in Asia," says Link's global registry CEO, Phillip Muhlbauer. "We're open to more strategic alliances and technology partnerships with key industry players as well as possible acquisition of compatible businesses in registry and pension administration."



Link has more than 50 years' experience as a premium provider of share registry services. It looks after the needs of about 1,500 listed companies and manages financial records of more than 22 million shareholders worldwide. Through organic growth and acquisitions, Link has expanded internationally to serve a diverse client base located in New Zealand and across Asia, Europe, the Middle East and Africa.



Over the last decade, Link has diversified into the Australian pension and superannuation administration markets as well as property markets. It became the largest domestic provider of pension and superannuation administration solutions after completing the acquisition of Superpartners in December last year. 



Supplementing its core strengths, Link offers a comprehensive suite of proprietary platforms and value-added services, including investor relations, data analytics and company secretarial services. Its core pension administration offering - aaspire Direct - is available as an "off-the-shelf" solution that is highly configurable for the Asian pension environment.



"We are dedicated to adding value to investors and pension members through our operational expertise and proprietary technologies," Muhlbauer says. "With a culture of innovation, we will enable our clients to meet their strategic goals of retention and growth. We seek to share these advantages to more of Asia."