Computershare Casts Eye On No3 In Registry Battle

The two-way battle for the share registry business of Australia's largest companies stepped up a notch yesterday when it was revealed that Computershare would seek to buy its smaller, loss-making rival, BT Registries.

Accc Backs Takeover As Registries War Hots Up

The two-way battle for the share registry business of Australia's largest companies stepped up a notch yesterday when it was revealed that Computershare would seek to buy much smaller loss-making rival BT Registries.

Registrars To Slug It Out For Blue Chip Clients

The battle for the share registry business of Australia's biggest listed companies will intensify after Perpetual Trustee settled a long-running legal stoush with arch rival Computershare.

Registry Rivals Sue For Peace

ASX Perpetual Registrars Ltd is primed to transfer its growing client base to its own share-registry technology after a 17-month courtroom stoush between it and Computershare ended yesterday with a confidential agreement.

A Global Strategy

Computershare took a hammering recently when nervous investors bailed out in anticipation of Telstra selling its stake. Still, some regard the share registry business as a growth stock, though questions remain about where that growth will come from. Leon Gettler turns to ABN Amro analyst Derek Ovington for some answers.