Karvy Computershare Private Limited (KCPL), presently India’s largest registrar and transfer agent, is a 50:50 joint venture between the Karvy group and Computershare Limited.
Karvy group is a diversified financial services conglomerate, which undertakes activities of registrar & transfer agent, depository participant, stock broking, commodities broking, distribution of financial products, non-banking financial services, wealth management and investment banking. It is among the top 5 players in most of the segments of the businesses that it operates in. The Karvy group consists of 12,500 employees, having 428 offices in 385 locations across India, apart from a franchisee network of 450 offices.
The group is present in New York through a subsidiary company and through a representative office in Dubai.
Computershare can genuinely be considered as an Australian success story. From modest beginnings in 1978, the Company now employs over 10,000 people and provides services in 20 countries to more than 30,000 clients.
The success can be attributed to many factors, not least of which being the commitment to providing world-class services and products that perfectly align to the strategic needs of our clients in attracting and engaging their stakeholders. In addition, the success can also be attributed to our ability to develop and retain high caliber employees who are focused on service excellence.
Over the past five years, Computershare has become both India's and world’s largest provider of investor services. The prime focus of our growth and solution development has centered on issuers, their stakeholders and the challenge of removing barriers to efficient servicing of these important stakeholder groups.
Whether a small regional company or a large global corporation with multiple stock exchange listings, clients can benefit from direct access to our full-suite of interconnected services specifically tailored to your particular requirements. Our client and shareholder numbers have grown to 30,000 clients and 100 million investors. Heavily committed to technology, we spend over $100M annually on technology services, including substantial expenditure on research and development.
Today, Computershare is considered a world leader in share registration, employee equity plans, proxy solicitation and other specialized financial, governance and stakeholder communication services.
KCPL provides registry services to domestic and foreign mutual funds and corporates across the country: