Computershare actively contributes to core industry matters across the globe, primarily through our Global Capital Markets Group. Working with governments, market regulators and other market participants in many countries, we are committed to improving market efficiencies.

These improvements offer benefits to both our clients and their investors through the establishment of best and fair practices, stronger corporate governance controls and improved register transparency and the equal treatment of investors.

Examples of issues in which we actively participate, include:

1. Dematerialisation (UK, USA, Japan, Russia, China, Ireland)
2. Shareholder rights (enfranchisement of beneficial owners)
3. Shareholder communications (eCommunications)
4. NYSE Proxy Review, including shareholder communications and regulated pricing review
5. UK company law reform proposal (2007)