Gaining and maintaining employee engagement is a key concern for all employers in their attempt to attract and retain quality staff.
Whether you are implementing a new equity plan or looking to enhance your current offering, our expertise and global capabilities can assist with every aspect of your solution including strategic planning and implementation, global and local custodian services, Straight Through Processing of trades, tax withholding functionality, sophisticated employee communication and engagement campaigns to drive participation and promote self-service.
Complete plan management
We help achieve the success and value of your employee and executive equity strategy through full-lifecycle plan management across all jurisdictions in which you operate. Computershare can maximise the return on investment in your employee share plan through effective plan communications, specifically designed to increase employee uptake. Our experienced team will manage all compliance obligations of your plan including financial reporting, global tax withholding and annual tax statements.
Straight Through Processing
Computershare offers Straight Through Processing to optimise the speed at which transactions are processed, enabling employees to complete all trades electronically, without the need for re-keying or manual intervention.
Tax and holding statements
Computershare prides itself on the ability to provide customised employee plan statements, and in particular, tax statements, presenting a user-friendly, convenient and timely summary of all taxable income received from plan participation.
Online employee self-service and support
We offer your employees a sophisticated range of self-service and support services to help manage their equity plans more effectively. Employees have direct online access to their share portfolio which includes trading facilities, Global Tax Calculator, Performance Tracker, real-time holding information and reporting functionality. We also offer convenient, low cost, secure share trading programs for unrestricted share or option plans.
Paperless share plan offering
Computershare can offer you a completely automated paperless employee share plan, utilising digital forms of documentation, innovative email broadcasts, automated telephony and user friendly online functionality. Employees are able to quickly and easily transact and manage their share plan electronically, minimising risks, costs and reducing the environmental impact in the process.
Trustee services
Maintaining accurate trust records, holding meetings, producing minutes and complying with regulatory requirements are all issues associated with trustee services. We offset the administrative and compliance burden by preparing annual accounts for audit, the distribution schedule for tax return purposes, as well as maintaining statutory accounts and ensuring compliance with the Financial Services Reform Act.
