Link Group

Name

Link Group

Website

https://linkgroup.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2006

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

5,001–10,000 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Pension & Market Services

NAICS

Pension Funds (525110), Trusts, Estates, and Agency Accounts (525920), Funds, Trusts, and Other Financial Vehicles (525), Portfolio Management and Investment Advice (523940)

SIC

Finance Services (6199)

akta.pro primary industry

Employee Benefit & Retirement Plan Trust Services (FSAAANAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Corporate & Institutional Trust Services (FSAAANAB), Unit Registry & Transfer Agency for Alternatives (Private Funds, SPVs, Closed-End) (FSAAAMAK), Pension Master Trusts, Superannuation & Provident Funds (FSAAAGAB)

Keywords

• Pension administration
• Share registry services
• Fund administration
• Corporate governance advisory
• Investor relations services

Headquarters

HQ city

Sydney

HQ country

Australia

HQ region

Oceania

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Core offering

Link Group, operating as MUFG Pension & Market Services, is a global provider of technology-enabled financial administration services. Through two divisions — MUFG Retirement Solutions and MUFG Corporate Markets — the company delivers pension and member administration (covering approximately $970 billion in assets for around 12.8 million members), share and unit registry, corporate actions, fund services, share plans, corporate governance and company secretarial advisory, investor relations and shareholder analytics, proxy solicitation, trustee and custody, and insolvency and class actions services to a diversified global client base of over 6,000 organisations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Registry Services Share and unit registry (transfer agency) services for issuers, covering IPOs, ongoing register maintenance, corporate actions, and ETFs.
• Fund Services Fund administration and unit registry services for managed fund vehicles and their managers.
• Share Plans End-to-end employee share plan services including plan administration, trustee services, and valuation and TSR (total shareholder return) reporting for issuers.
• Corporate Governance Services Corporate governance advisory, company secretarial, and corporate administration services for listed and unlisted entities.
• Investor Relations Services Investor relations services including shareholder analysis, stakeholder engagement, webcasting, market intelligence, and digital IR services for listed corporates.
• Proxy Solicitation Services Proxy solicitation and meeting services for general meetings, M&A transactions, activism defence, governance advisory, and retail shareholder campaigns.
• Trustee & Custody Services Trustee and custody services including employee share trust administration and custody and escrow arrangements.
• Insolvency & Class Actions Services Specialised administration services for insolvency scenarios and class action litigation support.
• Pension Administration Pension scheme administration services covering around 12.8 million members and approximately $970 billion in assets on behalf of organisational clients.
• Integrated Retirement Services Integrated retirement services combining administration and member experience capabilities tailored to organisational clients' specific needs.
• miraqle Investor relations CRM platform that supports shareholder relationship management, stakeholder engagement, and investor communications workflows for listed issuers.
• Investor Centre Online investor portal that connects issuers with their shareholders for access to information, holdings, and transactional services.
• Vote+ Voting platform that enables shareholders to participate in issuer voting and corporate governance decisions electronically.
• Virtual Meetings Virtual meetings platform enabling listed issuers to run shareholder and stakeholder meetings online.
• prisma Security Platform Security platform supporting member data protection, authentication, and secure administration within MUFG Retirement Solutions.
• aperture Administration Platform Administration platform powering pension scheme administration workflows, including capital accumulation and member lifecycle processing.
• lumina Experience Platform Experience platform delivering member-facing interactions, communications, and engagement within MUFG Retirement Solutions.
• spectra Data Platform Data platform that supports data management, analytics, and reporting across retirement scheme administration.
• aurora Retirement Platform Retirement platform that delivers retirement-specific administration capabilities and member journeys, with Retire360 as an integrated offering for retirement income solutions.
• lucra Employer Platform Employer platform enabling employer clients to manage contributions, onboarding, and scheme interactions for their retirement scheme members.

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves3 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Computershare: Global leader in share registration, transfer agency, employee share plans and corporate governance services—directly competing with MUFG Corporate Markets across virtually every product line, especially in the FTSE 350 and ASX-listed issuer markets.
• SS&C Technologies: Provides fund administration, transfer agency, custody and альт-инвестиционные services through businesses such as SS&C GlobeNewswire and DST Systems—directly comparable to MPMS's fund services and registry franchises.
• Apex Group: Large independent fund administration, corporate services and custody provider with a comparable breadth of services across alternatives, pensions and corporate issuers—often competing head-to-head with MPMS on large RFPs.
• Mainstream Group: Australian-headquartered superannuation/pension administration and fund services provider, directly competing with MUFG Retirement Solutions for Australian super fund mandates.

Broad incumbents

• BNY Mellon: A top global custody, fund services and issuer services bank with businesses (Pershing, Eagle, BNY Mellon Corporate Trust) that overlap heavily with MPMS's custody, corporate trust and transfer agency offerings, though as part of a much larger asset servicing franchise.
• State Street: Major global custodian and asset servicer with State Street Global Services providing fund administration, custody and transfer agency—broadly comparable to MPMS Corporate Markets, especially for large institutional mandates.
• Northern Trust: Global custody, fund administration and wealth servicing provider competing with MPMS for large pension, asset manager and corporate issuer mandates across multiple regions.
• JPMorgan: Through its Securities Services and Corporate Trust businesses, JPMorgan competes with MPMS in custody, fund administration, transfer agency and trustee services globally, particularly for the largest issuers.
• Citi: Citi's Issuer Services and Securities and Fund Services divisions compete directly with MPMS in custody, fund administration and transfer agency for multinational corporates and asset managers.

Regional players

• Mercer: Global consulting leader with a significant pension and retirement administration business, competing with MUFG Retirement Solutions particularly in the Australian, UK and US superannuation/retirement markets.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/link_group

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A2 records

Investments2 records

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