We are an Australian compliance and legal consultancy firm, with clients across Australia & internationally. Our speciality is assisting firms establish and maintain a financial services business in Australia. We work across a broad range of financial services - including funds management, derivatives (including margin FX, CFDs and binary options), financial planning and stockbroking. Our expertise includes advising on: - new financial services business establishment and structuring; - obtaining an Australian Financial Services License (AFSL); - wholesale and retail product disclosure; - distribution and marketing; - compliance and regulatory matters; - establishing Australian domiciled managed funds and underlying investment structures, both on-shore and off-shore (including for Australian and overseas equities schemes, property trusts, alternative investment schemes, hedge funds and cash management trusts); - key outsourcing arrangements including custody, registry, administration and prime broker arrangements; - liaising with regulators on behalf of clients, in particular, with ASIC; - consultation with Treasury, the regulators and other government and industry bodies.