Trustee & incidental custody services
We provide expert counsel to fund managers navigating Australia’s complex and ever-changing regulatory landscape. With a focus on regulatory compliance, risk management, and due diligence, we can help you responsibly, and profitably, manage your client’s funds.
A team of seasoned professionals is committed to offering expert counsel and assistance to Australian fund managers.
Areas of focus include:
- Regulatory Compliance
- Risk Management
- Due Diligence
Services encompass:
- Fund Establishment
- Risk Management
- Trustee Services
- Compliance Oversight and Training
- Performance Reporting
- Investor Relations
- Incidental Custody Services
- Strategic Advice
Fund administration & Registry
From complex regulatory requirements to technological shifts, fund managers within the Australian Managed Investment Scheme (MIS) encounter an array of challenges. We make administration compliance and registry management simple for fund managers through our bundled services, either in conjunction with trustee services or as a standalone offering.
Proficient administration and registry management are vital. Rawlings Bolton boasts an extensive and successful track record of providing an array of bundled services for fund managers, either in conjunction with trustee services or as a standalone offering.
These services encompass:
- Unitholder registry maintenance utilising advanced software.
- Processing investor applications and redemptions.
- AML/KYC checks and reporting, including anti-money laundering, counter-terrorism financing, CRS, and FATCA.
- Distribution calculation and payment, accompanied by tax advice consultation.
- Production of distribution statements.
- Tax statement preparation, in collaboration with tax advisors.
- Assistance in managing investor communications.
- Set-up of related administration, such as applications for ABN, TFN, and GST registrations.
- Coordination of BAS statement lodgements and support during audits.
- Compilation of accounting records, featuring unit pricing, management fee calculation, performance fees, and investor rebates.
Australian financial services licensing
Our Program
We offer a licensing program that enables
professionals to capitalise on our services and capabilities while expanding
their practices, maintaining their branding and profiles, and broadening client
offerings and revenue streams.
The Benefits
By adhering to the licensing process,
financial service providers are held to standards of expertise,
professionalism, and ethical behaviour, which ultimately safeguards consumers
and fosters confidence in the financial services sector.
The Law
All businesses and individuals offering
financial services must possess a valid Australian Financial Services (AFS)
licence. This requirement is regulated under the Corporations Act 2001,
overseen by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC).
