Choosing the Company Secretary within any company is one of the most important appointments a Board can make. A Company Secretary should be experienced, knowledgeable and professional, with not only a keen eye for detail but also to be able to provide sound advice in the decision making process of the Board.
Our Company Secretary services provides personnel with skills and experience to meeting the ever changing requirements of the role, and include:
- Main point of contact with the Australian Securities Exchange (“ASX”) and Australian Securities & Investment Commission (“ASIC”)
- Assisting in the preparation and lodging of announcements and relevant documents with the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX)
- Liaison with the company’s share registry and shareholders
- Attendance at board meetings, preparing board papers and recording board meetings by drafting minutes
- Ensuring ongoing compliance with continuous disclosure requirements and Corporate Governance matters
- Maintenance of statutory records of the Company
- Lodgement of ASIC returns as Registered Agent
- Shareholder relation matters
- Attendance at shareholder meetings, including preparation of drafting notice of meetings and minutes
- Liaison with other independently appointed professionals as required – lawyers, stock brokers, accountants, auditors, geologists
- Assist the Company Committees in establishing procedures and policies to effectively manage its compliance obligations
- Ensuring ASX listing rule compliance including JORC code reporting
Financial Reporting, Bookkeeping & Accountancy
Ensuring a company maintains accurate and timely financial records is essential. Our qualified and experienced accountants and book-keepers work with clients to ensure the correct management of information to allow for timely decisions to be made. Services provided to our clients include:
- Annual statutory financial reporting in compliance with International Financial Reporting Standards
- Preparation of Annual, Half Yearly and Quarterly report
- Preparation of Budget variance reports for board decision making
- Accounts payable and receivable, general book-keeping
- Xero file preparation and reconciliation
- Preparation and lodgement of Business Activity Statements
- Prepare audit files and manage the audit process with appointed auditors
- Liaising with Management to ensure statutory disclosure requirements are met
- Preparation and lodgement of ATO compliance documentation
- Preparation of management accounts for internal use such as board meetings
- Payroll services inclusive of new employee onboarding, processing payroll and super payments and regulatory compliance with FairWork.
Serviced Offices & General Corporate Administration
Argus Corporate Partners understands that business may not want to take on the ongoing administration of a Company on a daily basis. We also offer a range of office services and premise lease solutions including:
- Provision of Registered Address and Principal Place of Business
- Postal address and mail collection
- Assist with local bank account set up
- Serviced Offices (including phone, desk)
- Boardroom, meeting and presentation facilities
- Ongoing office and administrative support
Board and registered agent services
Argus Corporate Partners can also assist in establishing your company, by providing:
- Australian resident Directors, Officers, and Company Secretary
- Assistance in establishing a company such as registration and incorporation of companies
- Registered agent services to Australian registered entities
- Local agent to foreign registered entities
Initial Public Offering, Secondary Markets
Sometimes understanding or managing the complicated IPO process just requires someone with specialised skills and experience. Argus Corporate Partners have executed numerous IPO’s and can manage the complete process from the initial incorporation of a company, including:
- conducting a seed capital raising
- selecting the appropriate independent experts
- assisting in the drafting and prospectus preparation
- participating in the due diligence process (key to ensuring director risk is reduced)
- selection of brokers and presenting to brokers
- liasing with the ASX or an overseas stock exchange on appropriate structure; and
- finally assisting the company to trade on the market
Corporate Governance
Argus Corporate Partners understands the importance of being current and ensuring that a company’s corporate governance procedures are adequate to satisfy not only their internal requirements but also their regulatory requirements. Corporate governance is about looking out for the best interest of all stakeholders, and we can assist in ensuring appropriate policies are drafted and understood by all stakeholders.
