About

The Sophie Grace team is dedicated to helping financial services and credit businesses start, grow and prosper as a result of our continuous commitment to providing clients with honest, effective and valuable services and advice.
Meet the team

Sophie Grace is a leading Australian firm providing both compliance and legal services to participants within the financial services and credit industries. We have serviced Australian and international clients across the financial sector for over 17 years. From obtaining the required licences to operate your business to the provision of ongoing compliance support, many businesses have benefited from Sophie Grace’s extensive knowledge in the financial and credit space.

We take pride in our ability to offer tailored solutions to a broad range of businesses whilst keeping business practicalities and obligations to regulators at the forefront of our minds when delivering services and advice. Our consultancy services can equip you with assistance and clarity in your business endeavours.

Here are a few of the reasons our clients choose Sophie Grace:

We assist both Australian and international clients across an extensive range of service offerings
We are independently owned and managed which allows us to provide competitive fees and charges
We do not pay or accept commissions in connection with any of the services we provide so we can recommend who and what we think is best
We have over 17 years of experience and expertise in both the financial services and credit industries
Our tight-knit team allows us to offer a truly personalised approach when dealing with client matters. Our clients are a priority to us and their needs are never overlooked
Our aim is to ensure all clients receive robust and transparent service whilst keeping up with industry best practices

We understand the complexities of keeping up to date with the latest legislation and regulatory changes in the financial services and credit industries which is why we regularly update our blog so you can access the latest industry news. The Sophie Grace team takes great care to provide information that is relevant and free of mundane technical jargon, making it easier to stay informed.

For more information on the services Sophie Grace provides and how we may assist you please contact us.

Testimonials

“Melody Gao made her best effort to understand our business and provided objective opinion before the engagement. That is the reason we chose Sophie Grace. The whole application process is quite smooth and the licence was granted faster than our expectation.”
Hal YangPureheart Australia Pty Ltd
“Highly professional, friendly and compassionate with brilliant communication.”
Howard YuHope Partners Pty Ltd
“It has been an absolute pleasure working with Sarah and the team at Sophie Grace. They guided us through the entire ACL application process. It gave us comfort knowing that we had experts at Sophie Grace helping us and answering any questions we had. We were pleasantly surprised at the speed and ease of the process, which we believe was in no small part because of Sophie Grace. We would definitely recommend anyone seeking an ACL to work with Sophie Grace.”
Ewen HollingsworthLeap Financial Pty Ltd
“It is great news for all the members of our company. After four months, we finally could start our business. I appreciate your help and we believe Sophie Grace is a reliable partner to us and we shall recommend them to others in future.”
Thomas WeiPacific Financial & Investment Pty Ltd
“Thank you to the Sophie Grace team for helping us obtain our AFSL. Melody has been more than just a professional advisor – she has been a caring friend to us throughout the application process. We have only received positive feedback from the business partners and companies which we have referred to Sophie Grace. We look forward to working with Sophie Grace again in relation to the next matter.”
Kevin ZhangYuns Advisory
“We really appreciate Sophie Grace’s professional services in helping us obtaining and vary our ACL. At the beginning of the process, the team worked with us to come up with an application strategy that matches our needs and business plans. With their help, we were able to commence operations as a mortgage broker first and have now become a credit provider. This strategy allowed us to enter the market as fast as we could and accumulate valuable industry relationships and clientele. We are very grateful for their tailored solutions and support throughout the application and variation process.”
Percy YangSuper Finance Markets Pty Ltd
“Sophie Grace went above and beyond my expectations with securing our company ACL. They were across everything and kept me up to speed and reminded me of when I forgot to do things. If you want professional help and the job done right the first time look no further because you’re in the right place.”
Colin EvansAsset Finance Shop
“Thank you to Victoria, Chloe, and the entire Sophie Grace team for your outstanding support throughout our ACL application. Your professionalism, expertise, and prompt communication made the entire process smooth and stress-free. We highly recommend Sophie Grace to any business seeking licensing and compliance support."
Hussain KassimAustralian Credit Savers

AML/CTF Reforms

Sophie Grace can provide you with an AML/CTF Program and can assist you to tailor it to your business’ needs. We have three different options available to suit your business and finance needs.

Template Documents

You can purchase template documents from our online shop. The template is an instant download and includes prompts to help you tailor the document yourself. We have template documents for:

  • Tranche 1 Reporting Entities;
  • Item 54 Providers; and
  • Tranche 2 Entities.
Compliance Portal

Sign up to the Compliance Portal and receive the template AML/CTF Program Package, and obtain access to updated documents in light of any updates we make as new guidance or amended legislation is released. Choose between:

  • document-only plans;
  • consultation-only plans;
  • video and regulatory update plans; or
  • a combination of all three.
Tailored Documents

Sophie Grace can assist you to prepare the AML/CTF Program package based on your business’ specific requirements. Contact us to discuss further. 

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