Sophie Grace has experience in establishing a wide range of wholesale funds for out clients. We are equipped to help you through all aspects of establishing and maintaining your wholesale fund.
Licensing
Sophie Grace can work with you to determine and obtain the appropriate licence for your funds management business.
Fund Establishment
Sophie Grace can assist you in preparing the legal documents required to establish your fund.
Registration
Sophie Grace can advise you whether the fund registration requirements apply to your business.
Disclosure
Sophie Grace can assist you in preparing disclosure documents required to be issued to investors.
Licensing
If you intend to operate a wholesale fund as either the trustee or investment manager, you will be required to be authorised by an AFSL (by either obtaining your own AFSL or acting as an Authorised Representative).
Click here for further information about licensing requirements for trustees of unregistered managed investment schemes.
Disclosure
Funds which target wholesale investors only are not required to issue a Product Disclosure Statement (“PDS“). Instead, you will need to prepare and issue an information memorandum to all investors in the fund. The information memorandum sets out a variety of information regarding the fund, including:
Key features of the fund including distributions, liquidity, redemption of units, withdrawal from the fund and complaints.
The assets the fund will invest in and how these assets will be valued.
Information about the investment manager and how the fund will be managed.
Information about the trustee and custodian.
The risks associated with the fund.
Fees and Expenses
How to invest in the fund
Registration
Funds that have wholesale investors only are generally not required to be registered with ASIC.
Legal Documents
Sophie Grace can prepare, review or amend:
- Trust Deeds and Constitutions
- Information Memoranda
- Investor Subscription Agreements
- Outsourcing Agreements, including;
- Investment Management;
- Custody; and
- Fund Administration Agreements
There are a number of other issues to be considered for those operating a funds managed business. Please click here to read more.