Company Matters Pty Ltd: Sydney
Business Services in Sydney

Company Matters Pty Limited is a specialist governance and company secretarial advisory service within a boutique law firm structure*. - attending to annual ASIC returns and regular filings - provision of registered office - appointment as local agent for foreign registered companies - preparing and filing of ASX periodic and compliance appendices LEGAL SERVICES - employee incentive plans (and share plan/performance plan/option plan structure and design) - executive service agreements - notices of meeting - dividend reinvestment plans - entitlement issues (such as share purchase plans and rights issues) - share buy backs and selective capital reductions - powers of attorney - deeds of indemnity - public notary. - business name, contracts registers, including relevant interests/share trading registers, updating and maintenance of all corporate registers, updating and maintenance statutory registers in accordance with the Corporations Act - reviewing, TFN and GST registration - reviewing, ABN, IP registers. o capital reductions - company incorporation and de-registrations. o amendment to the constitution . o change of company name . o appointment of directors . o change of directors or officers - drafting shareholder or member resolutions, for example: . o annual solvency resolution . o approval of statutory financial accounts . o share issues . - identifying the processes and format for reporting in-line with the governance framework and governance materials - reviewing the content and format of board and committee papers and minutes - advising on compliance with the Corporations Act - compiling director induction packs - drafting board and committee self assessments - reviewing ASX announcements and provision of continuous disclosure advice - ASX liaison - providing other regulatory policy advice and liaison (eg. ASIC, Office of Fair Trading) - attending and advising on procedures at shareholder or member meetings COMPANY SECRETARIAL SERVICES - attending board and committee meetings and preparing minutes and matters arising - drafting directors? resolutions, for example: . Company Matters services include: GOVERNANCE CONSULTING - appointment to the statutory position as company secretary (whereby clients can outsource the entire company secretarial function) - reviewing of the governance framework and procedures - drafting and advising on charters, policies and corporate governance statements. Company Matters' Head Office is located in Sydney and we have offices nationally. * Company Matters Pty Limited is an incorporated legal practice in New South Wales. Our clients include ASX listed, proprietary, public unlisted, foreign and not-for-profit entities as well as public sector entities and state owned corporations. Company Matters supports a large number of companies operating across many different sectors. At Company Matters, we have staff ranging from administration assistants to chartered secretaries and partner level lawyers - the combined experienced of our staff makes certain that we have the right mix of people and skills for any task. Company Matters assists clients in a range of ways including as an outsourced or part-time company secretary, with ad hoc or project based company secretarial support or to provide corporate governance or legal advice. (more).