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Entity Governance& Compliance

Entity Governance andCompliance Services

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their operational and business strategy• Complex corporate and tax legislation imposing

additional statutory duties and obligations on

Enti tyMan

agement

Transactions

The issues

RisksReputational, loss of assets and investment, personal liability and prosecution for directors and officers are all associated with significant governance and compliance failures.

Challenges• Greaterdemandfromregulators,stakeholdersand

investorsfortransparencyastohowdirectorsentrenchsoundcorporategovernancepracticeswithintheirbusiness.

• Limitedbackofficefunctions,domesticandoverseas,lacktheexpertisetoenforcegovernanceandundertakelocalcomplianceandtransactionalwork.

• Fitforpurpose–multinationalgroupsreviewingtheircorporatestructureincludingensuringalignmenttotheiroperationalandbusinessstrategy

• Complexcorporateandtaxlegislationimposingadditionalstatutorydutiesandobligationsondirectorsandcorporateofficers.

With greater scrutinymanaging legal entitygovernance andcompliance obligationshave moved up theboard agenda.

Increased regulatoryrisks are drivingmultinational groups topro-actively and effectively manage thelife-cycle of their legal entity structure.

their operational and business strategy• Complex corporate and tax legislation imposing

additional statutory duties and obligations on

Enti tyMan

agement

Transactions

Entity Creation• Advisingclientsonestablishingapresenceand

theappropriatestructure

• Incorporationofacompany

• Registrationofabranch

• Providingsupportinsettingupgovernancecontrolsandprocessesinorderforgroupentitiestooperate

• Managementofcross-borderestablishment

Governance• Consultingandadvicearound

governanceimprovements

• BoardandCommitteecharterdevelopment,designandimplementation

• Governancehealthchecks

• Implementationofsubsidiarygovernancepoliciesandprocedures

Entity Management• Boardandcommitteesupport

services

• Directorstrainingandassistanceinunderstandingtheimplicationsandimpactonthebusinessoflegislation

• Intra-groupreorganisations/transactionalsupportincludingnotificationstoASICinrespectofcorporatechanges

• Ongoingcompliancewithannualreportingobligations,annualreviewsandnotificationtoASICofcorporatechangesaswellasapplicationsforclassorderreliefEntity Dissolution

• Reviewofcorporatestructureaspartofanentityeliminationprogramme

• Deregistrationservices

• Managementofcross-bordersimplificationprojects

Meet the team

Tim BluePartner

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Andrew WheelerPartner

T:[email protected]

Paul SartoriPerth Director

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PwCreferstotheAustralianmemberfirm,andmaysometimesrefertothePwCnetwork.

Eachmemberfirmisaseparatelegalentity.Pleaseseewww.pwc.com/structureforfurtherdetails.

PwCAustraliahelpsorganisationsandindividualscreatethevaluethey’relookingfor.We’reamemberfirmofnetworkoffirmsin157countrieswith morethan184,000peoplewhoarecommittedtodeliveringqualityinassurance,advisory,tax&legal,andprivateclientsservices.

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Benefits include• Improvedcontrolandvisibilityoversubsidiarygovernanceandcompliance

• Reducedrisksofregulatorynon-complianceandexposuretopersonalliabilityforboardmembersofaparentcompanyanddirectorsofsubsidiaries

• Streamlinedlegalentitystructureleadingtooverallcostreduction

• In-houseresourceandtimereleasedforothervalueaddedactivitiesincorebusinessareas.

Why PwC?• Wehavedevelopedeffectivemethodologiestoensure

thatthelifecycleofanentityisproperlymanagedwhichresultsinefficienciesbeingcreatedandcostsavingsbeingachieved

• PwChasanestablishedglobalentitygovernanceandcomplianceofferingthroughthePwCglobalnetwork

• Weareabletoofferourclientsanefficientandeffectiveone-stop-shopservice

Your local contacts

Benn WoganBrisbane Director

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Carrie DulaniMelbourne Senior Manager

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