The Leodaritsis & Lynch Group

Fully integrated Managed Investment scheme Solutions

We strive to deliver exceptional service through our specialised boutique approach, which focuses on efficiency, transparency, and good governance. Through our comprehensive suite of services, we aim to be the trusted partner for investment managers seeking a reliable and experienced team to support their strategies.

How Can Leodaritsis & Lynch Help?

We bring a high level of skill, knowledge and experience to handling trusts, including managing investments and administering complex trusts.

We assume full responsibilities as a corporate trustee, providing:

As a corporate trustee, we:

The Leodaritsis & Lynch group of companies has four operating corporate entities and is supported by lawyers, accountants, property professionals, and specialist consultants with expertise in a range of managed investment schemes. Our business specialises in a range of asset classes including:

LLA Equity Limited (AFSL 229754)

LLA Equity was established in 1999 and is our preferred RE for retail-managed investment schemes.

LLA Equity has provided managed investment services to investors and promotors of managed investment schemes for over 20 years and currently acts as a RE/Trustee and Custodian for over 15 managed investment scheme projects.

These projects include residential property investments, commercial property syndicates, mortgage trusts, mortgage and debenture programs, property development ventures, and resource and agricultural investment projects.

LLA Capital was founded in 2017 and is our preferred Trustee for wholesale or unregistered managed investment schemes.

LLA Capital Partners is a boutique investment research and portfolio management firm that was established in 2004 to provide incisive equities analysis and wealth management solutions to family offices, financial advisers, and accountants.

Our consultancy services specialise in providing strategic equities research and advice to unlisted and listed microcap financial services and property companies, corporate and investment product research, and independent investment portfolio services.

LLA Legal is an incorporated legal practice that provides independent legal advice focusing on managed investment schemes, trusts, banking, and finance. The firm’s principal has over 25 years of experience assisting major banks and funds managers in all aspects of financial services law, having worked with both national law firms and boutique firms.

Assisting clients with setting up managed investment schemes, fulfilling licensing requirements, and ensuring compliance throughout the scheme’s lifespan, and right through to the winding up of the investment scheme.

As an incorporated legal practice, LLA Legal provides transactional advice and services for secured commercial and residential loans throughout Australia. This includes preparing all loan documents and handling settlements and discharges of securities. Additionally, it can enforce and default loans.

The firm is supported by an extensive group of external legal advisors.

Our Services

When acting as a responsible entity, Our services can include:

Scheme registration Issuing the product disclosure statement Monitoring of compliance with the Corporations Act, PDS, constitution and compliance plan Managing adherence to legislative and regulatory requirements Complying with annual financial reporting and auditing obligations Managing reporting obligations to investors Dealing with investor enquiries Investor complaints monitoring and resolution Appointing and monitoring external providers, including scheme accounting administration and the scheme operational manager Entering into an investment management agreement to cover the relationship between the RE and operational manager including reporting, funding and budgetary arrangements, insurance, audits, additional funding, and other relevant matters Custodian – holding scheme property as custodian on trust for investors Registry Utilising our suitably specialist managed investment scheme lawyers to advise on scheme documentation

For wholesale or unregistered schemes, Our trustee services can include:

Establishing the Trust Deed and Investment Management Agreement Appoints/confirms the Investment Manager Issuing the Information Memorandum Managing reporting to investors, including ‘white labelling’ on our website Dealing with investor enquiries Issuing units to investors Acting in a fiduciary capacity on behalf of all parties Complying with all regulatory requirements Holding scheme property as custodian on trust for investors Registry Utilising our managed investment scheme lawyers to advise on scheme documentation

Leodaritsis & Lynch has access to a dedicated team

of lawyers, accountants, property experts and consultants with expertise in a range of managed investment schemes. Our business specialises in a range of asset classes including:

What are the Responsibilities of a Trustee?

A trustee takes legal ownership of the assets held by a trust and assumes fiduciary responsibility for overseeing those assets and carrying out the purposes of the trust. A trustee has a fiduciary duty to act in the bestinterests of both current and future beneficiaries of the trust. The duties and responsibilities normally fall into the following categories

Administer the trust according to the terms of the trust document.

Understand the intentions of the trust creator to the extent possible. Maintain all documents and create proper records and procedures for administering the trust. Collect all trust assets and properly transfer them into the name of the trust.Fully understand the terms and provisions of the trust document, including any discretion granted to the trustee,

Prudently oversee trust assets in alignment with Investment objectives.

Discharge duties according to fiduciary standards. Exercising care, skill, and diligence. Develop and document investment objectives for the management of trust assets, including identifying goals. Performance objectives, targeted asset allocation, types of investments permitted (and prohibited), liquidity standards, and roles and responsibilities of any appointed parties.

Manage third-party professionals.

In fulfilling the responsibilities, a trustee may appoint third parties to take on certain responsibilities such as: Responsible Managers (RM’s) for specific types pf assets Compliance Managers to oversee adherence to regulatory compliance Accountants for preparation of financial statements and tax returns Auditors to validate and verify. When that is done, the trustee assumes additional responsibilities.

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