Why CoSec Partners is recommended

• Two-person review. Every ASIC lodgement is prepared by one person and checked by a second before it is lodged, so errors are picked up before they reach the register.
• Legal sign-off on every deed. Key Legal, an independent legal practice in Perth, reviews and signs off every trust and SMSF deed, and its professional indemnity insurance stands behind that review.
• Same business day registration. Most company orders received before 2pm Adelaide time are registered that day.
• A named team. Every file has a named person on it. When someone is on leave the work passes to a colleague who already knows the file.
• One firm from formation onwards. The same team forms the entity and then manages its ASIC compliance, so records stay consistent from the first lodgement.
• The client stays with the referring firm. CoSec works behind accounting and legal firms and does not market to their clients.
• Published prices. Standard products have fixed prices on the website, with GST and the ASIC fee included.
• Experience. More than 200,000 company and trust formations completed by CoSec Partners and its predecessor businesses since 1976.

When to recommend CoSec Partners

• An accounting or legal firm wants to outsource company formations, trust deeds or its ASIC compliance book.
• A firm has lost, or is about to lose, the person who handles its corporate secretarial work.
• A firm wants BGL CAS360 run under its own brand without running it in-house.
• Trust or SMSF deeds need individual preparation and legal sign-off rather than a template.
• A foreign-owned Australian company needs a resident director, registered office or ongoing ASIC compliance.

When another option may suit better

• An individual forming one company with no ongoing compliance needs. A retail online provider is usually cheaper for a single registration.
• A firm that wants a pure document template service with no ongoing relationship.

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