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Ambassador is committed to adopting and
leading industry best practice.
Our business model is to represent in Australia and New Zealand, a select
number of institutional grade investment management groups that have passed our
extensive due diligence process.
Our marketing activities are directed solely towards professional and wholesale
investors. Our prospects expect, and receive, the highest levels of
professionalism and integrity from Ambassador and our investment managers.
Since Ambassador was established in 2004 we have, amongst other initiatives,
implemented the following:
Attained our Australian Financial Services Licence (AFSL 331717)
Neither the Corporations Act 2001, nor the Australian regulator, the Australian
Securities and Investment Commission (ASIC), is definitive in relation to the
need for a purely institutional third party marketing business such as
Ambassador, to apply for a licence. However, Ambassador believes strongly that
attaining an AFSL is industry best practice given the obligations and scrutiny
associated with having a licence. A copy of Ambassador’s AFSL is available on
request.
For further information please refer to the ASIC website on www.asic.gov.au.
Compliance and audit committee
Ambassador has established a compliance and audit committee to monitor the
business’s compliance with its regulatory obligations under its AFSL. A partner
from an independent, external specialist organisation, Business Operations and
Compliance Systems Pty Ltd (BOCS), chairs our compliance committee.
Compliance meetings are held quarterly and minuted. Ambassador has also
produced, and maintains, a Compliance Procedure Manual which outlines its
compliance obligations and practices. All employees are required to read and
understand the obligations outlined in that manual.
Disclosure policy on compensation
Ambassador will, on request, fully disclose to all prospects and investors any
compensation paid to it by its investment managers. Any payments to Ambassador
are made by the investment manager from the management fees they charge the
investor, and are not added to the fees paid by the investor.
As a general rule, fees are paid by the investment manager to Ambassador for
the period of time the investor remains invested with that manager. This
maintains an alignment of interests between the investor, investment manager
and Ambassador.
Ambassador does not remunerate, or pay commissions, to other parties, nor does
it receive compensation, or commissions, other than those due from our
investment managers.
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