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John Bassilios

Senior Associate

+61 3 9603 3580
john.bassilios@hallandwilcox.com.au
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Current Practice

John has a broad range of financial services, corporate and commercial and banking and finance experience with a particular emphasis on financial services.

John has acted for a wide range of financial services providers including retail and wholesale fund managers, investment advisers, financial planners, stock brokers, IDPS operators and managed discretionary account providers. He has advised financial service providers on all aspects of managed investments schemes, AFSL licensing, disclosure requirements and ongoing compliance with regulatory requirements.

John also has extensive experience in advising financial services industry participants in relation to the establishment and development of various financial products, as well as the preparation of disclosure documents such as financial services guides, product disclosure statements and information memoranda.

Experience

John’s recent experience includes:

  • advising AXA Asia Pacific subsidiaries on a capital guaranteed IDPS, including advice on directors’ duties and liability;
  • providing APN Property Group and APN Funds Management with advice on various commercial and financial services matters
  • including preparation of product disclosure statements;
  • providing commercial and financial services advice to Bendigo and Adelaide Bank and Sandhurst Trustees;
  • advising large trustee organisations in respect of their obligations in respect of banking and finance matters;
  • advising the Intersuisse Group on various financial services matters;
  • advising Philip Asset Management its AFSL, establishment of a wholesale resources fund, a wholesale private equity fund and wholesale bioscience fund;
  • advising financial services industry participant on the structuring and establishment of a property instalment warrant for self managed superannuation funds;
  • advising a significant developer on the establishment of a wholesale property development fund including the preparation of a trust deed and information memorandum; and
  • advising on and preparing prime brokerage agreements.

Qualifications

John has a Bachelor of Laws and a Bachelor of Commerce with a major in Finance from Deakin University, a Master of Laws from the University of Melbourne and a Graduate Diploma in Applied Finance & Investments from Financial Services Institute of Australasia (Finsia). John also completed to Company Directors’ course from the Australian Institute of Company Directors. He became a senior associate in July 2008.

John is a member of the Law Institute of Victoria, a Fellow of Finsia, a member of Stockbrokers Association of Australia, a graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and an associate member of the Australian Corporate Lawyers Association.

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