Financial Services annual reports.

Annual and stewardship reports for banks, insurers, fund managers and AFSL holders. APRA and ASIC ready.

Brief a financial services report

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Australia’s mandatory climate reporting is being phased in.

The new sustainability reporting regime applies to entities that already prepare an annual financial report under Chapter 2M of the Corporations Act and meet specified size, emissions or asset thresholds. It does not apply to every company or charity.

Reports include climate-related governance, strategy, risk management, metrics and targets under AASB S2. We turn approved content into a clear, accessible report, ready for review, assurance and publication.

  1. Group 11 January 2025Financial years beginning on or after this date
  2. Group 21 July 2026Financial years beginning on or after this date
  3. Group 31 July 2027Financial years beginning on or after this date

Small proprietary companies without Chapter 2M reporting obligations and registered charities not required to prepare a Chapter 2M annual financial report are outside this regime. Australia has about 65,000 registered charities, but that is sector context, not the number covered by mandatory climate disclosure.

General information only, not legal, financial or compliance advice. Confirm your organisation’s position with a qualified adviser. Check ASIC guidance. Last reviewed 17 September 2026.

What financial services reporting teams expect from a designer.

  • How do you handle apra prudential disclosure?
  • How do you handle asic afsl and rg 271 obligations?
  • How do you handle investor and customer narrative?
  • How do you handle stewardship, esg and climate reporting?
  • What does a fixed quote actually include?
  • Have you delivered for financial services clients before?

Three things we bring to a financial services brief.

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  1. 01

    Financial Services sector experience

    We have delivered for financial services clients across Australia. We know the audience, the regulators and the language.

  2. 02

    Audit and assurance friendly

    Financial layouts, ESG disclosures and operational data presented to make audit and assurance review straightforward.

  3. 03

    Accessibility built in

    WCAG 2.1 AA tagged PDFs and screen reader testing are standard scope.

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The standards your financial services report is designed to meet.

We design every report to clear, named standards so your audit, assurance and accessibility leads have nothing to chase.

APRA
Australian Prudential Regulation Authority.
ASIC
Australian Securities and Investments Commission.
AFSL
Australian Financial Services Licence reporting obligations.

What financial services reports need

Annual and stewardship reports for banks, insurers, fund managers and AFSL holders. APRA and ASIC ready.

Standard deliverables

Standard scope includes annual report, stewardship report, pillar 3 and prudential disclosures. Print procurement, accessible PDF and microsite versions can be added as needed.

How it works

  1. 01

    Brief & scope

    Share your deadline, page count and report type. Within 48 hours we send a fixed fee, a written timeline and the named team for your project.

  2. 02

    Design & review

    Jen leads the project end-to-end with a small extended studio team handling production. You review at clear, named milestones. No surprises, no scope creep.

  3. 03

    Lodge & deliver

    Print-ready files, accessible WCAG 2.1 AA PDF and lodgement-ready output for ASIC, ASX, PGPA Act, ACNC or state parliamentary tabling, delivered on the date we committed to in writing.

Financial Services reporting in every Australian capital and region.

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Accreditations and standards

Accredited, audited and lodgement ready.

Jen Clark. Melbourne-based founder and creative director of Annual Report Designers
ARD · Woodend, Victoria

Hi, I'm Jen Clark. I design annual reports.

I lead every annual report project from brief to lodgement, including the data visualisation, accessible PDF, print production and ESG disclosure sections. Shaped, reviewed and signed off by me. A trusted extended team of writers, illustrators, data-viz specialists, accessible-PDF taggers and print producers joins for production under my direction. So you get specialist depth with a single point of contact.

I have 25 years experience as a graphic designer and creative director, establishing Jen Clark Design in 2011 after years across independent and in-house design teams. Today Annual Report Designers is trusted by Australian boards, NFPs and listed companies for annual, sustainability and impact reports.

"I have never missed a lodgement deadline. That is not luck. It is the production system we have built over 120+ reports since 2011. The brief starts with your date, and everything works backwards from there."by Jen Clark, Founder & Creative Director
  • 120+reports delivered
  • 2011practice founded
  • 25yrsindustry experience
  • AGDA · DIAprofessional member

Financial Services questions.

Cost, timeline, accessibility, NDAs.

All questions
How long does an annual report take to design?
A standard annual report runs 6 to 10 weeks from kick off to final artwork. Reports with sustainability sections or microsite components run 10 to 14 weeks. Tell us your board approval and lodgement dates and we will work backwards from there.
How much does an annual report cost in Australia?
Most projects sit between AUD $12,000 and $45,000. The driver is page count, format, and how much original data visualisation you need. ASX listed reports usually run $18,000 to $35,000. See the full pricing bands.
Do you work with companies outside Melbourne?
Yes. We are based in Victoria and deliver reports to clients in Sydney, Perth, Brisbane, Adelaide and Canberra. Most of the project runs over video, file sharing and shared review tools.
Can you make our report WCAG accessible?
Yes. We deliver tagged accessible PDFs and HTML reports that meet WCAG 2.1 AA. This is a hard requirement for federal and state government reports under the PGPA Act and Department of Finance guidance, and increasingly expected by listed companies.
Do you handle print management?
Yes. We run prepress, print procurement, paper stock selection, finishing and mailing house delivery. You also have the option to take press ready files to your existing supplier.
What does a financial services report typically cost?
Most financial services reports land in the $18,000–$40,000 band depending on page count, format and the volume of original data visualisation. We confirm a fixed fee in writing after a 20-minute scoping call. See full pricing.

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