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Connecting professionals since 2000

What are Professional Credits ?

Professional Credits are pre-purchased entitlements for registered members and subscribers to submit a specific request to our expert Advisory Panels. Advisers have a right to reject or prequalify their response if the request is considered to be advisory in nature.

Professional Credits are only active during a current subscription period, however they may be 'rolled over' on renewal.

Is the Information Exchange Q&A service professionally based ?

Yes. Information Exchange Advisers provide an independent, professionally based service for members.

Advisers are contracted to respond to member's specific requests within an average response time of 4 hours, and are acting in their individual capacity as professional practitioners. Member's need to be registered and have 'Professional Credits' available on their Member Account.

How many Professional Credits are required ?

Generally, one Professional Credit is required for each submitted request however additional credits may be deducted for premium services or complex and technically difficult issues. Additional credits are not deducted without member approval.

How secure is the Information Exchange service ?

All information is subject to qualified legal privelege, and is stored in the member account securely behind an SSL firewall and embedded with an SQL Database. No 'documents' are used and email is only used for acceptance and delivery advice

Is the Regulatory Q&A Service provided by Information Exchange Research, Opinion or Advice ?

Requests and responses are issues that may be resolved on line by expert, experienced advisers.

Typically these occur where there is :

Structured and/or well drafted legislation
A clear body of case law and regulatory rulings.

Expert Advisers are contracted to provide professionally based, regulatory research and opinion to
the extent of the specific facts presented by the registered member.

Advisers are not contracted to provide 'Advice' on line, which would ordinarily require an engagement and review of all of the facts in order to recommend a specific course of action. In these circumstances, advisers may agree, in dialogue with the member, that issues be taken off line for independent resolution.

Our Advisers

Since 2000 Information Exchange has maintained a high level expert panel of Professional Advisers - highly regarded by their peers and recognised as experts in their chosen jurisdiction.

Advisers are contracted to independently deliver advice and opinion to Members who submit their issues online at this web site.

Advisers are acting in their full Professional capacity with Professional Indemnity covering information published and delivered.

Our Method

Book a Meeting

Following the initial response Members may use additional "credits" to request a "Live Meeting" online.

Meetings are scheduled in 6 or 12 minute blocks to dicuss the matter at hand.

Documents may be uploaded to the Adviser in advance of the 'Live Meeting'.

The Adviser hosts and controls the meeting and the Member may request an extension of the initial period if required.

Engage an Expert

Using our unique pre-paid Professional Credit and 'Step Up' to engagement service, you can now contact an expert adviser, receive a professionally prepared response within hours, and book a video conference in a transparent process PRIOR to Engagement.

In the online 'Live Meeting' it may be agreed by the parties that a formal review of documents relating to the particular matter is required and 'Engagement" is the appropriate action. The Adviser will then download a 'Letter of Engagement' and the matter will progress offline and external to the Information Exchange.

Information Exchange receives no transaction fee for any matter that is taken offline by the parties.