Account Opening Form – SMSF
1. Account Details & SMSF Details
Type of Trustee
SMSF Details
2. Appointee & Settlor Details – Unregulated Australian Trust
Appointee Details
Settlor Details
Note: Settlor details are not required if the material asset contribution at establishment is less than $10,000, but this version captures them by default.
Beneficiary Details
Trust Australian Tax Status
3. Company / Corporate Client 1
Postal Address (if different)
Company Type
NOTE: Please ensure ALL Director details are completed in the relevant section below.
Shareholder 1 (owns > 25% of issued capital)
Shareholder 2 (owns > 25% of issued capital)
4. Client 2 Details
Residential Address
Postal Address (if different)
5. Client 3 Details
Residential Address
Postal Address (if different)
6. CHESS Registration
Before completing this section you should refer to the FinEx CHESS Sponsorship Agreement and Explanation of Sponsorship Agreement Terms in the FinEx Terms of Trade.
Select one of the following options:
Transfer Existing CHESS Sponsorship (if selected)
DVP (if applicable)
CHESS Signatories
INDIVIDUAL: FULL NAME / SIGNATURE / DATE
7. Cash Settlement
Direct Debit Authority / Default Options
A. Default / Nominated Bank Account
B. Non-Default Bank Account (for Dividends)
C. Non-Default Bank Account (for Dividends)
Dividend Instructions
Cash Settlement Signatories
If you have elected to authorise FinClear’s Third Party Clearer to direct debit your Nominated Bank Account, by signing this form you agree to be bound by the relevant Direct Debit Terms and Conditions and Direct Debit Request Service Agreement.
8. Financial Service Provider (FSP) Authority
I/we hereby appoint the following as our Financial Services Provider (FSP) and authorise them to speak to and provide instructions to FinEx on our behalf in relation to our FinEx account.
To be completed by the FSP
FSP Declaration (summary of statements):
By signing below, I declare on behalf of the FSP that the Client has received FinEx’s Terms of Trade and associated documents (including CHESS Sponsorship Agreement, Disclosure Statement, Direct Debit Agreement, FSGs and Privacy Statement); we have accepted the appointment as FSP; we have explained the limited scope of FinEx’s and FinClear Services’ services; we do not act on behalf of FinEx or FinClear Services; and we have completed the customer identification procedure, including AML/CTF obligations, and will provide documents and KYC/PEP/AML information to FinEx upon request.
9. Trade Confirmations
Authorisation of the dispatch of Trade Confirmations (previously Contract Notes) via e-mail.
By completing this section and providing e-mail address/es, you authorise Trade Confirmations to be dispatched electronically. FinEx will arrange for a copy of your Trade Confirmations to be sent to your FSP. If you would like additional copies to be sent to other parties, please provide the email address/es below.
10. Client Acknowledgement & Agreement
The Client acknowledges that it has received, read and understood the following documentation:
a) FinEx’s Explanation of CHESS Sponsorship Agreement (Part B of the FinEx Terms of Trade)
b) FinEx’s Financial Services Guide (Part E of the FinEx Terms of Trade)
c) FinClear Services Financial Services Guide (Part E of the FinEx Terms of Trade)
By signing, the Client acknowledges that they have received and read, and the Applicant agrees to be bound by:
a) FinEx Equities Terms and Conditions (Part A of the FinEx Terms of Trade)
b) FinClear Services Disclosure Statement (Part C of the FinEx Terms of Trade)
c) (if CHESS sponsored) FinEx’s CHESS Sponsorship Agreement (Part B of the FinEx Terms of Trade)
d) (if using the Direct Debit facility) FinClear Services Direct Debit Agreement (Part D of the FinEx Terms of Trade)
Quotation of your Australian tax file number(s) (TFN) is optional. FinEx is authorised by law to request your TFN; you are not required to provide it and failure to do so is not an offence. However, if FinEx is unable to quote your TFN or exemption to registries, you may be taxed at the highest marginal rate from certain payments.
By providing a TFN and signing this Application Form you:
a) appoint FinEx as your agent and authorise FinEx to provide your TFN to all relevant investment bodies and apply your TFN to any account or investment opened with or through FinEx and related bodies corporate; and
b) acknowledge that this authority will apply until it is revoked in writing.
The Client also acknowledges that they have provided the FSP with all relevant customer identification documents required to positively identify them.
Individual Clients to Complete
Corporate / Company Clients to Complete
(Two Directors or a Director and a Secretary must sign, unless a Sole Director/Sole Secretary company.)
Declaration
By signing this application form, you agree, represent and warrant that you:
• Agree to be bound by the terms and conditions contained within the application.
• Are over the age of 18 years and of legal capacity to enter into this agreement.
Further current FinClear Services terms can be found at:
FinEx Terms of Trade – FinClear Services as Clearer