corporate-application-form-introduced-clients
corporate-application-form-introduced-clients
Please complete in full, in BLOCK CAPITALS and black ink and return to us by post (not email). If you need help to complete this
form, please call us on +44 (0)1624 645800.
1. ACCOUNT LOCATION
ISLE OF MAN JERSEY LONDON
2 . A B O U T T H E C O M P A N Y (‘ ‘ T H E A C C O U N T H O L D E R ’ ’ )
If the company is tax resident in the US, you will need to complete a US Form W-9. The US Form W-9 can be obtained from us on
request, or a copy can be downloaded from the IRS website (www.irs.gov) under the Forms and Instructions section.
COUNTRY OF INCORPORATION
POSTCODE
POSTCODE
CORRESPONDENCE ADDRESS
(if different)
POSTCODE
CONTACT NAME
CAPACITY
FAX NUMBER +
EMAIL ADDRESS
WEBSITE
COMPANY NAME
COUNTRY OF INCORPORATION
POSTCODE
FORENAME(S)
KNOWN AS
SURNAME
PREVIOUS NAME(S)
(i.e. maiden name, former married name(s) or
if you have changed your name by deed poll) NOT APPLICABLE NOT APPLICABLE
GENDER
NATIONALITY
PLACE OF BIRTH
COUNTRY OF BIRTH
RESIDENTIAL ADDRESS
POSTCODE
TELEPHONE NUMBER + +
EMAIL ADDRESS
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PERSON 1 PERSON 2
POSTCODE(S)
Tax residency (to be completed by beneficial owners only) - Tax regulations require us to collect certain information about each
beneficial owner’s tax arrangements. Please provide this information below.
Please note: To help fight against tax evasion, governments around the world have introduced an information-gathering and
reporting requirement for financial institutions. This is known as the Common Reporting Standards (CRS).
Individuals resident in a CRS jurisdiction will have their details forwarded to the tax authorities.
US citizenship
ARE YOU OR HAVE YOU EVER BEEN
YES NO YES NO
A U.S. CITIZEN?
We will require all US citizens and US tax residents to complete a Form W-9, which we can send to you or you can download
from the IRS website (www.irs.gov) under the Forms and Instructions section.
Value of investments/accumulated wealth (to be completed by shareholders/beneficial owners only):
Please complete this section, which is required to meet our ‘know your client’ obligations.
AMOUNT £ AMOUNT £
AMOUNT £ AMOUNT £
AMOUNT £ AMOUNT £
PERSON 1 PERSON 2
AMOUNT £ AMOUNT £
AMOUNT £ AMOUNT £
OVER WHAT PERIOD WAS YOUR 0-1 YEAR 1-10 YEARS 0-1 YEAR 1-10 YEARS
WEALTH ACCUMULATED? 10-20 YEARS OVER LIFETIME 10-20 YEARS OVER LIFETIME
PERSON 3 PERSON 4
FORENAME(S)
KNOWN AS
SURNAME
PREVIOUS NAME(S)
(i.e. maiden name, former married name(s) or
if you have changed your name by deed poll) NOT APPLICABLE NOT APPLICABLE
GENDER
NATIONALITY
PLACE OF BIRTH
COUNTRY OF BIRTH
RESIDENTIAL ADDRESS
POSTCODE
TELEPHONE NUMBER + +
MOBILE NUMBER
+ +
to be used for SMS text communication
EMAIL ADDRESS
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PERSON 3 PERSON 4
POSTCODE(S)
Tax residency (to be completed by beneficial owners only) - Tax regulations require us to collect certain information about each
beneficial owner’s tax arrangements. Please provide this information below.
Please note: we may have a legal or regulatory requirement to share this information with relevant tax authorities.
US citizenship
ARE YOU OR HAVE YOU EVER BEEN
YES NO YES NO
A U.S. CITIZEN?
We will require all US citizens and US tax residents to complete a Form W-9, which we can send to you or you can download
from the IRS website (www.irs.gov) under the Forms and Instructions section.
Value of investments/accumulated wealth (to be completed by shareholders/beneficial owners only):
Please complete this section, which is required to meet our ‘know your client’ obligations.
AMOUNT £ AMOUNT £
AMOUNT £ AMOUNT £
AMOUNT £ AMOUNT £
AMOUNT £ AMOUNT £
PERSON 3 PERSON 4
AMOUNT £ AMOUNT £
OVER WHAT PERIOD WAS YOUR 0-1 YEAR 1-10 YEARS 0-1 YEAR 1-10 YEARS
WEALTH ACCUMULATED? 10-20 YEARS OVER LIFETIME 10-20 YEARS OVER LIFETIME
Please copy these pages and add to the application if there are additional persons connected to the company.
6. SOURCE OF FUNDS
Please note: We reserve the right to request additional information relating to the initial deposit as well as subsequent transactions.
Please provide full source of funds information regarding the initial monies that will be transferred to the new account, i.e.
generated from what transaction or business, as well as the country it is coming from, bank name and account name.
ACCOUNT NAME
BANK NAME
COUNTRY
Account Activity
OTHER THAN THE INITIAL DEPOSIT,
HOW MUCH DO YOU EXPECT TO PAY
INTO THE ACCOUNT PER YEAR?
Type and estimated number and value of transactions over a 12-month period:
Examples of type of account activity: • Investment dealing • Trading activities
Into the account Out of the account
TYPE
NUMBER OF TRANSACTIONS
VALUE OF TRANSACTIONS
(specify currency)
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7. SERVICES REQUIRED
Please tick appropriate boxes to indicate the services that you may require immediately. You may at any time advise us that you
wish to use other services.
Please note that Focus accounts will be opened in sterling, US dollar and euro. Please advise if you require additional currency accounts.
Investment income and proceeds from the sale of investments will remain in the currency it is received.
Fixed Term Deposit Accounts
Where you intend holding execution only securities, we will require you to complete the Shareholders Rights Directive II Decision
Maker Nomination Form.
If you do not intend to hold US secuirties, we will require the completion of US tax forms in the W series prior to the investment
being made. Dealing instructions will not be accepted for US incorporated securities without the correct US tax documentation
being placed.
For instructions on how to obtain an LEI, please visit our website www.nedbankprivatewealth.com. Please note that an LEI is
required if you wish to use the Focus Investment Services.
8. AUTHORISATION
Third party authorisation
If you would like to arrange authority for a third party to operate the account, please tick the applicable box to receive a mandate.
If you do disclose your information to a third party, please consider the risks in doing so and the obligations as detailed within the
Terms and Conditions.
Intermediary Authorisation
DO YOU WISH US TO SEND COPY
STATEMENTS OF YOUR ACCOUNT TO YES NO
YOUR INTERMEDIARY?
DO YOU WISH TO HAVE YOUR
ACCOUNT DETAILS MADE AVAILABLE
TO YOUR INTERMEDIARY VIA THE YES NO
INTERNET?
If yes, an online banking application form
may be sent to your intermediary.
DO YOU WISH US TO DIVULGE
INFORMATION TO YOUR
INTERMEDIARY?
YES NO
If yes, please complete an ‘Authority to
release account information to an
intermediary’ form.
DO YOU WISH US TO ACCEPT
INVESTMENT INSTRUCTIONS FROM A
THIRD PARTY? YES NO
If Yes, please complete and sign a mandate
‘Focus mandate appointing a third party
adviser to give investment instructions only’.
If you have answered Yes to any of the above, please give details of your intermediary.
NAME
ADDRESS
POSTCODE
TELEPHONE NUMBER +
EMAIL ADDRESS
We will accept your security password as specified as authorisation for enquiries via the telephone. We will ask you for selected
characters from your security password.
Important note:
In order to safeguard client security, please only complete your chosen password when you are ready to send your completed
application form to us in the post. The security password is a key factor in verifying client identity when contacting us and, as
such, your account security may be at risk if it falls into the wrong hands.
Telephone requests for information will only be accepted if we can adequately identify the caller as the accountholder.
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FOCUS ACCOUNT COMPANY APPLICATION FORM
FOR INTRODUCED CLIENTS ONLY
PAYMENTS YES NO
PAYMENT LIMIT
FULL NAME INPUTTER VERIFIER AUTHORISER
ONLY
FORENAME
SURNAME
EMAIL ADDRESS
TELEPHONE NUMBER + +
11. DECLARATION
To be made by those duly authorised by the board of directors. You wish to open an account with us in accordance with the
published Terms and Conditions as well as the Professional Online Banking Terms and Conditions, which you acknowledge having
received and to which you agree to be bound.
You authorise us to make enquiries and take up references as we consider appropriate in connection with this application form and
this authorisation is to remain effective until we receive written notification to the contrary.
You understand that we do not accept any liability whatsoever in respect of any losses which you may suffer as a result of any
fraud or negligent misuse of the banking services, including telephone banking, unless such loss occurs as a result of fraud or gross
negligence on the part of us or our employees or agents.
You confirm that you have examined the information on this form and to the best of your knowledge believe it to be true, correct
and complete. You agree that you will notify us within 30 days if any information on this form becomes incorrect.
You confirm that you will maintain the account balance above the minimum required.
‘Order Execution’ acknowledgement: You acknowledge that you have received a copy of our ‘Order Execution Policy’ and agree to
be bound by it.
You acknowledge that where we are placing deals under an execution-only arrangement, you are not receiving the same level of
protection under the legislation as you would where we have provided investment advice or made recommendations. We are not
obliged to consider the suitability of the product based on our knowledge of you and taking into consideration your risk appetite.
We will process the investment assuming you have made an informed decision on the basis of your own research, having
independently reviewed the product literature or illustrations. We will not perform any reviews on the continuing suitability,
performance, or risk of the investment once the transaction has been processed.
Data Protection
The information requested on this form will be used by us to provide the specified services and to confirm your identity. You
acknowledge that you have read and accept our Privacy Notice, which can be found at www.nedbankprivatewealth.com. This
document details how we collect, process, store and dispose of the personal information you have provided to us. It also outlines
your individual rights to your information and how you can access it.
If you wish to receive our newsletters and other marketing communications or promotions, please tick this box.
If you wish to cease these communications in the future, you can do so by contacting us.
The terms of this Account Application form shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the Isle of Man,
Jersey or UK (as applicable).
NAME
CAPACITY
SIGNATURE
DATE (DD/MM/YYYY)
NAME
CAPACITY
SIGNATURE
DATE (DD/MM/YYYY)
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2. That we are authorised to treat all cheques, drafts, orders or receipts as having been duly endorsed or signed on behalf of the
company and discount or otherwise deal with them provided that such endorsements purport to be signed by (insert ‘‘any two
Directors’’ or ‘‘a Director and the Secretary’’ or as otherwise resolved);
3. That we are hereby authorised to honour and comply with all instructions to deliver or dispose of any securities or documents
or property held by us on behalf of the company, provided such instructions are signed by (insert ‘‘any two Directors’’ or ‘‘a
Director and the Secretary’’ or as otherwise resolved);
4. That (insert ‘‘any two Directors’’ or ‘‘a Director and the Secretary’’ or as otherwise resolved) are hereby authorised on behalf
of the company:
4.1. to borrow money and to obtain credit for the company from us on any terms and to make and deliver notes, drafts,
acceptances, instruments of guarantee, agreements and any other obligations of the company therefore in a form
satisfactory to us; The terms of this account application form shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the
laws of the Isle of Man, Jersey or UK (as applicable);
4.2. to grant security interests in and/or pledge or assign and deliver, as security for money borrowed or credit obtained, stocks,
bonds, instruments, bills receivable, accounts, mortgages, merchandise, bills-of-lading, warehouse receipts and other
documents, insurance policies, certificates, and any other property now or hereafter held by or belonging to the company,
with full authority to endorse, assign or guarantee any of the same in the name of the company;
4.3. to discount any bills receivable or any paper held by the company with full authority to endorse the same in the name of
the company;
4.4. to withdraw from us and give receipt for, or to authorise us to deliver to the bearer or to one or more designated persons,
all or any documents and securities or other property held by it, whether held as collateral security or for safekeeping or for
any other purpose;
4.5. to authorise and request us to purchase or sell for account of the company stocks, bonds and other securities;
4.6. to execute and deliver all security and other agreements, financing statements and other papers required by us in
connection with any of the foregoing matters and affix thereto the seal of the company;
4.7. to authorise the company’s bankers to respond to client identification documentation provided by us by the execution and
delivery to us of our standard customer identification authority and other papers required by us in connection with the
company’s identification; and
5. That a list of the names and specimen signatures of the persons at present authorised to sign under these resolutions be
furnished to us in a form satisfactory to us and that we be advised in writing of all changes which may take place in the same
from time to time.
You agree that your signatures to this corporate account application shall be your acknowledgement that you have received a
copy of our Terms and Conditions and that the Terms and Conditions as amended from time to time shall form an agreement
between you and us as if incorporated herein.
You acknowledge that we have elected to classify all clients as ‘Retail Clients’ and you will be treated as such in respect of all
business we conduct for you. This classification means that you will receive the highest level of regulatory protection available for
complaints and compensation and receive information from us in a straightforward way, and determines the regulatory
requirements that will apply to us when providing investment and ancillary services to you. You have the right to request a different
classification, as a ‘professional client’ or ‘eligible counterparty client’ as defined by the EC Markets in Financial Instruments
Directive, subject to meeting the required criteria, but this will result in you having a decreased level of regulatory protection. Any
such request should be made in writing to us.
You hereby certify that the signatory(ies) whose specimen signature(s) appear in section 11 are duly authorised to sign on behalf of
the company in accordance with the terms of this corporate account application:
CHAIRMAN/DIRECTOR SECRETARY/DIRECTOR
SIGNATURE
DATE (DD/MM/YYYY)
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Please note that additional information and/or further mandates may be required.
Please do not email your application form to us as the personal information contained within this form may be compromised by
way of fraudulent interception.
Please note: we will require the original completed and signed copy of this application form and items in the checklist above to
finalise account opening formalities.
When you have completed this form simply post it to:
Nedbank Private Wealth or Nedbank Private Wealth or Nedbank Private Wealth
St Mary’s Court 20 Hill Street 31 The Esplanade Seventh Floor
Douglas Isle of Man St Helier Jersey 12 Arthur Street
British Isles IM1 1EU Channel Islands JE1 1FB London EC4R 9AB
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Nedbank Private Wealth is a registered trade name of Nedbank Private Wealth Limited.
Nedbank Private Wealth Limited is licensed by the Isle of Man Financial Services Authority. Registered office: St Mary’s Court 20 Hill Street Douglas Isle of Man.
The Jersey branch is regulated by the Jersey Financial Services Commission. The London branch is authorised by the Prudential Regulation Authority and regulated by the
Financial Conduct Authority and the Prudential Regulation Authority. Registration No: 313189. The UAE representative office in Dubai is licensed by the Central Bank of UAE.
Representation in South Africa is through Nedbank Limited. Registered in South Africa with Registration No 1951/000009/06, an authorised financial services and registered
credit provider (NCRCP16). C3g 02/21