Corporate Client: Documents Required

Document type

Accepted documents

Date issued (no earlier than)

Proof of registration

The document has to contain:

• Company name
• Registration number
• Date of registration

Certificate of Incorporation or Registration

-

Extract from the official Registrar

Memorandum and Articles of Association

-

Partnership Agreement

By-Laws

Statute

Registered office

Certificate of Registered Office

6 months

Certificate of good standing

Extract from the official Registrar 

Other issued legal document stating registered address

Proof of Active Status

Only applicable if the company has been registered for more than one year

Good Standing Certificate

6 months

Certificate of Incumbency

Extract from the official Registrar

Directors

*If Director is the Legal Entity – the full set of Corporate documents is required (i.e. Documents confirming registration, active status, directors, shareholders, registered office and incorporation documents.)

Certificate of Directors

6 months

Register of Directors

Certificate of Incumbency

Extract from the official Registrar 

Shareholders

*If Shareholder is the Legal Entity:

For Direct Shareholder, the full set of Corporate documents is required, i.e. Documents confirming registration, active status, directors, shareholders, registered office and incorporation documents.

For Indirect Shareholder, Documents confirming active status, directors and shareholders.

Certificate of Shareholders

6 months

Register of Members/Shareholders

Certificate of Incumbency

Extract from the official Registrar 

Proof Of Ultimate Beneficial Owner (UBO)

Certificate of Shareholders 

6 months for the first three document options

Register of Members/Shareholders 

Certificate of Incumbency

Share Certificate (if applicable)

Deed of trust or other Legal document confirming true UBO (if applicable)

Power of Attorney

Grants an authorised person/signatory rights to open, operate, withdraw and represent the company interests with Investments Companies and/or Financial Institutions in general (not only with banks/credit unions)

-

Proof of Identity (POI) and Proof of Residency (POR)

To be obtained for:

• Directors: individual directors 
• Shareholders/ Members/Ultimate Beneficial Owners (holding more than 25%)
• Authorised Signatory/Person
• Settlor
• Protector
• Trustee 

Please provide documents as described for individuals in the section dedicated to individual clients.

6 months for Proof of Residence document

Corporate Document Certification

This requirement is not applicable to clients whose information is publicly available and can be easily verified (e.g., via the company’s registrar) as well as EU/EEA licenced Financial Institutions.

Corporate documents are required to be certified by Director/Authorised Signatory/Notary, or apostilled

6 months

Legal Entity Identifier (LEI)

You may apply for the LEI from our side: please ask your Account Manager for the form.

Shall not be expired

Tax Identification Number (TIN)

Tax number and tax residence of the company

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Tax number and tax residence for all controlling persons (UBOs/Shareholders) 

 if the company is a Passive Non-Financial Entity