In order to open a corporate account, you will need the following:
Document Type |
Accepted Documents |
Date Issued (no earlier than) |
Proof of Registration The document has to contain the following:
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Certificate of Incorporation or Registration |
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Extract from the official Registrar |
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Incorporation documents
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Memorandum and Articles of Association |
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Partnership Agreement |
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By-Laws |
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Statute |
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Registered office
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Certificate of Registered Office |
6 months
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Certificate of good standing |
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Extract from the official Registrar |
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Another issued legal document stating the registered address |
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Proof of Active Status Only applicable if the company has been registered for more than one year
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Good Standing Certificate |
6 months |
Certificate of Incumbency |
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Extract from the official Registrar |
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Directors *If Director is the Legal Entity – the full set of Corporate documents is required (i.e. Documents confirming the registration, active status, directors, shareholders, registered office and incorporation documents.) |
Certificate of Directors |
6 months |
Register of Directors |
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Certificate of Incumbency |
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Extract from the official Registrar |
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Shareholders *If Shareholder is the Legal Entity: For Direct Shareholder, the full set of Corporate documents is required, i.e. Documents confirming the 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 |
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Certificate of Incumbency |
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Extract from the official Registrar |
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Proof Of Ultimate Beneficial Owner (UBO)
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Certificate of Shareholders |
6 months for the first three document options
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Register of Members/Shareholders |
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Certificate of Incumbency |
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Share Certificate (if applicable) |
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Deed of trust or other Legal document confirming true UBO (if applicable) |
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Power of Attorney |
Grants an authorised person/signatory rights to open, operate, withdraw and represent the company's 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:
Please provide documents as described for individuals in the section dedicated to individual clients.
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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.
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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)
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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
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The Onboarding department may request additional documents. The information will be provided to you in the Client's Area or by the Account Manager after the initial verification of your documents.
Note! We accept only high-quality scans of documents.
If you have any questions, please contact your Account Manager or write to support@exante.eu.