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Andrew Ham
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Hello Richard,

Thanks for your question.

As an authorised representative, you have been appointed by an AFSL holder to provide certain financial services on its behalf. You must therefore include your business’s name and AFSL number on documents issued under its authority such as SOAs and your FSG. You should also include your authorised representative number.

Taking your example of “Fake Business Name” as an authorised representative of a licensee that is Fake Pty Ltd the relationship would be disclosed as follows: –

  • Fake Business Name, Authorised Representative (No. 1234) of Fake Pty Ltd, AFSL No. 5678.

Don’t forget companies also have an obligation to include their ABN or ACN on most documents they issue.

We suggest you review ASIC’s Regulatory Guide 90, which sets out an example Statement of Advice, including the required details of the authorised representative (providing entity) and the authorising licensee.

It is also important to consider any obligations you may have under a CAR or AR agreement. These may include an obligation to display or disclose information on written material provided to clients, such as the licensees name, number and business address, along with the CAR or AR’s details.

Please feel free to contact our Financial Services Team for further assistance.

Authors: Andrew Ham (Senior Lawyer) and Greta Walters (Legal Clerk)

 

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