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CORPORATE ACCOUNT

account opening & more

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Accounts Processing Unit (APU)

Outline

• eligibility
• method of payment
• verification methods
• forms required

– standard compulsory items – additional compulsory items – CDP required items – optional items

• CDP application process flow

CORPORATE ACCOUNT

eligibility, verification & payment methods

Opening a corporate account

• The applicant must be a duly incorporated

body with limited liability Not allowed to open:

• sole proprietors
• partnership (except limited liability

partnership)

• pension schemes
• clubs & trusts

who is eligible?

Opening a corporate account

• All applications to be witnessed/verified by

– Business (TR/FA/Agent/Dealer)

• TR/FA/Agent/Dealer to sign on Verified by field on PSPL

application form (page 2) and indicate Face to face

– Phillip Investor Ctr (PIC) staff

• Staff to sign on Verified by field on PSPL application

form (page 2) and indicate Face to face

– Authorized Phillip’s overseas branch staff – Notary public, lawyer, advocate & solicitor commissioner of oath, Singapore Embassy

verification methods

Opening a corporate account

• All methods except EPS

– EPS is only applicable to individual & joint accounts (where available) – Reliance on CDP system – CDP system only allows EPS for clients with *NRICs/passports/personal IDs – Corporate applicants categorized under ROC

(company registration no) * joint applicants without joint CDP accounts cannot opt for EPS

payment methods

CORPORATE ACCOUNT

forms & supporting documents required: PSPL

Opening a corporate account

• Certifying copies of originals

– All supporting documents must be Certified True Copy – Who can CTC documents?

• 1 director & 1 company secretary with company stamp

affixed

• 2 directors with company stamp affixed
• 2 authorized signatories with company stamp affixed

Note: IC/Passport/ID holder cannot CTC own copy of IC/Passport/ID Note: Board Reso & Extracts of Reso cannot be CTC by non-directors

forms required

Opening a corporate account

• Standard forms required

– Phillip Securities Corporate / Institution Application Form

• To be fully completed

– Guarantee & Indemnity (listed companies exempted)

• 2 guarantors required (except for co. with sole director – 1 guarantor)
• Company cannot act as its own company guarantor
• Witness can be anyone, copy of IC/Passport/ID required if not staff/agent

– Board resolution

• Template available, must be dated
• To be signed off by 2 directors with company stamp
• Authorized persons declared must match PSPL application form

forms required

standard forms

Phillip Securities Corporate / Institution Application Form

standard forms

Guarantee & Indemnity (first & last page)

Forms

Board Resolution template

We Board of Directors of <COMPANY NAME> have resolved to open a trading account with Phillip Securities for the purpose of trading at a duly convened meeting of the Board held on <DATE>. IT WAS RESOLVED THAT: A trading account be opened with Phillip Securities Pte Ltd (“PSPL”) for the purpose of dealing in securities; Pursuant to and upon the terms contained in PSPL’s Account Application Form and the “Terms and Conditions”; The account be operated in accordance to the prevailing rules, regulations bye-laws directives and practices in force from time to time of the respective exchanges or markets and/or for any other products, services and facilities offered by or through PSPL. IT WAS FURTHER RESOLVED THAT: any of the following is empowered, to trade on behalf of the Company NameNRIC / Passport No. / Designation and any 2 of the following are empowered to operate the said account and to execute all documentation for trading and settlement in the securities account: NameNRIC / Passport No. / Designation Specimen Signature The authorization herein to the above names persons shall remain valid and binding on the Company until and unless cancelled or amended by written communication to PSPL, supported by a certified true copy of a board resolution.

Opening a corporate account

• Supporting documents (i)

– Certificate of Incorporation – Company profile documents:

• Locally incorporated companies

– BizFile from ACRA (to be dated within 2 weeks of submission)

• Registers of Directors & Members for Foreign inc. co.

– Registers & Certificate of incumbency (British Virgin Islands) – Register of Directors / form 49 & Return of allotment of shares / form 24 (Malaysia) – Annual Return (Hong Kong) – Certificate of All Present Matters (Japan)

forms required

Opening a corporate account

• Supporting documents (ii)

– Copy of IC / Passport / ID

• Of all authorized persons and persons signing
• IC / Passport / ID number must be consistent on:

– PSPL corporate application form – Board Resolution – Company registers & supporting documents

• Copies must be clear and valid (not expired)

forms required

Opening a corporate account

• Supporting documents (iii)

Note for company’s shareholders

• all shareholding companies must be traced to natural

persons, not companies / entities

• due diligence checks will be performed on all natural

person (individual) shareholders

• if a shareholder is another company

– The shareholding company’s company profile is required

forms required

Opening a corporate account

forms required

ABC (A) PTE. LTD. John Doe

ID: 1234567

DEF (S) PTE. LTD. Tom Wicks

Passport: 7777777

123 SDN BHD Andy Grey

ID: 123456-78-9040

Mary Cooks

ID: A5123467

A C R A B i z f i l e r e q u i r e d R e g

• f

M e m b e r s r e q u i r e d

• Example: ABC (A) PTE. LTD. is opening account

Opening a corporate account

• Additional compulsory documents (where applicable)

– Legal Opinion Letter

• drafted by lawyer
• compulsory for companies inc in tax haven countries

– British Virgin Islands, Bermuda, Bahamas, Guernsey

(see SGX website for full list of tax haven countries)

– Sole directorship / no co. stamp declaration

• account is to be operated by one authorized signatory
• confirmation in wrinting if co. does not have stamp

– SBL application form – AML Declaration for Exempt Fund Manager (EFM)

forms required

Opening a corporate account

• Optional forms to complete

– Excess Funds Authorization (MMF) – Letter of Authorization – Contract For Difference – W8

• W8 BEN
• W8 IMY

– Client investment profile

Note: Corporate clients are exempted from SIP assessments

forms required

Opening a corporate account

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forms required

CORPORATE ACCOUNT

forms required: CDP forms

Opening a corporate account

• Clients opening Corporate CDP account

softcopy available @ CDP website (www.sgx.com)

– CDP Certificate of Resolution

• To be signed by director
• Copies of IC / passport / ID for all signatories reqired

– Completed Application for Securities Account

• Registered address to follow official documents
• Direct Crediting Services is mandatory

– Completed Linkage form

• TR to hold – only resubmit after obtaining GSA no. from client

(1681-xxxx-xxxx)

forms required

CDP forms

Certificate of resolution & Application for securities account (Corporate)

Forms

Certificate of resolution & Application for securities account (Corporate)

CDP Linkage Form used is the same as individual / joint accounts

! Note for CDP forms:

– Cancellations are required to be countersigned by authorized signatories with company stamp affixed (as per Board Reso) – Client to fill in fresh set of form if there are over 3 cancellations done – CDP forms must be dated within a month on submission

CORPORATE ACCOUNT

CDP corporate application flows

Opening a corporate account

• Application & Opening workflow
• successful application – no rejections

account opening process

Client Business APU CDP

(1) Submits to (2) Submits to (3) Submits to (4) Informs client of successful application and GSA # via mail (5) Informs business

• f GSA #

(1681-xxxx-xxxx) (6) Indicates GSA # 1681-xxxx-xxxx

• n linkage form

and resubmit (7) Open PSPL trading account and submit linkage

Opening a corporate account

• Application & Opening workflow
• unsuccessful application – CDP rejection

account opening process

Client Business APU CDP

1-submit 2-submit 3-submit 4-Reject application 5-Return application with rejection remarks indicated 6-Revert to client 7-Rectify and resubmit 8-Resubmit 9-Resubmit

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• Summary:

– eligility – method of payment – verification methods – forms used – CDP application process flow

• Questions?