Commonwealth Bank of Australia
This is the public ASIC register record for Commonwealth Bank of Australia's Australian Financial Services Licence. Review the status, authorisations and conditions below, and confirm anything time-critical on ASIC Connect.
Licence overview
- AFSL
- 234945
- Status
- Current
- Issued
- 2003-12-01
- ABN
- 48 123 123 124
- Location
- SYDNEY, NSW
Authorised financial services
Licence conditions74 items
This licence authorises the licensee to carry on a financial services business to:
provide financial product advice for the following classes of financial products:
deposit and payment products including:
basic deposit products;
deposit products other than basic deposit products; and
non-cash payment products;
derivatives;
foreign exchange contracts;
general insurance products;
debentures, stocks or bonds issued or proposed to be issued by a government;
life products including:
investment life insurance products as well as any products issued by a Registered Life Insurance Company that are backed by one or more of its statutory funds; and
life risk insurance products as well as any products issued by a Registered Life Insurance Company that are backed by one or more of its statutory funds;
interests in managed investment schemes including:
investor directed portfolio services;
retirement savings accounts ("RSA") products (within the meaning of the Retirement Savings Account Act 1997);
securities;
standard margin lending facility;
superannuation;
carbon units;
Australian carbon credit units; and
eligible international emissions units;
deal in a financial product by:
issuing, applying for, acquiring, varying or disposing of a financial product in respect of the following classes of financial products:
deposit and payment products including:
basic deposit products;
deposit products other than basic deposit products; and
non-cash payment products;
derivatives;
foreign exchange contracts;
general insurance products;
debentures, stocks or bonds issued or proposed to be issued by a government;
life products limited to:
investment life insurance products as well as any products issued by a Registered Life Insurance Company that are backed by one or more of its statutory funds;
retirement savings accounts ("RSA") products (within the meaning of the Retirement Savings Account Act 1997);
securities; and
standard margin lending facility;
applying for, acquiring, varying or disposing of a financial product on behalf of another person in respect of the following classes of products:
deposit and payment products including:
basic deposit products;
deposit products other than basic deposit products; and
non-cash payment products;
derivatives;
foreign exchange contracts;
general insurance products;
debentures, stocks or bonds issued or proposed to be issued by a government;
life products including:
investment life insurance products as well as any products issued by a Registered Life Insurance Company that are backed by one or more of its statutory funds; and
life risk insurance products as well as any products issued by a Registered Life Insurance Company that are backed by one or more of its statutory funds;
interests in managed investment schemes including:
investor directed portfolio services;
retirement savings accounts ("RSA") products (within the meaning of the Retirement Savings Account Act 1997);
securities;
standard margin lending facility;
superannuation;
carbon units;
Australian carbon credit units; and
eligible international emissions units; and
underwriting:
an issue of securities;
make a market for the following financial products:
foreign exchange contracts;
derivatives;
debentures, stocks or bonds issued or proposed to be issued by a government and/or debentures issued by any other body;
carbon units;
Australian carbon credit units;
eligible international emissions units; and
limited to financial products other than:
derivatives;
foreign exchange contracts; and
debentures, stocks or bonds issued or proposed to be issued by a government and/or debentures issued by any other body; and
provide the following custodial or depository services:
operate custodial or depository services other than investor directed portfolio services;
to retail and wholesale clients.
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Frequently asked questions about AFSL 234945
What is AFSL 234945?
AFSL 234945 is the Australian Financial Services Licence held by Commonwealth Bank of Australia, recorded on ASIC's AFSL register.
Is this licence current?
On the latest public ASIC data shown here, AFSL 234945 is current and active. Status can change, so confirm on ASIC Connect for time-critical decisions.
What is this licensee authorised to do?
Under AFSL 234945, the licensee is authorised for Credit & Lending, Custodial Services, Deposit Products, Derivatives, Foreign Exchange, General Insurance, Life Insurance, Managed Investments, Non-Cash Payments, Securities and Superannuation. The exact authorisations and conditions are listed above.
How do I verify AFSL 234945?
Look up the company or AFSL 234945 on ASIC Connect, then compare the status and details there with this page.
Is this the official ASIC register?
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