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Custodial Services AFSL Licence Search
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AFSL Search is an independent lookup tool using public register data. It is not the official ASIC register.
About Custodial Services AFSL Licence Search
Search ASIC's custodial AFSL register — look up AFSL holders authorised for custodial and depository services, and check a licence's status.
Use this custodial services AFSL search to find AFSL holders authorised for custodial services activities. Look up a custodial services licensee by company name, AFSL number, ABN or ACN, and review the licence status, conditions and authorisations attached to each custodial services AFSL.
Every record in the custodial services register below is drawn from the public ASIC AFSL dataset and refreshed monthly. For high-stakes verification, also confirm details on ASIC Connect.
What is a custodial services AFSL?
A custodial services AFSL is an Australian Financial Services Licence that ASIC has authorised to provide financial services in relation to custodial or depository services and the holding of client financial assets. The custodial services register listed here shows every AFSL holder authorised for custodial services activities, with the AFSL number, registered state, status and licence conditions visible on each record.
What a custodial services licence covers
A custodial services AFSL typically covers providing custodial or depository services for clients, sub-custody arrangements and asset holding under an AFSL. The exact authorisations on any specific custodial services licence are set out in the AFSL conditions — open a record to review them in full.
Who typically holds a custodial services AFSL
custodians, super fund administrators, platform operators and AFSL-authorised custodial service providers are the most common custodial services AFSL holders. Authorised representatives operating under those licensees also appear in the AFS Representatives register and can be looked up alongside their licensee.
Who needs a custodial services AFSL
An Australian business that provides custodial or depository services as a financial service must hold a custodial AFSL with the relevant authorisation, meet net tangible asset requirements and meet ASIC's custodial standards.
How to use this custodial services AFSL search
Every row in the custodial services register below is a clickable custodial services AFSL record. You can refine the custodial services AFSL search by state, paginate through the results, or open a licensee detail page to see the full custodial services licence record.
Search by custodial services licensee name
Type the business name into the global AFSL search box to run a custodial services licensee lookup across the AFSL register and any matching credit, DCE or remittance records held by the same entity.
Search by AFSL number, ABN or ACN
If you already have a custodial services licensee's AFSL number, ABN or ACN, the global search box accepts all four identifiers and resolves to the matching custodial services AFSL record. Useful for verifying a custodial services AFSL by its unique number.
Filter the custodial services register by state
Use the state filter above the table to narrow the custodial services AFSL register to a specific Australian jurisdiction — handy when you need a custodial services licensee that operates in a particular state or territory.
About the custodial services register data
This custodial services AFSL register is sourced from the public ASIC AFSL dataset and refreshed monthly. The footer of every page shows the latest data refresh date applied across the whole site.
Source and refresh of the custodial services register
Custodial Services data is normalised from the public ASIC AFSL register. Licence status, conditions and authorisations are mirrored as ASIC publishes them — we do not edit or override regulator decisions on any custodial services AFSL.
Officially verifying a custodial services AFSL
For any high-stakes confirmation of a custodial services AFSL — onboarding, KYC, counterparty checks — always verify on ASIC Connect. AFSL Search is an independent lookup tool and is not the official custodial services register.
Monitor a custodial services AFSL for changes
Subscribe to free monitoring to receive an email when a custodial services AFSL is granted, suspended, varied or cancelled. Useful for compliance teams, brokers and counterparties tracking custodial services licensees over time.
Frequently asked questions
How do I check a custodial services AFSL?
Enter the company name, AFSL number, ABN or ACN of the custodial services licensee into the search box, open the matching record, and review the licence status, conditions and authorisations attached to that custodial services AFSL.
Who needs a custodial services AFSL in Australia?
An Australian business that provides custodial or depository services as a financial service must hold a custodial AFSL with the relevant authorisation, meet net tangible asset requirements and meet ASIC's custodial standards.
What activities does a custodial services AFSL cover?
A custodial services AFSL covers providing custodial or depository services for clients, sub-custody arrangements and asset holding under an AFSL. The exact authorisations vary by licensee — open a custodial services AFSL record to see the conditions specific to that licensee.
How often is the custodial services AFSL register updated?
The custodial services register data shown here is refreshed monthly from the public ASIC AFSL dataset. For real-time alerts on a custodial services AFSL status change, subscribe to free monitoring on this site.
Where can I officially verify a custodial services AFSL?
The official source is the ASIC AFSL register on ASIC Connect. AFSL Search mirrors that data for convenience and faster custodial services search, but is not the official regulator.