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Managed Investments 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 Managed Investments AFSL Licence Search
Search ASIC's managed investments AFSL register — look up AFSL holders authorised for managed investment schemes (MIS) and check a licence's status.
Use this managed investment AFSL search to find AFSL holders authorised for managed investment activities. Look up a managed investment licensee by company name, AFSL number, ABN or ACN, and review the licence status, conditions and authorisations attached to each managed investment AFSL.
Every record in the managed investment 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 managed investment AFSL?
A managed investment AFSL is an Australian Financial Services Licence that ASIC has authorised to provide financial services in relation to managed investment schemes (MIS) and interests in registered MIS structures. The managed investment register listed here shows every AFSL holder authorised for managed investment activities, with the AFSL number, registered state, status and licence conditions visible on each record.
What a managed investment licence covers
A managed investment AFSL typically covers operating a registered managed investment scheme as responsible entity, dealing in MIS interests or providing MIS advice. The exact authorisations on any specific managed investment licence are set out in the AFSL conditions — open a record to review them in full.
Who typically holds a managed investment AFSL
responsible entities, MIS operators, fund managers and AFSL-authorised advisers are the most common managed investment 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 managed investment AFSL
Anyone operating a registered managed investment scheme as responsible entity must hold a managed investments AFSL with the specific MIS authorisations and meet ASIC's RG 166 financial requirements.
How to use this managed investment AFSL search
Every row in the managed investment register below is a clickable managed investment AFSL record. You can refine the managed investment AFSL search by state, paginate through the results, or open a licensee detail page to see the full managed investment licence record.
Search by managed investment licensee name
Type the business name into the global AFSL search box to run a managed investment 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 managed investment licensee's AFSL number, ABN or ACN, the global search box accepts all four identifiers and resolves to the matching managed investment AFSL record. Useful for verifying a managed investment AFSL by its unique number.
Filter the managed investment register by state
Use the state filter above the table to narrow the managed investment AFSL register to a specific Australian jurisdiction — handy when you need a managed investment licensee that operates in a particular state or territory.
About the managed investment register data
This managed investment 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 managed investment register
Managed Investments 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 managed investment AFSL.
Officially verifying a managed investment AFSL
For any high-stakes confirmation of a managed investment AFSL — onboarding, KYC, counterparty checks — always verify on ASIC Connect. AFSL Search is an independent lookup tool and is not the official managed investment register.
Monitor a managed investment AFSL for changes
Subscribe to free monitoring to receive an email when a managed investment AFSL is granted, suspended, varied or cancelled. Useful for compliance teams, brokers and counterparties tracking managed investment licensees over time.
Frequently asked questions
How do I check a managed investment AFSL?
Enter the company name, AFSL number, ABN or ACN of the managed investment licensee into the search box, open the matching record, and review the licence status, conditions and authorisations attached to that managed investment AFSL.
Who needs a managed investment AFSL in Australia?
Anyone operating a registered managed investment scheme as responsible entity must hold a managed investments AFSL with the specific MIS authorisations and meet ASIC's RG 166 financial requirements.
What activities does a managed investment AFSL cover?
A managed investment AFSL covers operating a registered managed investment scheme as responsible entity, dealing in MIS interests or providing MIS advice. The exact authorisations vary by licensee — open a managed investment AFSL record to see the conditions specific to that licensee.
How often is the managed investment AFSL register updated?
The managed investment register data shown here is refreshed monthly from the public ASIC AFSL dataset. For real-time alerts on a managed investment AFSL status change, subscribe to free monitoring on this site.
Where can I officially verify a managed investment AFSL?
The official source is the ASIC AFSL register on ASIC Connect. AFSL Search mirrors that data for convenience and faster managed investment search, but is not the official regulator.