CommSec Sophisticated Investor Program

Important information: You should carefully consider the risks and benefits of becoming a wholesale client before expressing your interest in the CommSec Sophisticated Investor Program. Please read all the information below, especially the requirements for a wholesale client and the risks that may be involved.

We’re pleased to invite Sophisticated Investors to join the CommSec Sophisticated Investor Program where you can access investment opportunities only available to wholesale clients. Wholesale clients are those who qualify as a Sophisticated Investor.

To access these offers you must provide CommSec with a Sophisticated Investor form, certified by your accountant confirming that you have:

• Net Assets of at least $2.5 million; or
• Gross income of at least $250,000 per year for the last two financial years.

As a wholesale client, you may need to make your own evaluation of investment opportunities and without being provided disclosure documents such as a Prospectus or Product Disclosure Statement (PDS).

Important things to remember

• You'll need to make your own evaluation of investment opportunities without being provided disclosure documents such as a Prospectus or Product Disclosure Statement (PDS).
• It's important that you always consider the risks of specific asset classes and investment opportunities that are made available to you.
• You’ll make investment decisions without the same protections as Retail clients where the risk is entirely borne by you.
• We’ll contact you (either by email and/or phone) to let you know when a wholesale or other investment offer occurs. 

If you qualify for either of the criteria above and are already a CommSec customer, simply have your qualified accountant complete and verify the Sophisticated Investor form with a handwritten signature, then send it back to: accountmaintenance@commsec.com.au.

Download Sophisticated Investment Form

Tips to complete the form:

• Your accountant can certify your eligibility using different Sophisticated Investor form from other brokers, but it needs to be submitted together with page 1 of the CommSec Sophisticated Investor form.
• You can include single or multiple entities in your form.
• If you are an accountant or your accountant is a related entity to you, please ensure the verification is completed by another independent accountant.
• For joint accounts, each account holder must be separately classified as a wholesale investor and sign a separate Wholesale Investor Application.
• Please ensure all details are completed and do not use digital signatures to avoid any delays in processing your application.

The Sophisticated Investor status is valid for a period of two years, after that we will send you a reminder to renew your form.

You can opt out of the CommSec Sophisticated Investor Program and no longer receive these offers by calling us on 13 15 19. This will not impact your other marketing subscriptions.

This information is not advice and has been prepared without taking account of the objectives, financial or taxation situation or needs of any particular individual. For this reason, any individual should, before acting on this information, consider the appropriateness of the information, having regards to the individual's objectives, financial or taxation situation and needs, and, if necessary, seek appropriate professional advice.