Corporate Account Opening Guide

Complete the Account Opening Form* and Non-Resident Declaration if necessary.

• Corporate Account Opening Form

• Non-Resident Declaration
  (if company is registered outside of Ireland)

*Exceptions apply for the below, simply click on the entity to download an application form

• Pensions

• Trusts

• Charities

• Partnerships

Please see our General Terms and Conditions  and Terms of Business.

Listed/ Quoted Companies and Regulated Institutions

You will need:

• Certified copy of Incorporation and Certificate of Incorporation on Change of Name (if applicable)

• Certified copy of Memorandum & Articles of Association

• List of Directors

• Proof of listing (Exchange web-site, Bloomberg or Reuters, Audited Accounts)

• Proof of holding company/ subsidiary status (if company is a holding company/ subsidiary of a listed company)

• Proof of regulatory status

Non-Listed Companies

You will need:

• Certified copy of Incorporation and Certificate of Incorporation on Change of Name (if applicable) *

• Certified copy of the Certificate of Registration of Business Name (if you are trading under a name other than your company name)*

• Certified copy of Memorandum & Articles of Association*

• Copy of latest audited accounts*

• List of shareholders and their addresses for holdings of >10%

• List of Directors – names, residential and business addresses, dates of birth and occupations

• Verification of identity for Beneficial Owners/Controllers – with significant shareholdings of >20%

• Authority to carry out transactions with Investec, i.e. Resolution of Board or Corporate letter signed by authorised signatories

*If your company is incorporated in the Republic of Ireland, we will be able to obtain some of the above mentioned documentation from the Companies Registration Office on your behalf. If your company is not incorporated in the Republic of Ireland we will require receipt of the above mentioned documentation and may require additional documentation which we will discuss with you.

We need to establish proof of identity and proof of current permanent residential address for at least 2 company directors and 2 authorised signatories (if different) on the account, in accordance with the terms of the Criminal Justice Act 1994 (as amended.

Examples of acceptable identification documentation, of which we require one from each category, are as follows:

Forms of Photo Identification*

Any 1 of below:

• Copy of current passport; or

• Certifed copy of current driver’s license

Forms of Address Verification*

Any 1 of below:

• Utility bill

• Bank/credit card statement

• Mobile phone bill

• Motor / household insurance statement

* Copies of documents (except for passport copies) need to be in original form, or certified. Documents can be certified as true originals by one of the following: Solicitor, Accountant, Bank Manager, Garda Officer, Embassy / consular staff, or by an appointed Intermediary of Investec Bank plc.

Send the above documentation by post, or come to our offices located at The Harcourt Building, Harcourt Street, Dublin 2.

Once all the above required documentation is complete, the account will be opened.

Confirmation that the account has been opened, will be posted to the company’s correspondence address along with the Terms and Conditions and Terms of Business on the account.