What is CHESS registration?

What is CHESS registration?

In addition to performing settlement, CHESS electronically registers the title (ownership) of shares on its subregister. This registration is secure and is an efficient means for holders to register title of their shares if they intend to trade them. It provides an electronic subregister for shares in listed companies.

How do I know if my shares are CHESS sponsored?

You can find out how your shares are held from the reference number on the top right corner of your latest holding or dividend statement. If the reference number on your statement begins with an ‘I’ this is a Shareholder Reference Number (SRN) which means your shares are Issuer Sponsored.

Why is CHESS sponsored important?

Advantages to having CHESS sponsored shares Third-party verification – Because your shares are tied to your HIN (and therefore to your name and Tax File Number), CHESS acts as a third-party verification that you own the shares directly, as opposed to someone else holding them on your behalf (more on that below).

What is the difference between a Hin and SRN?

SRN stands for Securityholder Reference Number. An SRN is used to identify the owner of shares that are held by a share registry (i.e. the shares are issuer sponsored). A HIN is different to an SRN. A HIN is used to identify the owner of shares that are held/managed (i.e. sponsored) by a broker like CommSec.

What are CHESS details?

CHESS stands for Clearing House Electronic Subregister System. It’s the computer system used by the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) to record shareholdings and manage the settlement of share transactions.

What is a CHESS sponsored account?

Put simply, CHESS Sponsored means the ASX is keeping a list of who owns what shares. If your shares are ‘CHESS Sponsored’ it means when you buy or sell shares ASX has a record of you owning those shares directly. You can move your ID (and the shares attached to it) from one broker to another.

What is the difference between CHESS sponsored and issuer sponsored?

If you wish to learn, you can read our article about Selling CHESS Sponsored Shares. If your shares are not in a stockbroking account, they will instead be issuer sponsored at whichever share registry is used by the company you have shares in.

How do I transfer sponsored shares in CHESS?

To transfer your shares to another trading platform, you need to complete a Clearing House Electronic Subregister System (CHESS) sponsorship form that will allow you to transfer your existing holdings from a certain issuer or broker to another sponsoring participant.

Is Sharesies CHESS sponsored?

In Australia, Sharesies Nominee Limited holdings are registered and held in CHESS (Clearing House Electronic Subregister System). Sharesies Nominee will never use money or investments held for you for the benefit of itself, us, or any other person.

Is Saxo CHESS sponsored?

These assets are held on your behalf by Saxo’s sub-custodian Citibank. This is separate to a HIN account, where you hold the assets directly under your name via a registered client holdings CHESS Broker Sponsored Account. Platform experience is still the same.

What is ASX CHESS holder?

CHESS stands for Clearing House Electronic Subregister System and is the computer system used by the ASX to manage the settlement of share transactions and to record shareholdings. In practical terms, it allows brokers and other market participants to settle trades via CHESS by themselves or on behalf of their clients.

What is CHESS and issuer?

CHESS sponsored shares are allocated a Holding Identification Number (HIN) by the broker. Issuer sponsored shares – shares that are managed by the issuer’s share registry. Issuer sponsored shares can be traded through any broker, as long as conditions set out by that broker are met.

What does chess stand for in broker sponsored shares?

Broker sponsored shares have a Holder Identification Number (HIN). What does CHESS stand for? CHESS (Clearing House Electronic Subregister System) is the computer system used by the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) to record shareholdings and manage the settlement of share transactions.

What is the function of a chess share?

The other function of CHESS is registering the ownership (or title) of shares on its subregister. The alternative to having shares registered with CHESS (maintained by ASX) is to use an Issuer Sponsored subregister which is maintained by the company that issued the shares.

How does holding shares on the CHESS subregister work?

On the CHESS subregister you have only one HIN (for each sponsoring broker) that identifies all of your holdings in all of the companies you have invested in. As most shareholders have only one sponsoring broker, one HIN identifies their entire portfolio. On the issuer sponsored subregister, you have one SRN for each holding.

What does chess stand for on the ASX?

CHESS stands for Clearing House Electronic Subregister System. It’s the computer system used by the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) to record shareholdings and manage the settlement of share transactions. How do I become CHESS sponsored?