This Financial Services Guide (FSG) is provided to you to the extent (if any) that our activities in relation to our website or services involve the provision of financial services as defined in the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth).
This Financial Services Guide (FSG) describes our services to assist you to decide whether to use them. It describes how we are remunerated, our professional indemnity insurance and how we handle any complaints you may have.
We do not provide personal advice. If you require personal financial product advice we will refer you to, or recommend you contact, a AFS Licensee who is authorised to provide personal financial product advice.
CrowdfundUP Pty Ltd is an authorised representative (No. 469019) of Australian Financial Services (AFS) licensee, AFSL No. 474592 and is authorised to provide the following financial services under their licence:
We host an online business introduction service that introduces Companies looking to raise capital for their next project via their issuance of securities or scheme interests to investors.
You can only make an enquiry or investment in a hosted opportunity by completing our application form on our web page.
We will then forward you a copy of your document directly to your personal email for review. Once you have reviewed your document you are able to send it directly to the company issuing shares.
If you are an investor you can interact with us, and companies hosted on our web page, via completing an online profile and application form. Once completed you can email the companies you have an interest or wish to invest in.
If you are a company you can list on our web page your proposal and associated disclosure documents for our investors to view and then they contact you directly if they decide to proceed with making an investment in your opportunity or company.
If you are a Fundraiser we receive from you a fee of up to 3.3% incl. GST of any amount raised by you, your related bodies corporate or associates from any person or company introduced to you through the use of our website or services.
If you are an investor we do not charge you in relation to any project introduced to you or brought to your attention through the use of the website or services.
If you require any clarification as to these arrangements please do not hesitate to ask us.
We do not hold or acquire an investment in companies seeking to raise money from investors through the use of our website or services.
| Director(s) and co-Founders | Our Managing Director is the owner of the business and is paid a salary. Any employees of the business are entitled to salaries. |
Our AFS licensee has professional indemnity insurance in place. This insurance meets the requirements of the Corporations Act and covers the services provided by us and our representatives after they cease working with us provided we notify the insurer of the claim when it arises and this is done within the relevant policy period.
If you wish to complain about our services contact our Complaints Officer by emailing compliance@crowdfundup.com.au We will acknowledge receipt of your complaint immediately, and attempt to resolve it within 45 days.
Our Licensee is member of the Australian Financial Complaints Authority an external dispute resolution scheme.
If an issue has not been resolved to your satisfaction, you can lodge a complaint with the Australian Financial Complaints Authority, or AFCA. AFCA provides fair and independent financial services complaint resolution that is free to consumers. AFCA contact information is provided below:
Website: www.afca.org.au
Email: info@afca.org.au
Telephone: 1800 931 678 (free call)
In writing to: Australian Financial Complaints Authority, GPO Box 3, Melbourne VIC 3001
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This FSG was prepared on 1 November 2018, version 3, and has been authorised for distribution by the AFS licensee.
This FSG is an important document. You should save an electronic copy of this FSG and/or print a copy for safekeeping.
If you have consented to receiving this FSG electronically, then unless you tell us otherwise, any changes or updates to this FSG will also be notified to you by providing you with a hyperlink via e-mail.
If at any time you wish to receive a hard copy of this FSG or consent to receiving our disclosures electronically, you can do so by sending an email to us at admin@crowdfundup.com
We are committed to protecting your privacy. We use the information you provide to assist with the use of our services. We provide your information to financial service providers or other companies with whom you choose to deal (and their representatives) and our related entities. We do not trade, rent or sell your information or disclose it to overseas recipients.
If you don’t provide us with full information, we can’t properly assist you with the use of our services. For more information about how to access the information we hold about you, how to have it corrected and how to complain if you think we have breached the privacy law, ask us for a copy of our Privacy Policy by contacting us.
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