Reference checking directory for financial services and credit industries
This directory may be useful for financial services and credit businesses carrying out reference checks.
The directory includes links to ob体育 registers, other ob体育 resources and service providers holding information that may be appropriate for reference checks.
Media releases聽covering a wide range of ob体育 activities including enforcement activities.
Professional industry associations
These organisations enable the checking of professional qualifications and may provide registers and/or media releases with information on disciplinary action and current inquiries or investigation.
Professional industry associations that are most likely to be used:
聽鈥� for financial planners and advisers
聽鈥� for finance and mortgage brokers
聽鈥� for finance and mortgage brokers
聽鈥� for life and general insurance brokers
聽鈥� represents Australia鈥檚 retail and wholesale funds management businesses, superannuation funds, life insurers and financial advisory networks
聽鈥� for stockbroking firms and investment banks
聽鈥� for participants in Australia鈥檚 wholesale banking and financial markets
聽鈥� for compliance professionals.
Criminal history checks
Applications should be made to the appropriate police body.
Australian Federal Police (includes ACT) for聽聽and the聽. See also:
聽鈥� a federal government agency that works with Australian police agencies to deliver the National Police Checking Service.
APRA
聽maintains a register of individuals it has disqualified from holding prudentially significant roles within the authorised deposit-taking, general insurance and superannuation industries.
Brokers
聽provide information for reference checking purposes.
Note: ob体育 does not endorse any particular broker.
Bankruptcy searches
聽is the government agency that administrates and regulates the personal insolvency system in Australia and operates the bankruptcy registry.
More information
For further information, see:
(for purchase through the Standards Australia website)
, and
Information Sheet 257 ob体育 reference checking and information sharing protocol (INFO 257).
Note: Some service providers may charge for their information.
