Account opening

Open an account.

This is the account opening form you may know on paper — completed online, with no printing until the very end. Everything marked * is compulsory. The form covers the Portfolio Management Mandate: Starfetch Fixed Note, Discretionary Portfolio Management, or the Non-Discretionary Mandate.

Before you start, please have to hand: your BVN and NIN, a valid photo ID (International Passport, National ID, Driver's Licence or Permanent Voter's Card), your bank details, and next-of-kin details. Cash is not an acceptable mode of payment — funding must originate from an account in the applicant's own name.

1. Account type
2. Mandate selection

Please select the service(s) required.

Service Select Amount (₦)
Starfetch Fixed Note
Naira money-market instruments, treasury bills and quality corporate paper; designed for capital preservation and steady income.
Discretionary Portfolio Management
Day-to-day decisions delegated to our team under an agreed mandate, risk profile and investment policy statement.
Non-Discretionary Mandate
You retain every investment decision; we provide research, execution and administration.

Minimum investment amount is ₦ ____________. Funding must originate from an account in the applicant's own name. Cash is not accepted.

3. Personal details of applicant(s)

Applicant 1

Applicant 2 (joint accounts only)

Applicant 2 fields become compulsory when the account type is “Joint account”.

4. Next of kin

Next of kin — Applicant 1

Next of kin — Applicant 2 (joint accounts only)

5. Investing for a minor

Complete only where the account is for a person under 18.

The applicant(s) named in section 3 will operate this account on the minor's behalf until the minor attains 18 years.

6. Investment objective and risk profile
Primary investment objective
Risk tolerance
Investment horizon
Investment knowledge and experience
7. Source of funds and wealth — AML/CFT
Source of funds to be invested
8. Bank details

For all withdrawals and distributions. Withdrawals will be paid only to an account held in the applicant's own name. Third-party payments are not permitted.

9. Politically Exposed Person (PEP) declaration

Are you, or have you or any of your close relatives or associates within the last 12 months, occupied a prominent public position?

10. Signature mandate — joint accounts only

Instructions on this account shall be valid when signed by:

In the event of the death of one holder, the account shall be dealt with in accordance with applicable law and our terms of business.

11. Data privacy consent

Nigeria Data Protection Act 2023

Starfetch Investment Limited processes your personal information in accordance with the Nigeria Data Protection Act 2023 and our Privacy Policy. “Personal information” means information relating to an identifiable individual, including name, contact details, identification numbers, financial information and biometric data.

  1. We collect your personal information from you, and, where lawful and reasonable, from public sources, for identity verification, fraud prevention, regulatory compliance and the provision of our services.
  2. Where you give us personal information about another person (for example a next of kin, beneficiary or minor), you confirm you are authorised to provide it and to receive privacy notices on their behalf.
  3. We process your personal information to provide the services under this mandate, to meet our obligations under the Investments and Securities Act and SEC Rules and applicable AML/CFT requirements, and to carry out analysis to improve our services.
  4. We may share your personal information with our regulators, custodians, auditors and service providers who are required to protect it to the same standard.
  5. You may request access to, or correction of, your personal information, and may withdraw consent to marketing at any time. Our Privacy Policy is available on our website.
12. Marketing consent — optional
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Market your products, services and special offers to me
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You may withdraw any of these consents at any time via the unsubscribe link in every email, or by contacting us.

13. Declarations and acknowledgements

The applicant(s) declare(s):

  1. The information given in this form is true, complete and accurate, and I/we will notify Starfetch Investment Limited promptly of any change.
  2. I/We have received, read and understood the mandate terms, the fee schedule and the risk disclosures for the service selected, and the fees were disclosed to me/us before I/we invested.
  3. I/We understand that investment involves risk, including the possible loss of principal; that investment values can fall as well as rise; and that no return is guaranteed. Past performance is not a reliable indicator of future results.
  4. I/We understand that client assets are held in segregated custody with a regulated custodian, separate from the assets of Starfetch Investment Limited.
  5. I/We authorise Starfetch Investment Limited to verify my/our identity, including through BVN/NIN and other regulatory checks, in line with applicable AML/CFT requirements.
  6. I/We confirm the funds invested derive from lawful sources and are not the proceeds of any unlawful activity.
  7. Where a discretionary mandate is selected, I/we confirm a separate Investment Policy Statement has been agreed and executed.
  8. I/We consent to the processing of my/our data as set out in section 11 and the Privacy Policy.

Applicant signature details

Sign clearly on plain white paper or a clean white background. Take a clear photo or scan, crop it to the signature area and upload it below. Accepted formats: JPG, PNG or WEBP. File size must be between 10 KB and 5 MB.

Applicant 1

Sign on plain white paper or a clean white background. Upload a clear JPG, PNG or WEBP image between 10 KB and 5 MB.

Applicant 2 — joint accounts only

Sign on plain white paper or a clean white background. Upload a clear JPG, PNG or WEBP image between 10 KB and 5 MB.

14. Electronic instruction indemnity

In relation to the mandate(s) in this application (the “Account”), I/we confirm and agree as follows:

  1. I/We authorise Starfetch Investment Limited to act on, and to debit the Account in accordance with, instructions received in my/our name which bear or purport to bear the signature of any person whose specimen signature I/we have provided under the signature mandate in this form, whether given by letter, electronic scan or email.
  2. I/We authorise Starfetch Investment Limited to act on instructions and confirmations given in any format agreed with me/us from time to time, including written, scanned and emailed instructions.
  3. I/We acknowledge that email, electronic scan and facsimile are insecure transmission media, and I/we undertake to indemnify Starfetch Investment Limited against any loss it suffers by reason of acting on such instructions, provided it has taken the verification measures prescribed by its internal policies, and irrespective of whether such instructions prove erroneous, fraudulent or unauthorised.
  4. All authorisations previously given by me/us continue in full force except as supplemented or modified by this authorisation, unless and until revoked or modified by a subsequent authorisation received by Starfetch Investment Limited.
  5. This indemnity remains valid and binding throughout the period the Account is maintained.

Witness details

The witness should complete the details below and upload their signature after witnessing the applicant's acceptance of the Electronic Instruction Indemnity.

Sign clearly on plain white paper or a clean white background. Upload a clear JPG, PNG or WEBP image between 10 KB and 5 MB.

15. Application checklist

Documents to accompany this form. Please send these together with the signed printed form to info@starfetchinvestltd.com.ng .

Please note that cash is not an acceptable mode of payment.

After submitting, please print this page, sign sections 13 and 14 in ink — the indemnity in the presence of a witness — and email the signed form with the section 15 documents to info@starfetchinvestltd.com.ng . We reply by email — typically within one business day (Mon–Fri, 8:30am–5:30pm WAT).

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