Basic Requirements

• One (1) set of Customer Account Record
• One (1) set of Signature Card
• Account Opening Kit:

1. Investor Profile Questionnaire (IPQ) 
2. Client Investment Suitability (CIS) 
3. Risk Disclosure Statement (RDS) 
4. Declaration of Investor/s
5. Omnibus Participating Trust Agreement

Other standard bank requirements per type of account: 

For Personal Accounts:

• Photocopy of two (2) valid IDs

For Sole/Single Proprietorship Accounts:

• Registration Certificate issued by the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI)
• Mayor’s Permit for the Current Year
• Application for Trade Name
• Valid Personal IDs of the proprietor/tress
• For the signatory/ies other than the proprietor/tress, a designation by the proprietor/tress through a Notarized Special Power of Attorney (SPA) showing the specimen signature of the officer/s or person/s authorized to operate the account and valid IDs of the designated signatory/ies

For Corporations:

• Articles of Incorporation and By-Laws
• Certificate of Incorporation (issued by SEC)
• Certificate of Filing of Officers or List of Elected Officers for the current year
• List of Directors
• List of Principal Stockholders owning at least 2% of the Capital Stock
• Notarized Board Resolution authorizing the opening of account and its authorized signatories
• Valid Personal IDs of the Signatories
• Verification of the authority and identification of the person purporting to act on behalf of the client
• Secondary license/s issued by the SEC, if any