The ASIC key is used for business names, self-managed superannuation fund (SMSF) auditors and Australian financial services (AFS) licensees. Below you can find guidance on what an ASIC key is, how to use it and how to request one if you have lost it.

If you want to update your company details or log in with your corporate key, you need to use your corporate key.

What is the ASIC key?

Your ASIC key is a unique number used in ASIC Connect that helps us establish your identity. It protects your information and makes sure that only authorised people can change it.

Each business name will have its own unique ASIC key.

You'll need your ASIC key to link your business name to your ASIC Connect account so you can update your business name details or cancel your business name.

The key is sent to you when you register a new business name or renew your existing registration.

Request an ASIC key

You can request an ASIC key by using our online service, ASIC Connect.

Request an ASIC key using ASIC Connect

Request an ASIC key for a new address

If you need your ASIC key but your current address is incorrect, you can ask for it to be sent to a new address.

Link your ASIC key to your ASIC Connect account

Before you can update your business name details, you need to make sure your business name is linked to your account.

Third party requests for an ASIC key

If you're acting on behalf of the business name holder (for example, you are their accountant or agent), you can ask for the ASIC key to be sent to you directly.

What if I haven't received the ASIC key?

If you request your ASIC key online, we'll usually send it by email within a few minutes of your request. If it's being sent by post, it may take a few days.

If you haven't received it after a week and you urgently need the key, you can contact us to get it delivered.

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Sample notice (PDF)

Your corporate key is used to register for online access for your company. You can view your company details, lodge documents, and receive your annual statements online. You cannot register for online access without your corporate key.

Your corporate key is sent when you first register your company, and with your annual statement each year.

More information about Information Sheet Corporate key (INFO 8)

An invitation key is a unique key to register for, or connect to an entity, in the ASIC Regulatory Portal.

If someone invites you to connect to an entity, you will receive an email, including the invitation key. You can use the key to either register and connect to an entity, or if you already have an existing portal account, you can log in and use the key to connect to an entity.  

How do I receive an invitation key?

In the ASIC Regulatory Portal, users with Senior administrator or Administrator access level for an entity can invite other users to connect to that entity.

When an administrator invites a user to connect to an entity, the invitee will receive an email that includes an invitation key.

How do I use an invitation key?

You can use an invitation key to register and connect to an entity at the same time, or if you already have an existing ASIC Regulatory Portal account, to simply connect to an entity.

How long do I have to use an invitation key?

An invitation key will expire after 48 hours. If your invitation key has expired, you will need to contact the entity Senior administrator or Administrator and request a new invitation key.

Where is an invitation key sent?

The invitation key will be sent to you via email.

It's important that the person inviting you to connect to an entity provides the correct email address during the invitation process as this is where the email, including the invitation key, is sent.

If you're expecting an email with an invitation key, but haven't received it, please check your email 'trash' or 'junk' folder first. If you're still unable to locate the email, please contact the entity Senior administrator or Administrator and request a new invitation key. 

I'm having issues using an invitation

If you're having issues using an invitation key, visit our Regulatory portal FAQs page. Here you'll find FAQs, step-by-step user guides and videos to help you.

Related links

• Information about the ASIC Regulatory Portal
• ASIC Regulatory Portal FAQs page

The industry funding security key is a unique number applicable to ASIC’s regulated population.

Here you will find information on what it is, how to use it and what to do if you have not received it or you have lost it.

Organisations that are regulated by ASIC need to complete an industry funding return before Thursday 27 September 2018 under the Government’s industry funding arrangements. 

Industry funding commenced on 1 July 2017, requiring organisations regulated by ASIC to contribute toward the associated regulatory costs incurred in the previous financial year.

I have lost or didn't receive my industry funding letter and security key. Can I still register and submit my business activity metrics?

In most cases, yes. If you have a corporate key or ASIC key, you can still register.

On the registration page, select either the 'I want to link to a licence or registration I hold' or the 'I want to act on behalf of a registered company or body' tile. Complete the registration process.

If you don’t have either a corporate key or ASIC key, you will need to request another letter by contacting us.

Only company directors or secretaries can create an account

Registering an ASIC Regulatory Portal account for your entity can only be done by company directors or company secretaries. 

Once registered, they can then invite a trusted representative such as a company employee, a compliance officer, or a registered agent to the portal to connect to their entity and assign them required user access to view confidential information and perform regulatory tasks on behalf of the entity - submitting industry funding business activity metrics, for example.

Small proprietary companies may not need to submit business activity metrics

Small proprietary companies that do not hold Australian Financial Services or Credit licenses will not need to visit the ASIC Regulatory Portal or submit business activity metrics. Instead, they will pay an additional $4 on top of their annual review fee. This simple fee increase aims to minimise the reporting burden on small proprietary companies.

Registered charities will not need to submit business activity metrics

The Government will absorb ASIC’s costs of regulating charities that are registered with the Australian Charities and Not-for-profit Commission and they are not required to visit the ASIC Regulatory Portal or submit business activity metrics.

See more information on industry funding.