Am I eligible to participate in any Australian Corporate Action as a foreign investor?

IBKR Australia will, on a best efforts basis, promptly allocate the new shares once we have received them from the BNP and have reconciled the subscription requests from all participating clients with the allocation we have received. As this process often involves multiple parties, IBKR Australia cannot guarantee the exact timing when the new shares and/or the cash refund (if applicable) will be received in your account. As a result, by submitting the corporate action request via IBKR Australia, you acknowledge that there may be a delay in receiving the allocated securities and/or refunds (if applicable) that is outside the control of IBKR Australia and as a result you will not hold IBKR for any harm or loss associated therewith…

IBKR Australia operates under a custodial model meaning ASX shares are held in direct nominee's custody. ASX corporate action requests/votes are all submitted via our custodian, BNP Paribas. Please note that this specific request will be processed on best effort basis only, which depends on the registry in its sole discretion, who will determine your eligibility and whether to accept or reject your submission…

No. IBKR Australia does not support individual HIN registration. Instead, IBA Nominees holds all client positions on an omnibus basis with BNP or the applicable sub-custodian. Accordingly, you will not receive CHESS statement and information directly from the registry, but you are still entitled to dividends and to participate in corporate actions that the company offers…

IBHK does not charge clients a separate fee to participate in the Money Market Sweep Program. However, the funds offered under the Program carry an expense ratio that is deducted from fund distributions before they are passed through to you. A portion of this expense ratio is received by IBHK as a distribution fee paid by the fund manager. Full details of the applicable fees for each fund are available in the fund prospectus, accessible to eligible clients through the Client Portal…