Betashares Direct brokerage, CHESS sponsorship and licence
- Website
- betashares.com.au/direct/
- Product
- Betashares Invest
- Legal entity
- Betashares Capital Ltd
- ASX shares
- Selected list only: the ETFs and 550+ ASX-listed shares on Betashares' approved list
- Your shares
- Custodial
- Executes ASX orders
- Not stated
- Clears and settles
- Not stated
- International shares
- No
- Account fee
- None
- Documents
- Pricing · Product Disclosure Statement · Financial Services Guide
- Record re-read by hand
- 7 November 2026
Custodian Citigroup Pty Limited (ABN 88 004 325 080, AFSL 238098) holds assets on trust for Betashares, which holds the interest for the client; omnibus/pooled accounts. No personal HIN.
Brokerage
| Trade value | Brokerage |
|---|---|
| Any trade | $0.00 |
$0 brokerage on ASX-traded ETFs and 550+ ASX shares. No brokerage is charged, so there is no GST on it.
- Transfer-out costs up to $9.50 per security; Betashares keeps the interest on cash balances.
Brokerage at common trade sizes
| Trade | Brokerage | Of trade |
|---|---|---|
| $500 | $0.00 | 0.00% |
| $1,000 | $0.00 | 0.00% |
| $2,000 | $0.00 | 0.00% |
| $5,000 | $0.00 | 0.00% |
| $10,000 | $0.00 | 0.00% |
| $25,000 | $0.00 | 0.00% |
| $50,000 | $0.00 | 0.00% |
| $100,000 | $0.00 | 0.00% |
What the broker says
Brokerage
“We believe long-term investing is the best way to build wealth. $0 brokerage on all ASX-traded ETFs and 550+ shares is not an ‘introductory offer’ - it’s our long-term commitment to you.”
Source: betashares.com.au/direct/pricing/ · Confirmed on the broker's page on 13 November 2026.
Holding
“In relation to the assets in your Betashares Invest Account, the custodian will hold those assets on trust for us and we will in turn hold the interest in those assets for you.”
Source: links.betashares.com.au/direct-fsg.pdf · Confirmed on the broker's page on 13 November 2026.
Execution
“Betashares is not a market or trading participant of the ASX or any other financial market. We have arrangements in place with a broker we have selected to provide a broking service under the trading agreement between us and the broker in relation to your instructions to buy or sell shares or ETF units.”
Source: links.betashares.com.au/direct-pds.pdf · Confirmed on the broker's page on 13 November 2026.
International shares
“Betashares Invest offers access to selected ETFs, ASX-listed shares and unlisted managed funds.”
Source: links.betashares.com.au/direct-pds.pdf · Confirmed on the broker's page on 13 November 2026.
What can be traded
“Betashares Invest offers access to selected ETFs, ASX-listed shares and unlisted managed funds.”
Source: links.betashares.com.au/direct-pds.pdf · Confirmed on the broker's page on 13 November 2026.
Licence
- AFS licence
- 341181 · BETASHARES CAPITAL LTD
- ABN
- 78139566868
- Licensed since
- 3 May 2010
- Principal business
- Sydney NSW 2000
- Authorised to
- Buy and sell securities for clients (retail clients)
- Advise on securities (retail clients)
- Deal in securities as principal (retail clients)
From ASIC's AFS Licensee dataset, release of 11 November 2026, Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Australia.
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