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If the clientType is "SMSF" the organisation is registered as a self managed super fund and no non-consent checks are performed (we currently don't have a non-consent version of the super fund lookup). The user-centric SMSF source must be used, and so a POST must be done to the start page as below.
POSTing to the start page
- returnUrl
- cancelUrl
- customerId
- timeoutUrl
- exceptionUrl
- clientId
The sources
- ASIC: http://www.search.asic.gov.au/gns001.html
- ABR: http://abr.business.gov.au/abrxmlsearch/
- SMSF: http://superfundlookup.gov.au
Fuzzy Name Matching
The standard rules run by greenID require exact matches when searching for company names. This can be problematic given the variation in company names, for example, the many variations of “Proprietary Limited” that may suffix a company name. The use of ampersands and the word “and” can also cause a problem, along with other punctuation marks such as hyphens, dots, exclamation marks, etc. The same problem presents itself with superannuation funds.
Thus it is highly desirable to perform non-exact matching on company and superannuation fund names. greenID provides fuzzy name matching features, and this document describes that fuzziness.
Fuzzy Company Name Matching
Company names are first checked for an exact match. An exact match ignores case, but otherwise the names are untouched.
If an exact match is not found, and the greenID customer permits fuzzy matching, then the fuzzy matching routines are run. Before any matching is attempted, any combination of “Proprietary”, “Pty”, “Pty.”, “Limited”, “Ltd” and/or “Ltd.” is stripped from the name. Then ampersands are removed, and spaces are normalized. Then a case-insensitive match is done.
The table below illustrates some examples.
Company name … | … matches |
|---|---|
Example Company | Example Company Proprietary Limited |
Example Company | Example Company Pty. Ltd. |
Example Company | Example Company Proprietary Ltd. |
Example Company & Sons | Example Company and Sons |
Example Company & Sons | Example Company and Sons Pty Ltd |
Fuzzy Non-Company Name Matching
When dealing with superannuation funds, a wide variety of variation is seen. In particular the phrases “The Trustee for” and “Superannuation Fund” are common prefixes and/or suffixes, and are commonly omitted when entering superannuation fund details.
Similarly to company names, ampersands are stripped and spaces are normalized before matching. The suffix “fund” is also removed if it is found. Then a “contains” comparison is performed to take into account the various suffixes and prefixes that are commonly seen.
The table below illustrates some examples.
Super fund name … | … matches |
|---|---|
My Super Fund | My Superannuation Fund |
My Super Fund | The Trustee for My Superannuation Fund |
Me & My Super Fund | Me and My Super Fund |