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Correspondence to your clients

Date: 10 June 2024

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To help you understand what correspondence will be sent to your clients and how you’ll both be notified, we have set out below the main activities that you or your clients would carry out on the system. Under each tab, you will find tables for different transaction types that detail which documents will be generated and when, whether they will be posted to clients who are set up as paperless, and examples of what they look like.

New business and top-ups

Customer document received Generated when? Regulatory? Is posted even if customer is paperless

1. Personalised Key Features Illustration for your
Contains information about value, fees/charges and potential future value

Notes: Generated for the adviser to share with the client.

Immediately Yes Never printed

2. Information about your fees and charges letter

Notes: Generated for the adviser to share with the client.

Immediately Yes Never printed

3. Adviser Fee Authorisation form

Notes: Generated for the adviser to discuss and agree any adviser charges with the client. The completed form should be retained by the adviser.

Immediately Yes Never printed
Customer document received Generated when? Regulatory? Is posted even if customer is paperless

1. Personalised Key Features Illustration for your
Contains information about value, fees/charges and potential future value

Notes: Generated for the adviser to share with the client. Visible on the customer document library once the illustration is submitted.

Immediately Yes Never printed

2. Adviser Fee Authorisation form. Confirms the fees which have been agreed.

Notes: Generated for the adviser to share with the client. Visible on the customer document library once the illustration is submitted.

Immediately Yes Never printed

3. a) Confirming your online application letter.* This contains important regulatory information for the customer to check and is generated at the point of the application being submitted
b) Confirming your investment application (if new business)
OR
Confirming your additional investment application 
(if top up) letter. 
c) Information about your fees and charges letter.

Notes: * Only generated for online applications for an ISA, JISA, CRA or JCRA. Not generated for CIB or CIA. All of these documents are enclosed in a single envelope.

Immediately Yes
(3a. contains declarations)
Yes

4. Confirming your investment letter. Confirms the actual amount invested and the assets used.

When the lump sum is received and applied to the account Yes No

5. Your asset purchases/sales for dd/mm/yyyy
(contract note)

8pm each evening a trade completes, grouped by Head Account Yes No
Customer document received Generated when? Regulatory? Is posted even if customer is paperless

1. Personalised Key Features Illustration for your
Confirms the scenario which has been input.

Immediately Yes Never printed

2. Adviser Fee Authorisation form. Confirms the fees which have been agreed.

Immediately Yes Never printed

3. a) Confirming your investment application (if new business)
OR
Confirming your additional investment application 
(if top up) letter. 
b) Information about your fees and charges letter 

Immediately Yes Yes

4. Confirming your investment letter. Confirms the actual amount invested and the assets used.

When the lump sum is received and applied to the account Yes No

5. Your asset purchases/sales for dd/mm/yyyy
(contract note)

8pm each evening a trade completes, grouped by Head Account Yes No
Customer document received Generated when? Regulatory? Is posted even if customer is paperless

1. Personalised Key Features Illustration for your
Confirms the scenario which has been input.

Notes: Generated for the adviser to share with the client. Visible on the customer document library once the illustration is submitted.

Immediately Yes Never printed

2. Adviser Fee Authorisation form. Confirms the fees which have been agreed.

Notes: Generated for the adviser to share with the client. Visible on the customer document library once the illustration is submitted.

Immediately Yes Never printed

3. a) Confirming your online application letter.* This contains important regulatory information for the customer to check and is generated at the point of the application being submitted
b) Confirming your investment application (if new business)
OR
Confirming your additional investment application 
(if top up) letter. 
c) Information about your fees and charges letter.

Notes: * Only generated for online applications for an ISA, JISA, CRA or JCRA. Not generated for CIB or CIA.

Immediately Yes
(3a. contains declarations)
Yes

4. Transfer authority form

Notes: Visible on online document library for information

When transfer details input No Never printed

5. Confirming your transfer letter. Confirms the actual amount invested and the assets used.  

When the transfer is received and applied to the account Yes No

6. Your asset purchases for dd/mm/yyyy
(contract note) 

8pm each evening a trade completes, grouped by Head Account Yes No
Customer document received Generated when? Regulatory? Is posted even if customer is paperless

1. Personalised Key Features Illustration for your
Confirms the scenario which has been input.

Notes: Generated for the adviser to share with the client. Visible on the customer document library once the illustration is submitted.

Immediately Yes Never printed

2. Adviser Fee Authorisation form. Confirms the fees which have been agreed.

Notes: Generated for the adviser to share with the client. Visible on the customer document library once the illustration is submitted.

Immediately Yes Never printed

3. a) Confirming your investment application (if new business)
OR
Confirming your additional investment application 
(if top up) letter. 
b) Information about your fees and charges letter

Immediately Yes Yes

4. Confirming your investment letter. Confirms the actual amount invested and the assets used.

When the transfer is received and applied to the account Yes No

5. Your asset purchases/sales for dd/mm/yyyy
(contract note)

8pm each evening a trade completes, grouped by Head Account Yes No
Customer document received Generated when? Regulatory? Is posted even if customer is paperless

1. Personalised Key Features Illustration for your
Confirms the scenario which has been input.

Notes: Generated for the adviser to share with the client. Visible on the customer document library once the illustration is submitted.

Immediately Yes Never printed

2. Adviser Fee Authorisation form. Confirms the fees which have been agreed.

Notes: Generated for the adviser to share with the client. Visible on the customer document library once the illustration is submitted.

Immediately Yes Never printed

3. a) Confirming your online application letter.*
This contains important regulatory information for the customer to check and is generated at the point of the application being submitted
b) Confirming your investment application (if new business) 
OR
Confirming your additional investment application 
(if top up) letter. 
c) Information about your fees and charges letter

Notes: *Only generated for online applications for an ISA, JISA, CRA or JCRA. Not generated for CIB or CIA.

Immediately Yes
(3a. contains declarations)
Yes

4. Important confirmation of the set-up of your Direct Debit instruction

Once new DD is authorised Yes No

5. Your asset purchases/sales for dd/mm/yyyy
(contract note)

8pm each evening a trade completes, grouped by Head Account Yes No
Customer document received Generated when? Regulatory? Is posted even if customer is paperless

1. Personalised Key Features Illustration for your
Confirms the scenario which has been input.

Notes: Generated for the adviser to share with the client. Visible on the customer document library once the illustration is submitted.

Immediately Yes Never printed

2. Adviser Fee Authorisation form. Confirms the fees which have been agreed.

Notes: Generated for the adviser to share with the client. Visible on the customer document library once the illustration is submitted.

Immediately Yes Never printed

3. a) Confirming your investment application (if new business)
OR
Confirming your additional investment application 
(if top up) letter. 
b) Information about your fees and charges letter

Immediately Yes Yes

4. Important confirmation of the set-up of your Direct Debit instruction

Once new DD is authorised Yes No

5. Your asset purchases/sales for dd/mm/yyyy
(contract note)

8pm each evening a trade completes, grouped by Head Account Yes No
Customer document received Generated when? Regulatory? Is posted even if customer is paperless

1. Personalised Key Features Illustration for your
Confirms the scenario which has been input.

Notes: Generated for the adviser to share with the client. Visible on the customer document library once the illustration is submitted.

Immediately Yes Never printed

2. Adviser Fee Authorisation form. Confirms the fees which have been agreed.

Notes: Generated for the adviser to share with the client. Visible on the customer document library once the illustration is submitted.

Immediately Yes Never printed

3. a) Confirming your online application letter.* This contains important regulatory information for the customer to check and is generated at the point of the application being submitted
b) Confirming your investment application (if new business)
OR
Confirming your additional investment application 
(if top up) letter. 
c) Information about your fees and charges letter.

Notes: * Only generated for online applications for an ISA, JISA, CRA or JCRA. Not generated for CIB or CIA.

Immediately Yes
(3a. contains declarations)
Yes

4. Important confirmation of the set-up of your Direct Debit instruction

Notes: In the case where a third party is paying the direct debit, this letter is sent to the third party to confirm the direct debit details. For Junior products, it may be the case that the party paying the premium is also the registered contact for the junior product (e.g. the parent or guardian). In this instance they will receive a copy of both letters 4 and 5.

Once new DD is authorised Yes No

5. Confirmation of Direct Debit instructions

Notes: In the case where a third party is paying the direct debit, this letter is sent to the customer to confirm the payments into their account have been set up (NB: because they are not paying those contributions, we don’t confirm the bank details)

Once new DD is authorised Yes No

6. Your asset purchases/sales for dd/mm/yyyy
(contract note)

8pm each evening a trade completes, grouped by Head Account Yes No

Money out

Customer document received Generated when? Regulatory? Is posted even if customer is paperless
1. Tax-free allowances letter The day of the BCE transaction Yes No
2. Pay slip document Once a month Yes No
Customer document received Generated when? Regulatory? Is posted even if customer is paperless
1. Your asset purchases for dd/mm/yyyy
(contract note)
8pm each evening a trade completes, grouped by Head Account Yes No
2. Tax-free- allowances letter The day of the BCE transaction Yes No
Customer document received Generated when? Regulatory? Is posted even if customer is paperless

1. Transfer out statement letter

Notes: Includes all

  • Completed re-registrations out
  • Transfer out payments
End of day Yes No
2. Your asset sales for dd/mm/yyyy
(contract note)

 

8pm each evening a trade completes, grouped by Head Account Yes No
Customer document received Generated when? Regulatory? Is posted even if customer is paperless

1. Withdrawal confirmation letter

End of day Yes Yes
Customer document received Generated when? Regulatory? Is posted even if customer is paperless

1. Withdrawal confirmation letter

End of day Yes Yes

2. Your asset sales for dd/mm/yyyy
(contract note)

8pm each evening a trade completes, grouped by Head Account Yes No

3. Chargeable event certificate and cover letter

End of day Yes No

Switches and rebalancing

The table below is applicable to switches completed online by the customer or adviser, switches requested via a form and processed by Quilter, or where an adviser switches a client into an adviser model or Discretionary Investment Manager model.

Customer document received Generated when? Regulatory? Is posted even if customer is paperless

1. Information about your fees and charges letter
Is included when switching into a DIM/DFM model, or for an adviser model asset switch.

Notes: Generated for the adviser to share with the client prior to the transaction. Visible on the customer document library once the transaction is submitted.

Immediately Yes No

2. Adviser fee Authorisation form

Notes: Only generated when switching into a Discretionary Investment Managers (DIM) model portfolio, when the DIM fees are disclosed.

During adviser transaction Yes Never printed by us
3. Your asset purchases for dd/mm/yyyy
(contract note)

 

8pm each evening a trade completes, grouped by Head Account Yes No

* Scheduled rebalances on adviser models and ad-hoc and scheduled rebalances on Discretionary Investment Manager models do not produce any client documentation.

Customer document received Generated when? Regulatory? Is posted even if customer is paperless

1. Information about your fees and charges letter

Notes: Generated for the adviser to share with the client prior to the transaction. Visible on the customer document library once the transaction is submitted.

During adviser transaction Yes Never printed

2. Adviser Fee Authorisation form

Notes: Generated for the adviser to share with the client prior to the transaction. Visible on the customer document library once the transaction is submitted.

During adviser transaction Yes Never printed

3. Your asset purchases for dd/mm/yyyy
(contract note)

Notes: Not generated on the following, but is on all other switch types:

  • Adviser scheduled Model rebalance, model deconstruct/ reconstruct
  • Discretionary Investment Manager model rebalance, model deconstruct/ reconstruct
8pm each evening a trade completes, grouped by Head Account Yes No

Pension regular documents

Customer document received Generated when? Regulatory? Is posted even if customer is paperless

1. Pension wake up letter

Notes: Document is generated as follows:
1. 120 days before a client’s selected retirement age
2. 40 days before a client’s selected retirement age
3. At a client’s 50th birthday
4. 45 days before a client’s 55th birthday
5. Each 5th anniversary prior to a client’s birthday until the client has fully crystallised their accumulation pot. (e.g. 60th, 65th etc)

See notes Yes No

2. Pension Savings Statement

Notes:
Where the pension input amount for the scheme for a tax year exceeds the annual allowance for the tax year.
Where the member is subject to the money purchase annual allowance (MPAA) and the pension input amount for the tax year exceeds the MPAA.

Triggered by Quilter before 1st October Yes No

3. Pension Annual Benefit Statement
4. SMPI illustration

Notes: Sent in same envelope

Friday after the Head Account anniversary Yes No
Customer document received Generated when? Regulatory? Is posted even if customer is paperless

Flexi-access drawdown pack
1. Flexi-access Drawdown Anniversary Letter
2. Pension Illustration

Notes: Triggered on the anniversary of entering flexi-access drawdown

End of day Yes No

3. P60

By end of May each year income is paid Yes No

4. Money Purchase Annual Allowance (MPAA) Notification

Notes: When the pension fund is first accessed flexibly by taking income, either by:

  • Tax-efficient Regular Income Option (TRIO)
  • A withdrawal from a flexi-access drawdown arrangement
  • A stand-alone lump sum
  • When a client or adviser has notified us that the client has flexibly accessed pension funds held with another provider under MPAA rules.
Day of activity Yes No

5. Tax-free allowances letter

Notes: Anniversary of the crystallised subaccount

End of Day Yes No
Customer document received Generated when? Regulatory? Is posted even if customer is paperless

Capped drawdown pack
1. Capped drawdown optional review form
2. Pension Illustration

Notes:
1.  60 days before the review date of the anniversary of entering drawdown.
2.  Also Adhoc if a crystallisation takes place in the 60 days after we sent the review pack

End of day Yes No

3. P60

By end of May each year income is paid Yes No

4. Tax-free allowances letter

Notes: Anniversary of the crystallised subaccount

End of day Yes No

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