Standard Life Synergy product range

New policies and top-ups from 3 April 2019

Financial adviser name: Foundation Stone Financial Planning LImited

Standard Life has a range of commission options for customers and advisers to choose from.

‘Max’ means the maximum commission Standard Life makes available under each product.

‘% taken’ means the percentage of commission your financial adviser, named above, generally takes for these products.

‘Clawback period’ is a timeframe where Standard Life can take a proportion of the commission paid back from an adviser if the premium / contributions ceases, reduces, or the product is closed.

Single contribution products

Up front commission

Clawback Period

Trail commission

Single Contribution Pension Max

5%

n/a

1%

Percentage taken

 

 

 

 

Single Contribution PRSA Max

5%

n/a

0.5%

Percentage taken

 

 

 

 

Approved (Minimum) Retirement Funds Max

4%

n/a

1%

Percentage taken

 

 

 

 

Annuities Max

2%

n/a

n/a

Percentage taken

 

 

 

 

Investment Bonds Max

4%

n/a

1%

Percentage taken

 

 

 

Regular contribution products

REGULAR CONTRIBUTION PENSION

 

 

 

 

Regular Contribution Pension

 

 

 

 

 

Initial commission

Clawback Period

Renewal commission

Trail commission

Max (front loaded)

1.25% x term

(max 25%)

5 years*

2%

1%

Percentage taken

 

 

 

 

 

Max (level)

5%

n/a

5%

1%

Percentage taken

 

 

 

 

 

Regular Contribution PRSA

Max

5%

n/a

5%

0.5%

Percentage taken

 

 

 

 

 

Savings Plan

Funded Initial Commission*                                Max

0% – 15%,

payable as a lump sum after the first premium is paid

5 years*

n/a

1%

Percentage taken

 

 

 

 

 

Premium Based**

0% – 15%

n/a

n/a

1%

Percentage taken

 

 

 

 

 

* If the initial contributions are not maintained for 5 years, a proportion of the initial commission paid will be claimed back from your intermediary account.

**For every 1% taken there is a corresponding plan charge of 0.04% per annum. Commission is paid to you after the first premium is paid. FIC is subject to commission clawback

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