Dated: 1 July 2007
Sunsuper Pty Ltd ABN 88 010 720 840,
Australian Financial Services
Licence No: 228975, RSE Licence No: L0000291, RSE Registration No: R1000337, 30 Little Cribb St, MILTON QLD 4064
What is a Financial
Services Guide?
This Financial Services Guide (FSG) is an
important document we are required by law
to give you before we can provide you with
any financial service/s. The FSG provides you
with information about Sunsuper Pty Ltd
(‘Sunsuper’, ’we’, ‘us’ or ‘our’) and is designed to
help you decide whether to use the financial
services we provide.
This FSG also provides important information about:
• the services we offer,
• assisting you in deciding whether to use any
of those services,
• how we and our associates are paid,
• any potential conflict of interest we may
have, and
• our internal and external dispute resolution
procedures and how you access them.
What kinds of financial services are you authorised to provide and what kinds of financial products do those services relate to?
We are licensed to deal in the following
financial services and to provide product
advice in:
Superannuation
If we provide you with general advice, the
advice provided will be of a general nature
only prepared without taking into account
your objectives, financial situation or needs.
Because of this, you should consider the
appropriateness of the advice, having regard to
your objectives, financial situation and needs
before acting on it.
If we provide you with personal advice we
will tell you we have taken into account your
objectives, financial situation or needs. We will also provide you with a Statement or Record
of Advice disclosing the advice and the basis
of the advices we have provided to you. If we provide you with a service that relates to
the acquisition, or the possible acquisition, of an
interest in a particular fund, you should obtain
a Product Disclosure Statement (PDS) relating
to the product and consider the PDS before
making any decision about whether to acquire
the product.
We provide these financial services in relation to the Sunsuper Superannuation Fund. From time to time, we may approve financial services in relation to other superannuation products on a one-off basis.
Who is responsible for the financial services provided?
Sunsuper Pty Ltd is licensed under the
Corporations Act to provide the services
outlined in this FSG. Sunsuper is responsible
for any financial services provided to you,
including the distribution of this FSG.
Do you have relationships or associations with a financial product issuer?
We do not act as a representative of any
other product issuer in relation to the services
we provide.
However, we may refer you to our wholly
owned subsidiary, Sunsuper Financial
Services Pty Ltd, ABN 50 087 154 818,
AFSL No. 227867, or external providers with
your permission, for the provision of personal
financial services advice.
What information do you maintain in my file and can I examine my file?
We maintain a record of your personal details
including your account balance, the investment
options in which you have invested and the
transactions relating to your account.
We have a privacy policy which ensures
the privacy and security of your personal
information. A copy of our privacy policy is
available on request or on the Sunsuper website.
If you wish to examine your file, please ask us.
We will make arrangements for you to do so.
How can I give instructions about my financial products?
Initial instructions are generally provided
by completing the Membership application
form attached to, or accompanying, the
PDS. Further instructions can generally
be made by phone, in writing or over the
internet, depending on the nature of the
instructions. Please read the PDS for further
information on the options available.
How will I pay for the services provided?
Sunsuper receives fees for managing the Fund
which are deducted from members’ account
balances. All fees and charges are set out clearly in the PDS.
How are any commissions, fees or other benefits calculated for providing the financial services?
Employees and representatives of Sunsuper
Pty Ltd, who provide you with advice, are
remunerated by way of a salary package, a portion of which is payable on achievement
of agreed key performance indicators (KPIs).
The calculation of the performance based
component of remuneration is based on
individual, team, and corporate performance (including meeting service and compliance
standards). The payment is not guaranteed
and is not based on funds contributed under advice. The Board of Sunsuper determines if the
corporate KPIs have been achieved.
In accordance with industry Codes of Practice, we
will disclose if we accept any relevant alternative
remuneration (eg sponsorship to conferences,
gifts, accommodation, entertainment, computer
hardware and software). We do not currently
accept any such remuneration from external
product providers.
Will anyone be paid for referring me to you?
There are no fees payable for referrals made
to us.
What should I do if I have a complaint?
If you have a complaint about the service
provided to you or the super fund, you can
access our internal disputes resolution process
at no cost to you. Contact us to discuss your
complaint:
Customer Service Hotline: 13 11 84
Sunsuper Complaints Officer
GPO Box 2924
Brisbane Qld 4001
We will do everything within our power to
resolve the issue as quickly as possible. If
you are still not happy or if Sunsuper has not responded within 90 days, you can contact the
Superannuation Complaints Tribunal (SCT).
This is an independent body set up by the
Government to help resolve complaints through
conciliation.
They may be contacted as below:
The Secretariat
Superannuation Complaints Tribunal
Locked Bag 3060
GPO Melbourne Vic 3001
Phone: 1300 780 808
Access to the SCT is free of charge.
Please note that the scope of matters which
the SCT can deal with is limited by legislation,
and it is possible that the SCT cannot deal with your matter. They will advise you if they
will deal with your complaint, and if so, what
information you need to supply.