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Financial Services Guide (FSG) issued by The FinancialLink Group Pty Ltd to iFinancial Solutions. 

financial services guide (FSG)

What this document is about

This Financial Service Guide (FSG) is an important document that you should read and ensure you understand. It explains:

PART 1 - Issued 28 March 2013 PART 2 – Issued 08 April 2013 „ who is The FinancialLink Group Pty Ltd „ who is your financial planner

„ overview of financial services offered „ what services do they provide

„ who is responsible for advice given to you „ what is the process for financial advice

„ dispute resolution procedure „ what are the fees and charges

Prepared and issued by

The FinancialLink Group Pty Ltd

iFinancial Corporate Pty Ltd

ABN 12 055 622 967 ABN 80 128 923 483

AFSL 240938 ACN 139 759 130

Corporate Authorised Representative 341951 of The FinancialLink Group Pty Ltd

Head Office:

Level 1, 90 Vulture Street, West End, QLD 4101

Telephone: 1300 133 511

Registered Office:

Suite 12, 83 Mill Point Road, South Perth WA 6151

Office Address:

Suite 2, 40 Hasler Road, Herdsman WA 6018

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Financial Services Guide (FSG) issued by The FinancialLink Group Pty Ltd to iFinancial Solutions. 

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WHAT IS A FINANCIAL SERVICES GUIDE? 

The  main  purpose  of  the  Financial  Services  Guide  (FSG)  is  to  give  you  an  overview  of  the  financial  services  that  are  being  offered.  It  contains important information about: the services that you are offered; how your adviser and The FinancialLink Group Pty Ltd are paid;  any  potential  conflict  of  interest  that  we  may  have,  and  the  internal  and  external  dispute  resolution  procedures  including  how  you  can  access them. 

The Financial Services Guide (FSG) is made up of two parts. This is Part One and the Adviser Profile that is attached forms the second part  of this guide. The Adviser Profile provides details about your adviser. Any reference to adviser includes the adviser’s company if the adviser  is part of a company. If the profile is not attached please ask the adviser for this profile or contact The FinancialLink Group’s Head Office  whose contact details are in the next section. 

When  your  adviser  gives  you  personal  financial  services  advice  you  are  issued  with  a  document  called  a  Statement  of  Advice.  Personal  Financial Services advice is advice that takes into account one or more of your objectives, needs and financial situation. To make sure that  the  advice  is  in  your  best  interests;  your  adviser  must  make  reasonable  enquiries  about  your  objectives,  financial  situation,  needs  and  relevant circumstances.  

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Financial Services Guide (FSG) issued by The FinancialLink Group Pty Ltd to iFinancial Solutions.  Please note that only products approved by The FinancialLink Group may be recommended by the adviser.  Any advice that you receive, and subsequently implement, from your adviser may need to be reviewed on a regular basis to ensure that  the advice continues to remain relevant to your circumstances. Ongoing servicing and advice is available from your adviser and is strongly  recommended.    

DO YOU HAVE ANY RELATIONSHIPS OR ASSOCIATIONS WITH FINANCIAL PRODUCT ISSUERS? 

The FinancialLink Group is independently owned and operated, having no ownership ties with any life companies, financial institutions or  banks which might reasonably be expected to be capable of influencing us in the provision of services.  TFLG is a shareholder in Personal Choice Management Pty Ltd (PCM) who is the owner of the Personal Choice Private (PCP) product offered  in the PCP/Asgard Public Disclosure Document. PCM meets the costs of the services provided by the Administrator and the Trustee and is  thereby entitled to receive an administration fee of up to 1% from investors for such services based on a formula which relates to the total  funds under management (FUM). PCM shareholders are entitled to receive a dividend/capital (if any) based on the success of PCM which is  not related to the returns on, or performance of, clients’ capital.   

WHAT INFORMATION SHOULD I PROVIDE TO RECEIVE PERSONALISED ADVICE? 

You need to provide us with a list of your personal objectives, details of your current financial situation and any relevant information so  that we can offer you appropriate advice.  

You  have  the  right  not  to  tell  us;  however,  if  you  do  not,  the  advice  you  receive  may  not  be appropriate  to  your  needs,  objectives  and  financial situation.  

If you do not obtain advice, you face the risk that the product(s) that you select will not fully take into account your objectives, financial  situation and/or needs, and may not be appropriate to your situation. If you do not wish to receive our advice, we may deal on your behalf  by  carrying  out  your  instructions.  This  is  known  as  a  “No  Advice  Transaction  Only”  situation  and  you  will  be  asked  to  sign  a  No  Advice  Acknowledgement at that time.  You should thoroughly read the information and warnings contained in the applicable Statement of Advice, Record of Advice, No Advice  Acknowledgement and any Product Disclosure Statements before making any decision relating to a financial services product(s).   

WHAT INFORMATION DO YOU MAINTAIN IN MY FILE AND CAN I EXAMINE MY FILE? 

Your adviser maintains a record of your personal profile including details of your objectives, financial situation and needs. Your adviser also  maintains records of any recommendations made to you.  We are committed to implementing and promoting a privacy policy that will ensure the privacy and security of your personal information.  It can be accessed via our website www.tflg.com.au and a copy of our privacy policy is also available on request.   If you wish to examine your file please let your adviser know, and arrangements will be made for you to do so.   

HOW CAN I GIVE YOU INSTRUCTIONS ABOUT MY FINANCIAL PRODUCT/S? 

You may give your instructions to your adviser during meetings, by telephone, fax or other means such as e‐mail. In some cases written  confirmation may be required. You may also be required to complete and return certain documents.  

Please note that our advisers (authorised representatives) are not allowed to  be an “attorney” in a  Power  of  Attorney on behalf of any  client. 

 

HOW WILL I PAY FOR THE SERVICES PROVIDED? 

We  may  receive  a  payment  called  brokerage  (commission),  which  is  paid  to  us by  product  issuer(s),  alternatively  you  may  pay  a  fee for  service or a combination of both fee for service and brokerage. Your adviser will discuss with you the options available. 

The following briefly explains the different payment options that you could pay for the services provided: 

Fee  for  Service  –  This  is  based  on  both  the  time  spent  working  on  your  situation  and  the  complexity  of  it,  and  includes  such  areas  as  Interviews/Discussions, Collection of your Personal and Financial Information, Research, The Preparation of the Statement of Advice, and  Implementation  of  any  product(s)/solutions  that  you  select.  All  fees  are  payable  to  The  FinancialLink  Group,  and  are  inclusive  of  GST.   Should you decide not to implement any product(s)/solutions the Fee for Service is still payable in full. 

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Ongoing Brokerage (Commission) – These are paid to The FinancialLink Group whilst you hold a product with the product issuer as part of  their on‐going charges. The FinancialLink Group then pays a percentage of the brokerage received from the product issuer to your adviser.  Portfolio  Review/Management  Fee  ‐  A  review  fee  may  be  charged  to  review  your  Statement  of  Advice  and  Portfolio  to  ensure  that  the  financial strategies and products remain appropriate to your needs. The review fee can be charged as Brokerage and/or Fee for Service.  All fees and/or brokerage charged will be fully detailed in the Statement of Advice that you receive before you decide how to proceed with  the recommended advice. Where a Fee for Service is payable, an invoice will also be issued to you.   

HOW ARE ANY COMMISSIONS, FEES OR OTHER BENEFITS CALCULATED FOR PROVIDING THE 

FINANCIAL SERVICES? 

All fees, commissions and brokerage payments received for the financial services provided are paid to The FinancialLink Group. Generally  the brokerage payment we receive will be based on the amount you pay. The FinancialLink Group retains a percentage of these payments  ranging from 0 to 30%, and forwards the balance to your adviser. Any reference to adviser includes the adviser’s company if the adviser is  part of a company.  Whilst full details of the fees, commissions and brokerage payments will be in the Statement of Advice, the following example illustrates  how the brokerage/commission remuneration system works based on 20% retained by TFLG.   The following is an example of investment “Brokerage” in action: This example is based on an initial investment amount of $10,000 and  maintaining an amount invested of $10,000.  We will assume that the upfront brokerage is 4% with an ongoing brokerage of 0.5% pa, and  The  FinancialLink  Group  retains  20%  of  these  payments  and  passes  the  balance  to  the  adviser.  The  percentage  amount  that  The  FinancialLink Group retains depends on the agreement between them and the adviser. The correct details will be in the Advice document  given to you at that time. 

The  FinancialLink  Group  will  receive  an  Upfront  brokerage  of  $400  ($10,000  x  4%),  and  passes  $320  ($400  less  20%)  to  the  adviser.  In  addition to the upfront brokerage payment, The FinancialLink Group will also receive a renewal brokerage of $50 ($10,000 x 0.5%) each  year for as long as you hold the product. $40 ($50 less 20%) is passed to the adviser. 

When  a  Life  Insurance  Company  product  has  been  recommended  the  Product  Issuer  will  pay  The  FinancialLink  Group  Initial  Brokerage/Commission. This Brokerage/Commission can range from 0% to 135% of the first year’s premium.  

In  second  and  subsequent  years  the  Life  Insurance  product  provider  will  also  pay  The  FinancialLink  Group  ongoing  renewal  brokerage/commission as long as the product premiums are paid. This brokerage/commission can range from 0% to 45%.  

The following is a working example of life insurance brokerage, and is based on a first year’s premium of $1000, and a renewal premium of  $1000. We have assumed a first year’s brokerage rate of 110%, and a renewal brokerage rate of 12%, with the adviser receiving 80% of the  total  brokerage  paid  to  The  FinancialLink  Group.  The  percentage  amount  that  the  adviser  receives  depends  on  the  agreement  between  them and The FinancialLink Group. The correct details will be in the Advice document given to you at that time.  In the first year The FinancialLink Group receives $1100 brokerage ($1000 x 110%), and pays $880 (80% of $1100) of the total brokerage to  the adviser.  In the second and subsequent years The FinancialLink Group receives $120 ($1000 x 12%) brokerage, and pays $96 (80% of $120) of the  total brokerage to the adviser.  The FinancialLink Group and its advisers may also receive other benefits from product providers such as, for example, tickets to sporting  events,  professional  development  forums,  business  lunches,  sponsorship  and  promotional  material.  The  FinancialLink  Group  and  its  advisers are required to record such benefits that are valued at $300 and over per transaction in their respective Public Register. You can  request a copy of any of these registers at any time.  

At all times The FinancialLink Group, its staff and representatives believe that products should only be recommended to suit a client’s best  interests, needs and objectives. To ensure that recommendations are free from any sort of undue influence, The FinancialLink Group, its  staff  and  its  representatives/advisers  are  not  permitted  to  receive  any  form  of  payment  and/or  benefit  that  could  actually,  or  has  the  potential to, influence/prejudice the advice given to you. 

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WHEN THERE IS A REFERRAL TO ANOTHER SERVICE PROVIDER 

In  making  any  referral  to  another  service  provider  The  FinancialLink  Group,  its  staff  and  representatives/advisers  do  not  advise  or  represent  that  their  products  and/or  services  are  right  for  you  and  take  no  responsibility  for  the  products  and  services  that  they  may  provide to you. You need to make your own decision based on the information that they provide.   

WHAT INFORMATION DO I HAVE TO PROVIDE TO IMPLEMENT A DESIGNATED SERVICE E.G. AN 

INVESTMENT PRODUCT? 

The Anti‐Money Laundering and Counter Terrorism Financing (AML/CTF) Act 2006 is the regulation of financial transactions in a way that  will help detect and prevent money laundering and terrorism financing. Anti‐money laundering and counter terrorism financing laws are  designed to establish an ‘audit trail’, or transaction history, which provides evidence linking criminal acts and their organisers. These audit  trails can produce vital leads to the authorities in the detection and investigation of criminal activities. As a reporting entity, we have in  place programs and mechanisms for the ongoing monitoring of both new and existing customer activity and the reporting of any suspicious  matters.  

As  a  result  of  the  Act,  by  law,  you  may  be  required  to  be  “identified”  and/or  “re‐identified”  before  implementing  a  designated  service  under the legislation. What this means to you is that you may be required to produce documentary evidence to confirm your identity. The  nature and extent of the evidence required depends on the type of customer that you are e.g. individual, company, trust etc. Your adviser  will explain the requirements to you when appropriate.   

WHAT SHOULD I DO IF I HAVE A COMPLAINT?

  If you have any complaints about the service provided to you, you should take the following steps.  Contact your adviser about your complaint.   If your complaint is not resolved within 5 days, please contact The FinancialLink Group on 07 3007 6500 or put your complaint in writing  and send it to our postal address which is: The FinancialLink Group Pty Ltd, PO Box 5283, West End, Qld 4101. We will try and resolve your  complaint quickly and fairly.  If your complaint is not resolved within 45 days, you can report your complaint to the Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) of which we are  a member. They can be contacted by:  Tel: 1300 780 808    Fax: 03 9613 6399    Email: [email protected]    Website: www.fos.org.au  Mail: Financial Ombudsman Service, GPO Box 3, Melbourne, Victoria 3001  The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) also has an Info phone line that you can use to obtain information about your  rights, and their contact number is 1300 300 630.   

HOW DOES YOUR PROFESSIONAL INDEMNITY INSURANCE WORK? 

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Financial Services Guide Part 2 of 2 – Adviser Profile issued on 08 April 2013

This Adviser Profile is Part 2 of the Financial Services Guide (FSG) and provides you with further information about your Authorised

Representatives of The FinancialLink Group Pty Ltd (TFLG). The Adviser profile must be read in conjunction with Part 1 of the FSG, and if Part 1 is not attached please ask the adviser for this profile or contact The FinancialLink Group’s Head Office on 1300 133 511.

Your adviser is from iFinancial Corporate Pty Ltd ACN 139 759 130, ABN 45 218 803 572 trading as iFinancial Solutions whose Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) number is 341951. iFinancial Solutions is a Corporate Authorised Representative of The FinancialLink Group.

The following advisers have been authorised by The FinancialLink Group and work with iFinancial Solutions.

Brian Williams –

Director – iFinancial Solutions

Financial Planner Specialist SMSF Adviser (SSA™), Diploma Financial Planning, Diploma of Education, Fellow AFA ASIC Authorised Representative number: 242174

Brian is an industry professional with over 45 years experience in the areas of financial planning, corporate superannuation, Self-Managed Superannuation and life and business insurances. Brian was a founding Director of the Self-Managed Superannuation Funds Professionals Association of Australia (SPAA), an organisation focused on setting the standards for professional advising in the area of Self-Managed Superannuation Funds. Brian’s primary role is working with clients to design strategies for estate planning, investment portfolios, constructing member effective SMSF and Corporate Superannuation funds and advising clients on appropriate utilisation of insurance products to suit specific client needs.

Owen Cook –

Director, Managing Partner – iFinancial Solutions Financial Planner Advanced Diploma Financial Services (Financial Planning) ASIC Authorised Representative number: 276966

Owen specialises in Corporate Superannuation, Risk Insurance and personal Financial Planning. Owen’s experience spans over 25 years in the roles of General Manager and Director within multinational corporations. Owen prides himself in building a reputation for quality service with a focus on customer relationship management.

Julie Williams –

Director, Managing Partner – iFinancial Solutions

Financial Planner Bachelor of Business, Advanced Diploma Financial Services (Financial Planning), Mortgage Broking Cert IV ASIC Authorised Representative number: 276967

Julie is a highly qualified strategist with experience in financial planning and other service industries. Focused strategies are offered for Self-Managed Superannuation, Mortgages (including Limited Recourse Borrowing Arrangements for borrowing within super), Personal Financial Planning, Tax Efficient Investments and Insurance. Research, analysis and consultative solutions are skills developed servicing corporate clients and individuals during the past 18 years of providing corporate / personal financial services.

Lindsay Byrne

Practice Manager, Senior Financial Planner Graduate Diploma Financial Planning, Diploma Financial Services (Financial Planning) ASICAuthorised Representative number: 278410

Lindsay heads our technical team with his strong technical knowledge and experience in personal financial planning, including wealth creation, tax planning, gearing, insurance, investments, superannuation and estate planning. His overarching role is to ensure our clients are given the best strategic advice to meet their ongoing and future needs and objectives. Lindsay enjoys helping clients achieve their long-term goals and objectives by providing personally tailored strategies and solutions.

Bruce Tran

Financial Planner Master of Financial Planning with Distinction ASIC Authorised Representative number: 437223

Bruce possesses exemplary technical knowledge of financial planning strategies and has utilised these skills to assist clients over the past 4 years. His focus is to ensure that client objectives are carefully considered in the strategies that are recommended and implemented resulting in optimal outcomes being achieved.

Karlie Begbie

Financial Paraplanner Diploma Financial Services (Financial Planning) ASIC Authorised Representative number: 437222

Karlie has been working in financial services for 6 years. She continues to be instrumental in providing solutions to enhance employee benefits within Corporate Superannuation Plans and Group Life Policies. Karlie’s focus is to provide advice around superannuation and insurance. She has sound financial services experience and as a Paraplanner displays attention to detail in the implementation phases of client strategies.

Disclosures

As Directors of iFinancial Corporate Pty Ltd, Brian, Julie and Owen are entitled to a profit share at the end of the year from the corporate entity. The Director’s of iFinancial Corporate Pty Ltd have a beneficial interest in and are shareholders of smsfVAULT.

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Capitalising on your greatest Opportunities

and steering clear of your worst fears

to Optimise your best Lifetime Experience.

Your plans are built around your goals and the services and solutions we implement

are merely tools to help you achieve your goals.

Areas of Authorisation

The following advisers are authorised by The FinancialLink Group to provide product advice on and to deal in the following classes of products:

Authorisation Authorised Representative

Deposit and payment products limited to; basic deposit products and deposit products other

than basic deposit products. Brian, Owen, Julie, Lindsay, Bruce Debentures, stocks or bonds issued or proposed to be issued by a government. Brian, Owen, Julie, Lindsay, Bruce Life Products including: Investment Life Insurance Products, and Life Risk Insurance Products. Brian, Owen, Julie, Lindsay, Bruce, Karlie Interests in managed investment schemes including: Investor directed portfolio services Brian, Owen, Julie, Lindsay, Bruce Retirement savings accounts (“RSA”) products (within the meaning of the Retirement Savings

Account Act 1997).

Brian, Owen, Julie, Lindsay, Bruce

Securities. Brian, Owen, Julie, Lindsay, Bruce

Standard Margin Lending Facility. Brian, Owen, Julie, Lindsay

Superannuation. Brian, Owen, Julie, Lindsay, Bruce, Karlie

Only products approved by The FinancialLink Group may be recommended by the adviser. As a result, iFinancial Solutions are able to offer you the following:

Financial Services Product Types Who is authorised to provide this advice?

Strategic Planning Tax efficient strategies (inside or outside super) Brian, Owen, Julie, Lindsay, Bruce Succession / Inheritance / Estate planning Brian, Owen, Julie, Lindsay, Bruce Business sale (including farms) Brian, Owen, Julie, Lindsay, Bruce Property purchase in super or transfer to super Brian, Owen, Julie, Lindsay, Bruce Capital Gains Tax optimisation Brian, Owen, Julie, Lindsay, Bruce Superannuation and

retirement planning

Self-Managed Superannuation Funds (SMSF) Establishment or Existing fund strategy and advice

Brian, Owen, Julie, Lindsay, Bruce Brian (SSA™) is a specialist

Annuities All 9

Corporate Superannuation (Employer) All 9

Owen & Brian are specialists

Personal Superannuation All 9

Pension optimisation Brian, Owen, Julie, Lindsay, Bruce Investments Managed Discretionary Accounts (MDA) – “aperturePro” # Brian, Owen, Julie, Lindsay, Bruce

Structured Products Brian, Owen, Julie, Lindsay, Bruce Basic Deposit Products Brian, Owen, Julie, Lindsay, Bruce

Debentures Brian, Owen, Julie, Lindsay, Bruce

Investment Bonds Brian, Owen, Julie, Lindsay, Bruce

Direct Shares Brian, Owen, Julie, Lindsay, Bruce

Margin Lending / Gearing Brian, Owen, Julie, Lindsay

Risk Insurance Insurance within Superannuation All 9

Total & Permanent Disability Insurance All 9 Income Protection Insurance (or Salary Continuance) All 9

Trauma Insurance All 9

Life/Term Insurance All 9

Key Person Insurance All 9

Business Expense Insurance All 9

Buy/Sell Business Insurance All 9

Group Insurance Pool (for trustees of SMSF) All 9 Julie is a specialist Group Corporate Plans (for employers) All 9

Owen is a specialist

# Please note that the Managed Discretionary Accounts (MDA) is not offered under the licence of The FinancialLink Group. It is provided by an

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Fees

Our fees are not based solely on an hourly calculation, rather a combination of the following:

ƒ time involved to complete the recommendations;

ƒ the wisdom and experience required upon which these recommendations are based (including professional development and education to ensure recommendations are current with legislation;

ƒ the research (which may be a cost to the firm);

ƒ strategic analysis, and;

ƒ obligations & compliance requirements under Australian Securities Investment Commission (ASIC) regulations.

Our fees are based on different services and are fully discussed and agreed to, prior to any work commencing. Authority to proceed through any stage is a requirement, and once agreed by you will either commit to the upfront payment or to pay the invoiced amount either by direct credit (EFT or cheque) or direct debit.

A. Fees for Advice

1. Discovery and Engagement

There is no cost to you for this step in the process.

This is the time where we get to know you, and for you to get a chance to know our organisation, and we are able to determine if there is a fit. We’re not right for every situation, just like every situation is not right for us.

So we understand where you currently are we will start to collect two types of data:

i. Hard Data – the facts and numbers of your life. Easy to collect: date of birth, income, employment, assets, liabilities etc. Client Data Discovery and Risk Profiler documents can be completed to satisfy requirements.

ii. Soft Data – the information that is in the back of your mind that you may think about in the middle of the night. The art of what we do is to bring this data to the forefront which helps us create your important personalised financial plan. These are your financial goals and objectives on which we base our recommendations to craft your Financial Blueprint.

This data may be collected via telephone interview or a 1-1½ hour meeting at our office.

After we have a handle on all the hard and soft data, we put together an Engagement Letter. This states: here’s what we heard you say; here’s what you want to accomplish; and here are the steps that we suggest you do in order to accomplish your goals. Lastly, it will state an estimate of the fee to go through this process.

2. Critical Factors Analysis (CFA) – Proposal

If we decide to work together we will enter into an agreement to produce a CFA. This is where we have taken all the information we’ve gathered and we take it through our optimisers. We use our wisdom and experience to determine where there are fits. There are many different tools that can be utilised to help a client reach their ultimate stratagem, and we use your goals and objectives to determine which ones will work in your specific situation.

This proposal will outline your current situation, options available to you and possible outcomes, including likely fees/costs. There are no recommendations in this proposal, and implementation will only be possible by providing a formal Financial Blueprint (Statement of Advice).

The fee for this proposal is $880 (incl. GST) and will be payable upfront. Once remitted this fee can be used as a deposit on the formal advice document – your Blueprint. We do it this way as we’ve found that once the fee has been paid your commitment to the process is top of mind.

Agreement to (or alteration of) the Proposal in writing will engage us to proceed to Step 3 to produce your Blueprint. Should you decide to postpone any items from the proposal to a later stage, but continue with other items, we will scope out of these areas in your SoA. We may need to change our proposal should you decide to alter items that impact on the likely outcomes, which may attract a revision fee.

3. Your Financial Blueprint – Statement of Advice (SoA)

All recommendations are presented to you( by Law) in a formal Statement of Advice – the Blueprint of how we recommend you proceed to achieve your financial goals.

Our plans are not what you typically consider when you think of a financial or estate plan. Most firms produce a 50 to 100 page advice document. Our advice is generally outlined in less than 10 pages. Set out in simple tables it shows you where you are today, (current position), where you want to be (Your Objectives and Priorities), and how you’re going to get there (Recommendations and Outcomes). The Blueprint takes extremely complicated situations and makes them simple and easy to understand. We show (where we can) your plan via diagrams, flowcharts or tables that are easy for you to see and understand. There are a lot of pages of backup data and explanation (so you are still taking away a large document) and this can be used to go over with other advisers that are part of the team. At this point you have a comprehensive Blueprint that you can utilise to help you implement with our firm or any other firm that you would choose to work with.

Underpinning our expertise and experience, we also utilise professional and comprehensive research to compare various investment and/or insurance options. For instance our Confidential Underwriting Process is a discreet process which analyses the best health picture and matches the best underwriting results to the appropriate insurance product solution.

Fees charged for this advice commence at $1,760 (incl. GST), and depending on the complexity of the advice or if external parties are required (lawyers, accountants, estate agents etc.) may run into many thousands.

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This is to be used as a guide to SoA fees only.

Example SoA Fee (incl. GST)

Confidential Underwriting Process – Insurance analysis and risk calculations to determine optimal sums insured given the

circumstances of the client situation $1,925

UK Pension transfer – analysis and tax estimates to determine optimal timing of transfer to Australia to a QROPS approved superannuation fund

$2,490 Analysis of current assets and recommendations to adjust growth and income outcomes to reflect changes in risk profile

circumstances $2,585

SMSF Pension maximisation to optimise taxable element and tax impost to beneficiaries $2,675 Insurance claim management – liaison with insurance company, medical professionals, lawyer, superannuation trustee for surviving

spouse where no Will or estate plan had been implemented

$3,690

Advice using tax efficient strategies to reduce personal income tax, increase retirement funding and maintain cash-flow for lifestyle $3,968 Comprehensive plan including asset structures, investment recommendations, strategic planning and insurance analysis $4,465

SMSF establishment (including disbursement for legal fee, ASIC fee and Corporate Trustee establishment), rollover analysis,

Transition Pension commencement & salary sacrifice optimisation $4,645 Purchasing a property with a mortgage within a SMSF – set up of corporate entity and property purchase trust, liaise with CPA,

review contracts, provide credit advice and implement lending arrangements. Includes disbursements for ASIC, accountants review and legal fees.

$5,680

Strategic advice to establish tax efficient entities to invest for retirement which take into consideration a blended family for estate

planning purposes $5,775

Business (or farm) succession or sale – optimising Capital Gains Tax and maximising tax free rollovers to retirement funds $7,810 Business Insurance advice (for 4 individual business owners) to advise on business succession and buy/sell arrangements (not

including legal advice for insurance trust) $8,470

Review and structuring of various superannuation funds to optimise retirement benefits and intergenerational wealth. Asset protection of substantial property and investment portfolio to optimise capital gains tax, strategize the estate plan, withdraw assets for use for discretionary lifestyle expenses. Trust and entity set-up, legal disbursements and specialist SMSF taxation adviser disbursements included.

$22,088

4. The Implementation Solution

To implement your plan you could go to your best friend, or your brother-on-law, whoever. Most clients who go through our process end up implementing with us. The reason is because through this process a lot of trust is built, and a lot of common knowledge between us and you has taken place, and to eliminate any additional advice costs from another party. If you decide for us to help to move forward we can discuss elements with your personal tax accountant or your lawyer to ensure that everything is optimised and utilised by the overall team Blueprint in place. This is the step that so many people struggle with if they’re not going through a process like ours. They get everything drafted and they forget the most important part… execution.

i.

Share Trading Fee

Trades placed on behalf of clients are charged at the following rates via client accounts with Desktop Broker only (the following fees do not apply to the MDA service which are disclosed in the MDA Investment Options Document if applicable):

Trade Type Description of trade Fee per trade

Execute only trade or within the package quota

Your instruction to trade – no research or commentary – transaction only.

0.15% of trade value subject to a minimum of $49. Advice trade or in excess

of the package quota

Your request for advice (and subsequent trade) which will include research and analysis from an Authorised Representative.

0.25% of trade value subject to a minimum $99 per trade. Off-market or

In-specie share transfers

Transfer of share parcels from one owning entity to another. $121 per transfer

ii.

Placement fees:

Placement fees (other than share trading fees) vary depending on the level of complexity, and the nature of the transaction being executed, and range between 0% and 4.4% and disclosed in the SoA if applicable.

iii.

Commissions – Investments:

May range between 0.0% – 4.0% of the initial funds invested and disclosed in the SoA if applicable.

iv.

Commissions - Life Insurance:

Generally a percentage of the insurer’s base premium with the rate ranging between:

„ 90% to 135% of the first year’s premium and disclosed in the SoA if applicable;

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5. The Wealth Manager

This is the ongoing management of your plan. We lay out everything that you’re going to be getting from us from the reporting to the correspondence to the review schedule. All of this is laid out so that no one walks away scratching their head wondering if their expectations are going to be met. The wealth manager consists of a system to keep in touch and make contact with you throughout the year. Some of these contacts consist of phone calls or face to face meetings as well as correspondence and newsletters which are instrumental in continuing your education and keeping you well informed of your progress towards your goals.

Ongoing Fees

In order for us to provide you with ongoing service and maintain the accessibility, infrastructure, professional development, knowledge and advice to you throughout the year we offer 5 different services packages, which can be paid annually in advance OR monthly in advance. Clients who pay annually in advance receive a 10% discount. Fees are subject to fair use policy and are not refundable should you decide to discontinue our services.

Minimum service levels: Clients with a Self-Managed Super Fund may choose the Premium, Europe, America or Asia package; Clients with a geared portfolio may choose from the Premium, Europe or America package.

Package Name:

Premium

Europe

America

Asia

Australia

Service

Frequency

A review of your implemented recommendations to determine ongoing suitability to ensure your needs and objectives are being met.

This review addresses changes to your circumstances; regulations affecting Commonwealth government payment entitlements, taxation, superannuation or insurance; economic and investment cycles; fund managers and investment performances. This includes any additional advice within the scope of the original financial SoA.

Advice outside the scope of the original SoA will attract additional Proposal and SoA fees (examples are stated in Section 2 and 3). As requested up to 4 per annum up to 2 per annum once per annum once per annum

A review of your personal and financial position – the Hard & Soft Data collected in the Discovery Process.

This will include a review of your objectives, income and expenses, assets and liabilities, investor profile, insurances, estate planning etc.

As requested up to 4 per annum up to 2 per annum once per annum once per annum A written review report providing an update on your

situation (including investment status) and documenting any recommendations that may be necessary, and contact with you to discuss this report.

As requested 4 per annum 2 per annum once per annum once per annum Implementation of recommendations 9 9 9 9 9

Share trade quota per annum. Refer to 4 (i) for fees. up to 40 up to 24 up to 12 up to 6 up to 6 Liaison with your professional advisers (tax accountant,

lawyer, estate agent etc.) 9 9 9 Hourly Fee Hourly Fee

Newsletters Monthly Monthly Quarterly Half yearly Annually

Periodic Economic and Market commentary 9 9 9 9

Invitations for yourself and your partner to client briefing

seminars providing an update on major topical issues 9 9 9 Invitations for yourself and your partner to at least one other

topical financial and/or lifestyle seminar 9 9 Availability to answer any questions by financial adviser

9 9 9 9 advice in SoA Subject to only Minimum Service Standard for acknowledgement of queries Same day Next day 2 days 3 days 4 days

Self Managed Super Fund service 9 9 9 9 N/A

Fee – if charged Annually (incl. GST)

PoA

$8,586

$6,426

$4,266

$2,106

Fee – if charged Monthly (incl. GST)

PoA

$795

ie $9,540 pa

$595

ie $7,140 pa

$395

ie $4,740 pa

$195

ie $2,340 pa

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client ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

 

Acknowledgement Receipt of Financial Services Guide

Signing this page confirms receipt of both Parts 1 & Parts 2 of the Financial Services Guide by The FinancialLink

Group and iFinancial Solutions of the following versions:

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Part 1: Issued 28 March 2013

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Part 2: Issued 08 April 2013

Please retain both Parts 1 & 2 for your reference and for any future dealings.

The FinancialLink Group Pty Ltd

iFinancial Corporate Pty Ltd

ABN 12 055 622 967 ABN 80 128 923 483

AFSL 240938 ACN 139 759 130

Corporate Authorised Representative 341951 of The FinancialLink Group Pty Ltd

Head Office:

Level 1, 90 Vulture Street, West End, QLD 4101

Telephone: 1300 133 511

Registered Office:

Suite 12, 83 Mill Point Road, South Perth WA 6151

Office Address:

Suite 2, 40 Hasler Road, Herdsman WA 6018

Telephone: (08) 9244 1899

 

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