We at SYS Financial Planning Ltd., trading as The SYS Group act as a Broker between you, the consumer, and the product provider with whom we place your business.
The background
Pursuant to provision 4.58A of the Central Bank of Ireland’s September 2019 Addendum to the Consumer Protection Code, all Brokers, must make available in their public offices, or on their website if they have one, a summary of the details of all arrangements for any fee, commission, other reward or remuneration provided to the Broker which it has agreed with its product producers.
What is commission?
For the purpose of this document, commission is the payment earned by the Broker for work undertaken on behalf of both the provider and the consumer. The amount of commission is generally directly related to the quantity or value of the products sold.
We are remunerated by commission and other payments from product producers. When assessing products, we will consider the different approach taken by product providers in terms of them integrating sustainability risks into their product offering. This will form part of our analysis for choosing a product provider.Our Brokerage commission options are displayed as a range, showing the maximum amount which can be received. The level of commission depends on individual circumstances, based on the following factors: The factors that may impact a variation in charges include; • Client segmentation • Adviser discretion • Competitive pressures • Investment/pensions/saving size • Schemes size • Term/timeline of a policy or service • Complexity of advice • Preferential terms in the market, available to a Brokerage & client at the time
There are different types of commission models:
| Single commission model: | where payment is made to the Broker shortly after the sale is completed and is based on a percentage of the premium paid/amount invested/amount borrowed. |
| Recurring commission model: | For Pensions, Savings & Investments recurring commission refers to further payments at intervals that are paid throughout the life span of the product & may be based on a percentage of the value of the fund or the annual premium. For Protection products recurring commissions refers to further payments at intervals that are paid throughout the life span of the product & are based of the annual premium. |
| Indemnity commission | Indemnity commission is the term used to describe a commission payment made before the commission is deemed to be ‘earned’. Indemnity commission may be subject to a clawback (see below) if the consumer lapses or cancels the product before the commission is deemed to be earned. |
Other forms of indemnity commission are advances of commission for future sales granted to Brokers in order to assist with set up costs or business development.Group
