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Insight Diversified Target Return Fund (29/10/08) On page 34 of Viewpoint 22 we profiled the Insight Diversified Target Return fund. It has today been announced that the managers of this fund have resigned. We have since moved this fund to a hold rating whilst we assess the new manager.... |
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CHELSEA FINANCIAL SERVICES PLC |
EXECUTION-ONLY TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS
Chelsea Financial Services PLC is an Independent Financial Adviser and is authorised and regulated by the Financial Services Authority (FSA) to advise on and arrange regulated investment products for Private Clients. These products include life assurance and pension contracts, units and shares in collective investment schemes, units in investment trust savings schemes, and securities except those which are not readily realisable. It is bound by the rules of the FSA.
The following Terms and Conditions of Business will apply to services supplied:
- CFS does not offer advice to clients but arranges deals on behalf of clients in certain non-complex products on an execution-only or direct offer basis. Execution-only and direct offer transactions are carried out on the instructions of the client and CFS has not given advice nor exercised any judgement on the client’s behalf as to the merits or suitability of the transaction for the client and CFS has no intention of providing any advice.
- For the purposes of your client categorisation that is required by the FSA Rules, CFS will treat you as a retail client. CFS may also categorise as a retail client any client who would otherwise be a professional client or an eligible counterparty (as defined in the FSA rules). However, if you are such a client, then you may not have rights under the Financial Ombudsman Service or the Financial Services Compensation Scheme. If you are acting as an agent for someone else, CFS will treat you alone as its client and you will be liable to CFS in respect of transactions you conduct in such capacity.
- CFS DOES NOT HANDLE CLIENTS’ MONEY. CFS never accepts a cheque made out to CFS (unless it is a cheque in settlement of charges or disbursements for which the client has received a bill) nor cash.
- CFS has implemented a conflicts of interest policy to ensure fair treatment of its clients under which it will not carry out transactions for clients in the products of companies or business entities in which CFS or any director or employee or one of its other clients has a known significant personal interest unless that interest is first disclosed. This policy shall not apply to personal holdings of directors and staff in investments transacted by CFS in the normal course of business.
- Written instructions (including email instructions from an email address which you have provided to us) will normally be required before CFS will act for the client but at CFS discretion oral instructions will also be acceptable. Authority to act on behalf of the client may be terminated at any time without penalty by either party giving notice in writing to the other. Such termination will not affect the completion of any transaction already initiated.
- CFS acts as the client’s agent in arranging investments, and never owns investments it arranges for them.
- All investments will be registered in the names of the client(s). All contract notes and documents of title will be forwarded to the client no later than the first business day following their receipt by CFS. However, when a number of contract notes or documents relating to a series of transactions is involved, they may be retained by CFS until the series is complete.
- All application forms, contract notes, cheques, certificates or documents of title may be sent by post at the client’s risk.
- CFS accepts no liability to clients who purchase two ISAs in one fiscal year, or otherwise do not comply with ISA rules.
- CFS receives commission from product providers following arrangement of investments, and this is retained for CFS’s benefit. The client will receive from the product provider, or from CFS, information about the commission that CFS receives. CFS will tell the client the amount of commission payable to CFS on any investment it has arranged for the client. CFS retains the right to share this commission with professional connections at its discretion. As this commission is retained clients are not charged for arranging such contracts except by separate arrangement as agreed in advance with the client. If CFS receives a commission or other form of benefit from the issuer of a security or from another intermediary, CFS will inform the client and will disclose the amount.
- Units bought with No Initial Charge are usually bought at “Creation Price”, which comprises Bid Price plus Stamp Duty and other charges that CFS cannot control or discount. There is the possibility that other costs, including taxes on profits made may arise for clients and these are not the responsibility of nor paid by CFS.
- CFS will supply, on demand, to the client or his agent, copies of contract notes, vouchers, and entries in books and records for a period of six years from the date of each transaction.
- CFS maintains a professional indemnity insurance policy for the protection of clients in the event of negligence by any member or employee of CFS, and details of this, including the current limits of indemnity, are available on request.
- Discounts and refunds are paid out of initial commission. In no circumstances will CFS be liable to pay discount in excess of the initial commission received. Discounts given on investments that do not proceed will be refundable by the client to CFS.
- If any of the principals of Chelsea Financial Services is unable to conduct investment business for illness or any other reason for a period of more than twenty-one days, Chelsea Financial Services has made an arrangement with Chelsea Investments Ltd, St James’ Hall, Moore Park Road, SW6 2JS (tel 020 7384 7323) to carry out its business obligations.
- To prevent or detect fraud, or to assist in verifying your identity, CFS may make searches at credit reference or fraud prevention agencies or at the electoral register.
- You should assume that all telephone calls, web-site use and email between you and CFS will be recorded. These recordings will be the sole property of CFS and may be used for training purposes or as evidence in the event of a dispute.
- CFS and its agents may process any personal data (as defined by the Data Protection Act 1998) provided by you in connection with the services CFS provides. Your personal data includes any information which CFS holds now or at any time in the future, which comes from, or relates to application forms or other dealings with us; third parties such as credit reference and fraud prevention agencies and the services you receive from CFS We may use your personal data to provide our services to you and for security, payment verification, preventing and detecting money laundering, fraud and other crime, for which purposes we may also pass on your personal data to third parties.
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These Terms and Conditions may not be varied except by prior written consent of the client and CFS.
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These terms and conditions are governed by English Law and subject to the jurisdiction of the English courts. Chelsea Financial Services PLC, St James’ Hall, Moore Park Road, London SW6 2JS Tel 020-7384-7300
Registered in England. No 1728085 November 2007
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