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1MOTUS FINANCIAL SERVICES TREATING CUSTOMERS FAIRLY POLICY
Treating customer fairly policy
01 PURPOSE 302 POLICY 403 OUR APPROACH04 IMPLEMENTATION OF TCF PRINCIPLES
• Adviser and Staff Training and Competence 4• Communication 4• Customer Service 4• Suitability 5• Management Information (MI) 5• Product Disclosure 5• Advertising Standards 5• Product Design 5• Claims 5• Policies and Procedures 5
05 OUR COMMITMENT 6
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3MOTUS FINANCIAL SERVICES TREATING CUSTOMERS FAIRLY POLICY
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1.1. Motus Financial Services (MFS) has a number of registered Financial Services Providers (FSPs) within the division. The Financial Sector Conduct Authority (FSCA) has implemented the “Treating Customers Fairly” (TCF) approach to regulate the market conduct of FSPs.
1.2. MFS is committed to ensuring that the principles of TCF are applied across all business activities within the financial services sphere. Our customers are our most valuable asset and our aim is to ensure we deliver appropriate products and services to our customers. This document is to give the outlines of how our FSPs strive to incorporate TCF within its daily operations.
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2.1. TCFisaninitiativebytheFSCAthatseekstoensurethatspecific,clearlyarticulated fairnessoutcomesforfinancialservicescustomersaredemonstrablydeliveredby regulatedfinancialinstitutions.
2.2. Thefollowingsixfairnessoutcomesarerequiredtoensurethesupplyofappropriate financialproductsandservicestocustomersandenhancedtransparencyand disciplineinfinancialinstitutions,resultinginimprovedcustomerconfidence:
1. Customerscanbeconfidenttheyaredealingwithfirmswherefairtreatment ofcustomersiscentraltothefirm’sculture.
2. Productsandservicesmarketedandsoldintheretailmarketaredesignedto meettheneedsofidentifiedconsumergroupsandtargetedaccordingly.
3. Consumersareprovidedwithclearinformationandarekeptappropriately informedbefore,duringandafterthepointofsale.
4. Whereconsumersreceiveadvice,theadviceissuitableandtakesaccountof their circumstances.
5. Consumersareprovidedwithproductsthatperformasfirmshaveledthemto expectandtheassociatedserviceisbothofanacceptablestandardandas theyhavebeenledtoexpect. 6. Consumersdonotfaceunreasonablepost-salebarriersimposedbyfirmsto changeproduct,switchprovider,submitaclaimormakeacomplaint.
Purpose
Policy
4MOTUS FINANCIAL SERVICES TREATING CUSTOMERS FAIRLY POLICY
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3.1. TCFisaninitiativebytheFSCAthatseekstoensurethatspecific,clearlyarticulated fairnessoutcomesforfinancialservicescustomersaredemonstrablydeliveredby regulatedfinancialinstitutions.
1. Protecttheinterestsofourcustomersateachstageoftheproductlifecycle, frompromotionrightthroughtoafter-sales.
2. Meetasbestwecantheuniqueneedsofeachcustomerbyofferinga transparent,efficientandprofessionalserviceandconstantlyreviewing ourproductstoidentifyareasofimprovement.
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ADVISER AND STAFF TRAINING AND COMPETENCE
4.1. Werecognisethatouremployeesarecriticaltodeliveringapositivecustomer experienceandensuringourcustomersaretreatedfairly.Ourcultureandvalues encourageandsupportouremployeestodeliverthis.Weensurethatallourstaff andrepresentativesachievethenecessaryqualificationsandtraininginorderto performtheirjobfunctions,providesuitableadviceandefficientservices.
COMMUNICATION4.2. Allcommunicationwithcustomerswillbemadeinanopenandtransparentmanner thatisunambiguousandnotmisleading.
CUSTOMER SERVICE
4.3. TheFSPsunderMFShasinplacesetservicestandardsforourcustomerssothey canbesureoftheserviceleveltoexpectfromus.Weencourageafter-sales contactwithcustomerswhereappropriatetocorrectandimproveontheservice alreadyoffered.Westrivetoensurethatourservicesaredeliveredwithclarity andtransparency.
Ourapproach
Implementation of TCF principles
5MOTUS FINANCIAL SERVICES TREATING CUSTOMERS FAIRLY POLICY
SUITABILITY
4.4. Fromtheoutset,weobtainabasicunderstandingofeachclient’sindividualneeds relatedtotheproductsweoffer.Allrecommendationsmadetoourcustomers aresuitabletotheirspecificrequirementsasfarpossible.Weprovidecustomers withclearinformationandadvicetailoredtotheirfinancialpositiontohelp achieve their goals. We have internal processors which monitor these principles. Ourincentivesandcommissionstructures,rewardsbehaviourconsistentwiththesix TCF outcomes.
MANAGEMENT INFORMATION (MI)
4.5. We use certain MI to ensure that our TCF commitment is being met. MI enables managementandemployeestomakeinformedbusinessdecisionsinthebest interestsofourcustomers(exampleanalysingQualityandCompliancescores, Complaints etc.).
PRODUCT DISCLOSURE
4.6. Weprovideclearexplanationsofproductsthatisinnowaymisleading. Alldisclosuresrequiredbylegislationaremadeinwriting.
ADVERTISING STANDARDS4.7. Ourmessageconveyedviaanymediaplatformisclearand“fineprint”iskept to a minimum.
PRODUCT DESIGN
4.8. Eachproductdevelopedbyusorourbusinesspartnersfollowdiligentassessments. We share the accountability for the fair treatment of our mutual customers. Ourproductsaredesignedtocatertoourcustomer’sneeds,limitingriskorexposure. Ourproductsdonothavehiddenpenaltiesorlargeupfrontcosts.Legislationand complianceisconsideredduringthedesignofourproductsensuringfairnessand securityfromthecustomer’sperspective.
CLAIMS
4.9. Allclaimsreceivedaretimeouslyanddiligentlyrespondedtobydedicated andwelltrainedstaff.Ourcustomersarekeptupdatedastothestatusoftheir claims. We strive to achieve a fair outcome on each claim.
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POLICIES AND PROCEDURES
4.10. TheFSPsunderMFShasinoperationpoliciesandproceduresdesignedtomanage anyconflictsofinterestwhichmayariseinourfairtreatmentofcustomers.
THE FOLLOWING LIST IS AN INDICATION: 1. PrivacyPolicy–Wetreatcustomerprivacyextremelyseriouslyandhavein place a comprehensive policy which complies with all the aspects of the Protection of Personal Information Act.
2. ConflictsofInterestPolicy–Anypotentialconflictsbetweenthecompanyand itscustomersareidentified,recordedonourconflictsregisterand managedaccordingly.
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TheaboverelatedTCFpoliciesandprinciplesarelongstandingpracticesthroughouttheFSPsunderMFS.HoweverweacknowledgethatTCFisaneverdevelopingandcontinu-ousprocesssoweareconstantlyreviewingourpoliciesandprocedurestoensurethatTCFremainsofparamountfocusandimportance.
Wewillalwaysstrivetodeliverhigherqualityserviceswhichmeetthecustomer’sexpectations throughout their relationship with us.
Ourcommitment
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