ASIC Corporations (Disclosure of Fees and Costs) Instrument 2019/1070
209Matters to be included as Additional Explanation of Fees and Costs
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209 Matters to be included as Additional Explanation of Fees and Costs
The following information, if relevant to the particular superannuation product or collective investment product, must be included under the heading “Additional explanation of fees and costs”:
(a) the explanation of the fees mentioned in footnote 3 for superannuation products and footnote 1 for collective investment products;
(b) information on performance fees including:
(i) for a superannuation product—a statement about how performance fees affect administration fees and costs and investment fees and costs; and
(ii) for a collective investment product—details, including the amount, for performance fees chargeable by the responsible entity or operator; and
(iii) an outline of the method adopted for calculating the performance fees included in the Fees and Costs Summary; and
(iv) where the amount for performance fees is negative—the negative amount and its effect on fees and costs; and
(v) the calculated average performance fees for each product or option or part under paragraph 101C(3)(a);
Note: The performance fee disclosed must include the performance fees that accrue for each interposed vehicle referable to a product or option, or part of a product or option, mentioned in subclause 101C(1). However, you do not need to separately disclose the performance fees accruing to each individual interposed vehicle.
(c) for tax—a cross reference to the “Tax” part of the Product Disclosure Statement;
(ca) for insurance fees and other costs relating to insurance (if relevant)—a cross reference to the “Insurance” part of the Product Disclosure Statement;
(d) if the product is subject to tax—whether the benefit of any tax deduction is passed on to the investor in the form of a reduced fee or cost;
(e) an explanation of adviser remuneration that forms part of any fee or cost in the table, including (if known to the product issuer):
(i) the method of calculation; and
(ii) the amounts of commission or the range of amounts; and
(iii) whether the amounts are negotiable or rebatable; and
(iv) the way in which amounts may be negotiated or rebated;
(f) an explanation of advice fees and, for a superannuation product, intra-fund advice costs;
(g) for a negotiated fee or cost—contact details of the person or body with whom the fee or cost can be negotiated and the manner of negotiation;
(h) worked examples (if appropriate);
(i) additional details of incidental fees (if appropriate);
(j) details of transaction costs such as brokerage and buy‑sell spread, including: