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Documents to support you and your clients
Adviser support
Here you’ll find all the documentation to support you and your clients with the Standard Life Smoothed Return Pension Fund.
Introducing the Standard Life Smoothed Return Pension Fund
Helping you deliver a life more certain for your retirement clients.
Target Market and Fund Governance
The Standard Life Smoothed Return Pension Fund is designed for clients who would benefit from smoother investment returns to, and through, retirement.
Technical Guide incorporating Key Facts
The finer details of how the fund works and the information you need to know before investing.
The Standard Life Smoothed Return Pension Fund Fact Sheet
Access all the fund information and associated documents.
Fund risk profiling matrix
The Standard Life Smoothed Return Pension Fund risk-mapped by leading independent providers.
The Standard Life Smoothed Return Pension Fund - at a glance
A simplified guide to Standard Life’s smoothed fund.
The Standard Life Smoothed Return Pension Fund suitability wording
Paragraphs designed to help you when compiling a suitability report to support a personal recommendation.
The Standard Life Smoothed Return Pension Fund - summary
A simplified summary of the smoothed fund provided by Standard Life.
Client support
A guide for your clients
Designed to provide your clients with financial flexibility and a little more certainty to, and through, retirement.
Technical Guide incorporating Key Facts
The finer details of how the fund works and the information your clients need to know before investing.
Beginners guide to smoothing
A factsheet for your clients explaining smoothed funds.
The Fidelity Pension – Client Terms
Disclosure material for the Fidelity Pension.
The Fidelity Pension – Doing Business With Fidelity
Including the Key Features of our Pension.
Smoothing explained for clients
You can use this video to support your client discussions around how a smoothed fund can work for their pension investments.
Have you got further questions or would like more information?
If you have any questions or would like more information about the Standard Life Smoothed Pension Return Fund, then please contact Standard Life by email here.
Should your query be related to your use of the platform in relation to selecting this fund please contact us by email here.
Frequently Asked Questions
Am I able to produce an illustration for the Standard Life Smoothed Return Pension Fund?
Yes, you can generate an illustration for an investment into the Standard Life Smoothed Return Pension Fund. You can also produce an illustration for existing holdings, including top ups into the fund.
What pre-sales documents are available for clients?
The following client-facing documents are available for the Standard Life Smoothed Return Pension Fund: Illustration, Beginners guide to smoothing, Customer guide, Technical Guide incorporating Key Facts - What you need to know. They can be found here.
What supporting material will be available to advisers?
The following materials are available to advisers:
ADVISER FACING
- Adviser guide
- Target Market and Product Governance document
- Fund factsheet
CLIENT FACING
- Client guide
- Technical Guide incorporating Key Facts
- Guide to smoothing
- Fund factsheet
You can view the literature here.
What documentation will clients receive when they invest into the Standard Life Smoothed Return Pension Fund?
They will receive the same documentation they receive when investing in any other fund. Please note, Confirmation Of Transactions are being produced for the Standard Life Smoothed Return Pension Fund.
Will the fund be visible within Fidelity's reporting tools?
The fund will be visible in B2B reports, Illustrations, Client Reports and Oneview Statement & Valuations. It will also be visible within the Portfolio X-Ray tool, although the underlying funds will not be shown. As the fund is an accumulation fund, it will not be visible in the Income Report.
Will the fund be available in back-office reports?
Yes, the fund will be shown within back-office reports.
Why is there limited data available in the Oneview Portfolio X-Ray tool?
The Smoothed Return Pension Fund has only recently been launched and therefore performance data will not be available for the first six months.