ANNEX II - Costs and charges

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Identified costs that should form part of the costs to be disclosed to the clients

Table 1

— All costs and associated charges charged for the investment service(s) and/or ancillary services provided to the client that should form part of the amount to be disclosed

Cost items to be disclosed

Examples:

One-off charges related to the provision of an investment service

All costs and charges paid to the investment firm at the beginning or at the end of the provided investment service(s).

Deposit fees, termination fees and switching costs

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Ongoing charges related to the provision of an investment service

All ongoing costs and charges paid to investment firms for their services provided to the client.

Management fees, advisory fees, custodian fees.

All costs related to transactions initiated in the course of the provision of an investment service

All costs and charges that are related to transactions performed by the investment firm or other parties.

Broker commissions

, entry- and exit-charges paid to the fund manager, platform fees, mark ups (embedded in the transaction price), stamp duty, transactions tax and foreign exchange costs.

Any charges that are related to ancillary services

Any costs and charges that are related to ancillary services that are not included in the costs mentioned above.

Research costs.

Custody costs.

Incidental costs

Performance fees

Switching costs should be understood as costs (if any) that are incurred by investors by switching from one investment firm to another investment firm.

Broker commissions should be understood as costs that are charged by investment firms for the execution of orders.

Table 2

— All costs and associated charges related to the financial instrument that should form part of the amount to be disclosed

Cost items to be disclosed

Examples:

One-off charges

All costs and charges (included in the price or in addition to the price of the financial instrument) paid to product suppliers at the beginning or at the end of the investment in the financial instrument.

Front-loaded management fee, structuring fee

, distribution fee.

Ongoing charges

All ongoing costs and charges related to the management of the financial product that are deducted from the value of the financial instrument during the investment in the financial instrument.

Management fees, service costs, swap fees, securities lending costs and taxes, financing costs.

All costs related to the transactions

All costs and charges that incurred as a result of the acquisition and disposal of investments.

Broker commissions, entry- and exit-charges paid by the fund, mark ups embedded in the transaction price, stamp duty, transactions tax and foreign exchange costs.

Incidental costs

Performance fees

Structuring fees should be understood as fees charged by manufacturers of structured investment products for structuring the products. They may cover a broader range of services provided by the manufacturer.# Table 1 in anx_I

Nature of obligationType of recordSummary of contentLegislative reference
Client assessment
Information to clientsContent as provided for under Article 24(4) of Directive 2014/65/EU and Articles 44 to 51 of this RegulationArticle 24(4) of Directive 2014/65/EUArticles 44 to 51 of this Regulation
Client agreementsRecords as provided for under Article 25(5) of Directive 2014/65/EUArticle 25(5) Directive 2014/65/EUArticle 58 of this Regulation
Assessment of suitability and appropriatenessContent as provided for under paragraphs 2 and 3 of Article 25 of Directive 2014/65/EU and Articles 54, 55 and 60 of this RegulationArticle 25(2) and (3) of Directive 2014/65/EUArticles 54, 55 and 56 of this Regulation
Order handling
Client order-handling – Aggregated transactionsRecords as provided for under Articles 67 to 70 of this RegulationArticles 24(1) and 28(1) of Directive 2014/65/EUArticles 67 to 70 of this Regulation
Aggregation and allocation of trans-actions for own accountRecords as provided for under Article 69 of this RegulationArticles 24(1) and 28(1) of Directive 2014/65/EUArticle 69 of this Regulation
Client Orders and transactions
Record keeping of client orders or decision to dealRecords as provided for under Article 74 of this RegulationArticle 16(6) of Directive 2014/65/EUArticle 74 of this Regulation
Record keeping of transactions and order processingRecords as provided for under Article 75 of this RegulationArticle 16(6) of Directive 2014/65/EUArticle 75 of this Regulation
Reporting to clients
Obligation in respect of services provided to clientsContents as provided for under Articles 59 to 63 of this RegulationParagraphs 1 and 6 of Article 24 and paragraphs 1 and 6 of Article 25 of Directive 2014/65/EUArticles 59 to 63 of this Regulation
Safeguarding of client assets
Client financial instruments held by an investment firmRecords as provided for under Article 16(8) of Directive 2014/65/EU and under Article 2 of Commission Delegated Directive (EU) 2017/593Article 16(8) of Directive 2014/65/EUArticle 2 of Delegated Directive (EU) 2017/593
Client funds held by an investment firmRecords as provided for under Article 16(9) of Directive 2014/65/EU and under Article 2 of Delegated Directive (EU) 2017/593Article 16(9) of Directive 2014/65/EUArticle 2 of Delegated Directive (EU) 2017/593
Use of client financial instrumentsRecords provided for under Article 5 of Delegated Directive (EU) 2017/593Paragraphs 8, 9 and 10 of Article 16 of Directive 2014/65/EUArticle 5 of Delegated Directive (EU) 2017/593
Communication with clients
Information about Costs and associated chargesContents as provided for under Article 50 of this RegulationArticle 24(4), point (c) of Directive 2014/65/EUArticle 50 of this Regulation
Information about the investment firm and its services, financial instruments and safe-guarding of client assetsContent as provided for under Articles 47, 48 and 49 of this RegulationArticle 24(4) of Directive 2014/65/EUArticles 47, 48 and 49 of this Regulation
Information to clientsRecords of communicationArticle 24(3) of Directive 2014/65/EUArticle 46 of this Regulation
Marketing communications (except in oral form)Each marketing communication issued by the investment firm (except in oral form) as provided under Articles 44 and 46 of this RegulationArticle 24(3) of Directive 2014/65/EUArticles 44 and 46 of this Regulation
Investment advice to retail clients(i) The fact, time and date that investment advice was rendered and (ii) the financial instrument that was recommended (iii) the suitability report provided to the clientArticle 25(6) of Directive 2014/65/EUArticle 54 of this Regulation
Investment researchEach item of investment research issued by the investment firm in a durable mediumArticle 24(3) of Directive 2014/65/EUArticles 36 and 37 of this Regulation
Organisational requirements
The firm’s business and internal organisationRecords as provided for under Article 21(1), point (f) of this RegulationParagraphs 2 to 10 of Article 16 of Directive 2014/65/EUArticle 21(1), point (f) of this Regulation
Compliance reportsEach compliance report to management bodyArticle 16(2) of Directive 2014/65/EUArticle 22(2), point (c) and Article 25(2) of this Regulation
Conflict of Interest recordRecords as provided for under Article 35 of this RegulationArticle 16(3) of Directive 2014/65/EUArticle 35 of this Regulation
InducementsThe information disclosed to clients under Article 24(9) of Directive 2014/65/EUArticle 24(9) of Directive 2014/65/EUArticle 11, 12 and 13 of Delegated Directive (EU) 2017/593
Risk management reportsEach risk management report to senior managementArticle 16(5) of Directive 2014/65/EUArticle 23(1), point (b) and Article 25(2) of this Regulation
Internal audit reportsEach internal audit report to senior managementArticle 16(5) of Directive 2014/65/EUArticle 24 and Article 25(2) of this Regulation
Complaints-handling recordsEach complaint and the complaint handling measures taken to address the complaintArticle 16(2) of Directive 2014/65/EUArticle 26 of this Regulation
Records of personal transactionsRecords as provided for under Article 29(5), point (c) of this RegulationArticle 16(2) of Directive 2014/65/EUArticle 29(5), point (c) of this Regulation

Table 1 in anx_II

Cost items to be disclosedExamples:
One-off charges related to the provision of an investment serviceAll costs and charges paid to the investment firm at the beginning or at the end of the provided investment service(s).
Ongoing charges related to the provision of an investment serviceAll ongoing costs and charges paid to investment firms for their services provided to the client.
All costs related to transactions initiated in the course of the provision of an investment serviceAll costs and charges that are related to transactions performed by the investment firm or other parties.
Any charges that are related to ancillary servicesAny costs and charges that are related to ancillary services that are not included in the costs mentioned above.
Incidental costs
(1)Switching costs should be understood as costs (if any) that are incurred by investors by switching from one investment firm to another investment firm.(2)Broker commissions should be understood as costs that are charged by investment firms for the execution of orders.

Table 2 in anx_II

Cost items to be disclosedExamples:
One-off chargesAll costs and charges (included in the price or in addition to the price of the financial instrument) paid to product suppliers at the beginning or at the end of the investment in the financial instrument.
Ongoing chargesAll ongoing costs and charges related to the management of the financial product that are deducted from the value of the financial instrument during the investment in the financial instrument.
All costs related to the transactionsAll costs and charges that incurred as a result of the acquisition and disposal of investments.
Incidental costs
(1)Structuring fees should be understood as fees charged by manufacturers of structured investment products for structuring the products. They may cover a broader range of services provided by the manufacturer.