Our Charges

We, IPS Financial Advice Ltd trading as Mortgage123 act as Broker between you, the consumer, and the product provider with whom we place your business.

Pursuant to provision 4.58A of the Central Bank of Ireland’s September 2019 Addendum to the Consumer Protection Code, all Brokers, must make available in their public offices, or on their website if they have one, a summary of the details of all arrangements for any fee, commission, other reward or remuneration provided to the Broker which it has agreed with its product producers.

For the purpose of this document, commission is the payment earned by the Broker for work undertaken on behalf of both the provider and the consumer. The amount of commission is generally directly related to the quantity or value of the products sold.

We are remunerated by commission and other payments from product producers. When assessing products, we will consider the different approach taken by product providers in terms of them integrating sustainability risks into their product offering. This will form part of our analysis for choosing a product provider. Our Brokerage commission options are displayed as a range, showing the maximum amount which can be received. The level of commission depends on individual circumstances, based on the following factors: The factors that may impact a variation in charges include; • Client segmentation • Adviser discretion • Competitive pressures • Investment/pensions/saving size • Schemes size • Term/timeline of a policy or service • Complexity of advice • Preferential terms in the market, available to a Brokerage & client at the time. There are different types of commission models:

Single commission model: where payment is made to the Broker shortly after the sale is completed and is based on a percentage of the premium paid/amount invested/amount borrowed.

For Pensions, Savings & Investments recurring commission refers to further payments at intervals that are paid throughout the life span of the product & may be based on a percentage of the value of the fund or the annual premium.

For Protection products recurring commissions refers to further payments at intervals that are paid throughout the life span of the product & are based of the annual premium.

Other forms of indemnity commission are advances of commission for future sales granted to Brokers in order to assist with set up costs or business development.

In some cases, the Broker may be a party to a profit-share arrangement with a product provider and will earn additional commission. Any business arranged with these product providers on a client’s behalf will be placed with the product provider because that product provider is at the time of placement, the most suitable to meet the client’s requirements, taking all the client’s relevant information, demands and needs into account.

For Life Assurance products commission is divided into initial commission and Recurring Commission (related to premium)

Recurring Commission is the ongoing remuneration facilitated on a financial advice product to allow for the ongoing service, administration & review processes that are linked to financial advice for Protection, Pensions, Investments & Savings products. Recurring commission can also be described as trail or fund based renewal commission on Pensions/Investments/Savings, or renewal commission on Protection. Where an investment fund is being built up though an insurance-based investment product or a pension product, the increments may be based on a percentage of the value of the fund or the annual premium. For a single premium/lump sum product, the increment is generally based on the value of the fund.

Examples of products include Life Protection, Regular Premium Life Assurance Investments, Single Premium (lump sum) Insurance-based Investments, and Single Premium Pensions.

Investment firms, which fall within the scope of the S.I. 375 of European Communities (Markets in Financial Instruments) Regulations 2017 (the MiFID Regulations), offer both standard commission and commission models involving initial and recurring commission. Increments may be based on a percentage of the investment management fees, or on the value of the fund.

Commission may be earned by Brokers for arranging credit for consumers, such as mortgages. The single, or standard, commission model is the most common commission model applied to the sale of mortgage products by mortgage credit Brokers (Mortgage Broker).

Clawback is an obligation on the Broker to repay unearned commission. Commission can be paid directly after a contract is concluded but is not deemed to be ‘earned’ until after a specified period of time. If the consumer cancels or withdraws from the financial product within the specified time, the Broker must return commission to the product producer.

The firm may also be remunerated by fee by the product producer such as policy fee, admin fee, or in the case of investment firms, advisory fees. Include arrangements, etc.

The enclosed commission guidance section gives indicative values across every product provider and every product advised whereby a commission or fee is received within our business. This is the maximum our Brokerage will take and is subject to change, in certain cases our Brokerage may take a different remuneration than the enclosed percentages/amounts. This will be disclosed to each client as per the Central Bank Consumer Protection Code regulations, on a client-by-client basis.

In certain circumstances, it will be necessary to charge a fee for services provided. These are listed below for life, pensions & investments, non-life business and Standard PRSAs. A separate fee structure is detailed below for mortgage advice. In other circumstances, where fees are chargeable or where you choose to pay in full for our service by fee, we will notify you in writing in advance and agree the scale of fees to be charged if different from fees outlined below.

If we receive commission from a product provider, this may be offset against the fee which we will charge you. Where the commission is greater than the fee due, the commission may become the amount payable to the firm unless an arrangement to the contrary is made.

Where IPS Financial Advice Ltd. undertakes the administration and servicing of applications on behalf of a third-party provider, The Company reserves the right to charge a fee to the provider. The fee will be commensurate to the work carried out and the ongoing service provided.

Life, Pensions & Investment Fees

You may elect to deal with us on a fee basis instead. If this is your preference, applicable fees can be agreed in advance and will be calculated based on a quantum of an hourly rate as per the seniority/experience of the applicable adviser(s) e.g.

Principals / Directors €200
Financial Advisors €150
Paraplanners & Associates €100
Support & Administrative Staff €50

In some cases, additional fees may be required for complex cases or to reflect value, specialist skills or urgency. However, we will notify you in advance and agree the scale of any fees to be charged before commencement.

We may receive up to 1% of the loan for arranging mortgage finance. This commission is paid by the mortgage lender. In certain circumstances, it will be necessary to charge a fee for services provided. We will notify you in advance and agree the scale of fees to be charged.

Please note that lenders may charge specific fees in certain circumstances and if this applies, these fees will be specified in your Loan Offer. Typically, this situation arises in relation to specialist lending.

We charge €500 on application for mortgages less than €100,000.

Further detail on the providers we work with, the products we sell and the maximum commissions available to us are outlined below.

Credit intermediation with respect to Mortgages allows for an initial once off upfront commission to remunerate a Brokerage based on the advice, service and packaging of a mortgage. If a client switches or ceases to pay a Mortgage repayment with the clawback period, the Brokerage will receive a pre agreed pro rata clawback within the below timeframes.

Typically for this product only an annualised commission is paid out. There can be cases whereby an additional admin or service fee is required, which is disclosed and agreed by the client(s).

A Term Life Protection Product provides for an initial commission as outlined below. These policies have an inbuilt recurring commission structure to remunerate the Brokerage for reviews, service and claims support. If for some reason a client moves or terminates their policy within a particular period of time, this might result in the provider seeking to “clawback” some or all of the commission paid to the broker, depending on how long the policy was active with the provider.

A Specified Illness Product provides for an initial commission as outlined below. These policies have an inbuilt recurring commission structure to remunerate the Brokerage for reviews, service and claims support. If for some reason a client moves or terminates their policy within a particular period of time, this might result in the provider seeking to “clawback” some or all of the commission paid to the broker, depending on how long the policy was active with the provider.

The Savings contract typically provides for an Initial Commission as outlined below. Brokerages may also agree with a client a recurring commission that may be based on a percentage of the value of the fund or the annual premium. If for some reason a client moves or terminates their policy within a particular period of time, this might result in the provider seeking to ‘ clawback ‘ some or all of the commission paid to the broker, depending on how long the policy was active with the provider.

A Pension Term Assurance Product provides for an initial commission as outlined below. These policies have an inbuilt recurring commission structure to remunerate the Brokerage for reviews, service and claims support. If for some reason a client moves or terminates their policy within a particular period of time, this might result in the provider seeking to ‘clawback’ some or all of the commission paid to the broker, depending on how long the policy was active with the provider.

A Personal Retirement Savings Account or PRSA typically provides for an Initial Commission as outlined below with certain restrictions around PRSA’s. Brokerages may also agree with a client a recurring commission that may be based on a percentage of the value of the fund or the annual premium. If for some reason a client moves or terminates their policy within a particular period of time, this might result in the provider seeking to “clawback” some or all of the commission paid to the broker, depending on how long the policy was active with the provider.

The Pension Retirement Bond typically provides for an Initial Commission as outlined below. Brokerages may also agree with a client a recurring commission that may be based on a percentage of the value of the fund or the annual premium. If for some reason a client moves or terminates their policy within a particular period of time, this might result in the provider seeking to “clawback” some or all of the commission paid to the broker, depending on how long the policy was active with the provider.

A Mortgage Protection Product provides for an initial commission as outlined below. These policies have an inbuilt recurring commission structure to remunerate the Brokerage for reviews, service and claims support. If for some reason a client moves or terminates their policy within a particular period of time, this might result in the provider seeking to “clawback” some or all of the commission paid to the broker, depending on how long the policy was active with the provider.

An Income Protection Product provides for an initial commission as outlined below. These policies have an inbuilt recurring commission structure to remunerate the Brokerage for reviews, service and claims support. If for some reason a client moves or terminates their policy within a particular period of time, this might result in the provider seeking to “clawback” some or all of the commission paid to the broker, depending on how long the policy was active with the provider.

An Investment Product typically provides for an Initial Commission as outlined below. Brokerages may also agree with a client a recurring commission that may be based on a percentage of the value of the fund or the annual premium. If for some reason a client moves or terminates their policy within a particular period of time, this might result in the provider seeking to “clawback” some or all of the commission paid to the broker, depending on how long the policy was active with the provider.

A Defined Contribution Product typically provides for an Initial Commission as outlined below. Brokerages may also agree with a client a recurring commission that may be based on a percentage of the value of the fund or the annual premium. If for some reason a client moves or terminates their policy within a particular period of time, this might result in the provider seeking to “clawback” some or all of the commission paid to the broker, depending on how long the policy was active with the provider.

An ARF / AMRF Product typically provides for an Initial Commission as outlined below. Brokerages may also agree with a client a recurring commission that may be based on a percentage of the value of the fund or the annual premium. If for some reason a client moves or terminates their policy within a particular period of time, this might result in the provider seeking to “clawback” some or all of the commission paid to the broker, depending on how long the policy was active with the provider.

The Annuity contract typically provides for an Initial Commission as outlined below. Brokerages may also agree with a client a recurring commission that may be based on a percentage of the value of the fund or the annual premium. If for some reason a client moves or terminates their policy within a particular period of time, this might result in the provider seeking to ‘clawback’ some or all of the commission paid to the broker, depending on how long the policy was active with the provider.

The Whole of Life Protection Product provides for an initial commission as outlined below. These policies have an inbuilt recurring commission structure to remunerate the Brokerage for reviews, service and claims support. If for some reason a client moves or terminates their policy within a particular period of time, this might result in the provider seeking to “clawback” some or all of the commission paid to the broker, depending on how long the policy was active with the provider.

A Cancer Cover Product provides for an initial commission as outlined below. These policies have an inbuilt recurring commission structure to remunerate the Brokerage for reviews, service and claims support. If for some reason a client moves or terminates their policy within a particular period of time, this might result in the provider seeking to ‘clawback’ some or all of the commission paid to the broker, depending on how long the policy was active with the provider.

Product	Commission %	Clawback Period (Months)
Mortgage – Switcher	1%	36

Product	Commission %	Clawback Period (Months)
Mortgage – Second/subsequent Buyer	1%	36

Product	Commission %	Clawback Period (Months)
Mortgage – First-Time Buyer	1%	36

Product	Commission %	Clawback Period (Months)
Mortgage – Equity Release	1%	36

Product	Commission %
Personal Accident	20%

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Product	Commission %
Defective Title	10%
Lost Share Indemnity	10%
Lost Title Deeds	10%
Title / Administration Bond	20%

Product	Initial %	Recurring Commission %	Clawback Period (Months)
Term Protection	150%	22%	24

Product	Initial %	Recurring %
Single Premium PRSA	4%	0.5%