Ex ante-disclosure of costs

According to the German Securities Trading Act (WpHG), providers of investment services are legally obliged to provide their customers with transaction- and financial instrument-specific cost information before each transaction.

Investors can therefore include the costs associated with the investment in their investment decision.

The ex ante-disclosure of costs presents the projected costs of a specific investment, while the ex post-disclosure of costs presents the actual costs of all investments made by the customer in the calendar year. This results in differences.

Even if a customer merely makes a single investment, differences may occur between the two disclosures, as the ex ante-disclosure of costs represents an annual view from the date of conclusion, while the ex post-disclosure of costs comprises calendar years.

No, every bank is under the obligation to do so. The bank prepares the disclosures for all customers of Fondsdepot Bank.

"Service costs" include issue premiums, transaction costs, fees for the creation of copies, the custody fee and the benefits received.

The costs incurred for the fund, i.e. the administration fee (e.g. less subsidies granted to the bank), the ancillary costs and the transaction costs of the fund are summed up under "Fund/product costs". The costs are taken into consideration in the pricing and will not be charged to the customer at the custody account level.

Benefits include commission, fees and other monetary payments as well as all non-monetary benefits that are granted by third parties or paid to third parties in connection with the securities services.

This especially includes the new business and portfolio commission that distribution partners receive in connection with the investment consulting or brokerage. For example, non-monetary benefits include training events for products to ensure high consulting and product competence.

Apart from the distribution partner, Fondsdepot Bank may also receive or grant benefits in connection with the securities services.

The position is presented from the perspective of Fondsdepot Bank. Fondsdepot Bank receives - depending on the transaction - parts of the management fee.
In addition, Fondsdepot Bank receives the payouts from business plans and competitions for tied agents as the liability umbrella organization.

The new business and portfolio commission that is forwarded to distribution partners is consolidated under the "Benefits granted".