Finance and Capital Management
PruFund mechanics
Summary
Customers
•
Invest initial saving and/or
retirement pot into the fund
• Investment grows in line with an
.
EGR¹ (reviewed on a quarterly basis)
• Annual Charges, which cover the
expenses incurred by the WPF²,
including the cost of any Shareholder
Transfer, are deducted from the
investment
• Downward / upward UPAS³ are
applied for significant market
movements
With-Profits Fund
• Receives the actual investment
returns and accrues the Expected
Growth Rate to customers
Absorbs any positive or negative
difference between the Annual
Charges and the expenses incurred
(which include the transfer paid to
shareholders)
• Pays the Shareholder Transfer at
point of customers' withdrawal
Shareholders
• The PVST4 is recognised as an asset
on the Solvency II balance sheet
along with a related capital
requirement
• The balance between the two
elements evolves over time
generating a surplus
• The Shareholder Transfer is paid by
the With-Profits Fund when
customers withdraw funds
• The amount of the Shareholder
Transfer is equivalent to 1/9th of the
value created for the customer5
.
Funds can be withdrawn in part
or in full when needed
1. Expected Growth Rate; 2. With-Profits Fund; 3. Unit Price Adjustments; 4. Present Value of the Shareholder Transfer;
5. In case the claim value is less than the initial premium, the shareholder transfer will be correspondingly negative for 1/9th of the loss
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