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Rowena B

1 reviews | Active since Oct 2013

18 Oct 2021, 12:35

Policy Cancelled - IFA and refund now forfeited

I let my financial advisor know that I would like my policy, she said she would get it done, however, my premuim still went of on 26Sep. When I asked her about it, she mentioned that it wasnt done, and then only cancelled it on the 28th This resulted in my refund being less than what was debited as it was cancelled so late.

In my emails to her , I also kept asking about the IFA, to find what how much and when this will be paid out. Half of the IFA is my own money due to the cashbacks, that i asked to be put in the IFA instead of getting the funds paid out.

Now it seem, because the policy was cancelled BEFORE the IFA was requested to be paid out, i have now forfeited MY OWN FUNDS. At no point did anybody state this, and in all my talks with my advisor, since August, she didnt mention this once.

All I got is , "sorry, this wasnt explained to me. " So now I guess all is forgiven. disgusting service. I am been refunded less that what was debited, and now have forfeited the IFA money because of discovery's advisors incompetence. Well done.

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Rowena B's update18 Oct 2021, 12:41
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Amended : I let my financial advisor know that I would like to cancel my policy
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Rowena B's update18 Oct 2021, 14:38
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Where are these rules written? I doubt anyone would use the IFA if they are aware of this. Its a ridiculous rule where Discovery is basically taking money they said was ours
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Rowena B's update18 Oct 2021, 15:01
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what about cancellations? Not a worry though, I'm sure you will get many people with this.
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Rowena B's update21 Oct 2021, 12:40
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Good day

I would just like to follow up on this.

I received a call from Thami of Discovery (Executive Relationship Advisor). He has a look at all the emails between myself and my broker and has come to conclusion that this whole incident could have been dealt with better by all parties.

He was very respectful and patient, explaining the rules around the IFA and I definitely got the feeling that he is trying to help me, not just trying to brush me off - which is how I felt before when dealing with my broker

Thami has definitely given me more confidence in the Discovery brand. I feel I can stay with Discovery for my other products now, which is very different to how I felt at the start of the week.

Thank you Thami for being respectful, for listening to what I was saying and for getting to a solution.

Thanks
Rowena