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FAQ

06. Selling Funds

1) How do I sell?
2) When can I sell my funds?
3) What is the cut off time for an online sell order to be processed at Fundsupermart.com?
4) Do I need to pay any sales charges when sell my funds?
5) When will my sell orders be transacted?
6) What are the options available for redemption method when I sell?
7) If I select “cheque” as the redemption method, what are the options available for the payment currency that I can receive?
8) What happens after I sell and will I receive any notification?
9) When will I know my selling price?
10) How long will it take for me to receive my money?
11) How do I receive my money?
12) What is the foreign currency conversion used if I choose to receive the proceeds in different currency other than the fund currency?
13) I do not want to receive the cheque for my cash holding redemption. Can you help me to credit my proceeds to my bank account instead of mailing the cheque to me?
14) What will happen after I sell my CPF holdings after 1 May 2009? Will I be able to re-invest the sale proceeds if my balance in my CPF-OA or CPF-SA is below $40,000?
15) I do not have any local SGD bank account. How do I request you to send the proceeds to me via Telegraphic Transfer?
16) What are the charges that I have to pay if I request you to TT/ wire the sales proceeds to me?
17) How long will I receive my monies via Telegraphic Transfer?
18) Where do I check the fund holidays?
19) When I sell my units, do I need to wait for a willing buyer?


Q: How do I sell?

A: Selling is a simple process at Fundsupermart.com. Simply go to My Investments > Sell Unit Trust. Only the funds that you have purchased through Fundsupermart.com, and the funds you have transferred to Fundsupermart.com will be shown. Select the fund that you wish to sell, key in the exact number of units and add them to the shopping cart.
 
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Q: When can I sell my funds?

A: You can sell anytime once your 'buy' transactions are completed, generally on T+4. We regret that there will be NO selling of funds during the buy transaction cycle until the buy transaction has completed .
 
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Q: What is the cut off time for an online sell order to be processed at Fundsupermart.com?

A: The cut off time to process an online order is 3pm (Singapore time)on any business day. Orders placed online after 3pm on a business day will be processed on the next business day. Orders placed on a non-business day will be processed on the next business day.
 
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Q: Do I need to pay any sales charges when sell my funds?

A: You do not need to pay any FSM sales charge when you sell your funds.
 
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Q: When will my sell orders be transacted?

A: All sell orders submitted before 3pm on a business day will be transacted on the same day. Orders received after 3pm on a business day will be transacted on the next business day. Orders received on a non-business day will be transacted on the next business day.

Exceptions:

According to the respective fund managers, the transaction date for the following funds will be 2 business days after the order has been placed, if it is placed before 3pm on a business day:

  • Amundi Bonus Builder Fund
  • Amundi Oasis MENA Fund
  • ING RF Asian Debt USD

    According to respective fund managers, the transaction date for the following funds will be 1 business day after the order has been placed, if it is placed before 3pm on a business day:

  • Parvest Asian Conv Bond
  • Parvest BRIC
  • Parvest Emerging Mkts
  • Parvest Rtn Plus (EUR)
  • BNP Paribas Agriculture (SGD)
  • WIOF Russian Opportunities Eqty A SGD
  • WIOF Adriatic-Balkan Opp A SGD
  • WIOF Central Asian Opp A SGD
  • WIOF CIS Bond EUR
  • WIOF Greece-Cyprus Opp A SGD
  • ING Inv Emg Mkts USD
  • ING Inv Glob High Div EUR
  • ING RF Em Mkts Debt HC EUR
  • RREEF APEC Real Est USD LQ
  • RREEF Gl Real Est Sec LC USD
  • RREEF Gl RealEst Inc Sec LC SGD H
  • RREEF Gl RealEst Inc Sec LQ USD H
  • UBS Asian Consumption SGD RA
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    Q: What are the options available for redemption method when I sell?

    A: For funds purchased using cash, you are able to select one of the following as redemption method when you sell the funds:
  • Cash Fund
  • Nikko AM Shenton ShortTerm Bond (S$)
  • Cheque

    For funds purchased using CPF-OA, the redemption method is CPF-OA or Nikko AM Shenton ShortTerm Bond SGD while for funds purchased using CPF-SA, the default redemption method is CPF-SA.

    For funds purchased using SRS, you are able to select SRS/Cash Fund (SRS)/Nikko AM Shenton ShortTerm Bond SGD (SRS) as redemption method when you sell the funds。

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    Q: If I select “cheque” as the redemption method, what are the options available for the payment currency that I can receive?

    A: If you select cheque as the redemption method, you are able to select one of the following currencies during the sell order:

    SGD –Singapore Dollar
    USD – US Dollar
    AUD – Australia Dollar
    EUR - Euro
    GBP - Pound Sterling

    Remarks: For AUD/EUR/GBP currency selection, you will need to email us your bank TT information as we will transfer the proceeds to your bank account via TT service. Our email address is clienthelp@fundsupermart.com. Note that there will be TT charges incurred and deducted from your sales proceeds.

     
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    Q: What happens after I sell and will I receive any notification?

    A: For cash redemptions, you will receive a total of 2 emails. One when your online instruction is received, and another when the units have been priced on T+2. The relevant units sold will be removed from your "View Holding" table on T+2 once the sell order is priced.

    For CPF-OA, CPF-SA and SRS redemption, you will receive a total of 2 emails. One after your online instruction is received, and another after the units have been priced. The relevant units sold will be removed from your "View Holding" table on T+2 once the sell order is priced.

    All CPF-OA transactions will be captured in the statements sent to you by your CPF agent bank. ALL CPF-SA transactions will be captured in the statements sent to you by the CPF Board. All SRS transactions will be captured in the statements sent to you by your SRS Operator.

     
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    Q: When will I know my selling price?

    A: Price will be based on T date. T is the transaction date of your sell order.

    Due to forward pricing, the fund manager requires approximately 2 business days to consolidate and derive a unit price for the funds. These prices are further valued independently by the fund's trustees. Therefore, the dealing price will be made known to the public within 2 business days after the transaction date. Once we obtained the price,the selling price will be updated on T+2 and an email notification will be sent to you.

    Exceptions:

    i)The sell orders of the following funds will only be priced on 3 business days from the transaction date (T+3):

  • Amundi Global Luxury & Lifestyle Fund
  • BNP Paribas Agriculture Fund

    ii)The sell orders of Non Daily Valued Funds will be priced at the end of the dealing period upon receipt of confirmation from the fund managers.

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    Q: How long will it take for me to receive my money?

    A: Generally, below are the respective settlement dates for various type of funds:

    Equity / Balanced Funds: T + 6 business days
    Bond / Money Market Funds: T + 4 business days
    CPF/SRS funds ( Non-IA status): Within T + 10 business days

    Note: For CPF/SRS (Non-IA status) holdings, we do not provide a specific settlement date after you have placed your sell orders. This is because the sales proceeds will be credited by the respective fund managers.

    Exceptions:

    Cash Fund: T + 1 business day
    Nikko AM Shenton ShortTerm Bond SGD(cash holding): T + 2 business days
    Nikko AM Shenton ShortTerm Bond SGD (Non-cash holding- IA status): T + 3 business days
    Philip Money Market fund (cash holding): T + 2 business days
    Philip Money Market fund (SRS holding- IA status): T + 4 business days
    Lion Global SGD Money Market: T + 3 business days
    Henderson funds: T+7 business days
    Fidelity China Focus fund (OA/SA/SRS): T+7 business days
    Authorised Bond funds: T + 6 business days

     
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    Q: How do I receive my money?

    A: For Cash Investments

    Generally, for Bond and Money Market funds, it will take T+4 business days for the money to be sent to you. For Equities, Balanced and other types of funds as stipulated in the prospectus, it will take T+6 business days for redemption proceeds to be sent to you. 'T' date is the day where your sell order is transacted. You will be notified of this via an email. There are 4 methods for us to credit the proceeds to you:

    1) Cash Fund/Nikko AM Shenton ShortTerm Bond SGD:
    When you sell a unit trust but want to wait before you buy another, you may park the sales proceeds in the Cash Fund or Nikko AM Shenton ShortTerm Bond SGD first.

    You may indicate the 'Cash Fund/Nikko AM Shenton ShortTerm Bond SGD' as the redemption method when you sell. The sales proceeds will be used to buy into the Cash Fund/Nikko AM Shenton ShortTerm Bond SGD on the settlement date of the sell order.

    To know more about the Cash Fund, click here

    To know more about the Nikko AM Shenton ShortTerm Bond SGD, click here

    2) Direct Credit into Bank Account:
    Make sure your bank account details in your Investment Account are updated. We will arrange to send the cheque to your designated bank account on T+4 or T+6, whichever funds it applies to based on the above. Please note that the banks may take another day or two to complete the cheque clearance.

    To update your bank account, go to My Investments > Update Account and click on 'Direct Credit Instruction'.

    3) Cheque by mail:
    We will mail out the cheque on T+4 or T+6. Mailing will take another 1 - 2 business days for the cheque to reach you. We will make out a cheque to the name based on your NRIC or passport name in your application, and mail it to your mailing address. Please ensure and update your mailing address personally should there be any changes.

    For CPF-OA and CPF-SA Investments
    For funds classified under 'Non-IA' status, the proceeds of your sale will be credited back to your CPF agent bank for CPF-OA and CPF Board for CPF-SA in approximately T+10 business days. For funds classified under 'IA' status, the proceeds of your sale will be credited back to your agent bank or CPF Board in approximately T+6 business days.

    If there are no further investments made using CPF-OA for the next 2 months or so, the agent bank will credit your CPF-OA monies back to your CPF Investment Account at CPF Board. You will need to inform your agent bank personally should you require the CPF monies to be credited back into your CPF Investment Account at CPF Board before the end of 2 months. Once you have sold your funds purchased using CPF-OA, the redemption proceeds would be transferred to your CPF agent bank.

    For SRS Investments
    The redemption proceeds will be credited back into your SRS account with your CPF agent bank. You will receive the redemption proceeds in your CPF agent bank or SRS Operator (SRS) on T+4 business days for redemption of Bond and Money Market funds and T+6 for Equities, Balanced other types of funds as stipulated in the prospectus.

     
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    Q: What is the foreign currency conversion used if I choose to receive the proceeds in different currency other than the fund currency?

    A: Foreign conversion rate (FX) will be based on (settlements date – 2 business days) if your sell order involves currency conversion.
     
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    Q: I do not want to receive the cheque for my cash holding redemption. Can you help me to credit my proceeds to my bank account instead of mailing the cheque to me?

    A: You can update your bank account details online by going to My Investments > Update Account and click on 'Direct Credit Instruction'. The changes will be reflected in our system immediately.

    If you have updated your direct credit instructions, we will do a quick cheque deposit into your bank account on the relevant settlement date of your sell order. Please note that your bank will take 1 business day to clear the cheque. If you do not have the direct credit instruction updated, we will mail the cheque to your mailing address.

     
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    Q: What will happen after I sell my CPF holdings after 1 May 2009? Will I be able to re-invest the sale proceeds if my balance in my CPF-OA or CPF-SA is below $40,000?

    A: For CPF-OA

    The sales proceeds will be credited back to your CPF Investment Account with your agent bank. You may re-invest the sales proceeds in your CPF Investment Account, even if your CPF-OA balance is below $20,000. If there are no further investments made using CPF-OA for the next 2 months (for a more accurate timeline, please check with your Agent Bank), the agent bank will credit your sales proceeds back to your CPF-OA at CPF Board and you may not re-invest the balance if your CPF-OA balance is below $20,000.

    For CPF-SA

    The sales proceeds will be credited back to your CPF-SA with CPF Board directly and you may not re-invest the sale proceeds if your CPF-SA balance is below $40,000.

    To know more about the New CPFIS rules from 1 May 2009, click here

     
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    Q: I do not have any local SGD bank account. How do I request you to send the proceeds to me via Telegraphic Transfer?

    A: For TT (USD Currency)

    You can update your bank account details online by going to My Investments > Update Account and click on 'Direct Credit Instruction'.

    For TT ( AUD/ EUR/GBP/SGD)

    Please send us an authenticated email indicates the information below once you have placed the sell order at our platform:

    1. Bank Account Number
    2. Bank Account Name
    3. Bank Name
    4. Bank Address
    5. Bank Swift Code
    6. Currency of the bank account

    To send us an authenticated email, please login to your account at our website first and go to Advice & Support > Contact Us and click on our email address.

    Upon receipt of your email notification, we will assist you accordingly.

     
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    Q: What are the charges that I have to pay if I request you to TT/ wire the sales proceeds to me?

    A: Please note that the charges involved will be borne by the investors. The charges will be deducted from your sales proceeds directly.
     
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    Q: How long will I receive my monies via Telegraphic Transfer?

    A: You will be expecting to receive the monies within 1 week.
     
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    Q: Where do I check the fund holidays?

    A: You may find the upcoming fund holidays on the respective fund factsheet under ‘Fund Holiday’ section. Alternatively, the relevant information could be found at Tools & Fund News > Fund Holidays Calendar.

    Note: There will be no trading on Singapore Public Holidays and Fund Holidays declared by individual fund managers. Trading of the funds will be resumed on the following business day.

     
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    Q: When I sell my units, do I need to wait for a willing buyer?

    A: No, the fund manager is obliged to buy the units from you, subjected to the terms and conditions stipulated in the prospectus.
     
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    For further assistance, call our helpline at 6557 2853 from 9am to 6pm on Mondays to Fridays (excluding weekends & public holidays).