Service processing time

1. Date of fund price means the date on which the fund price is used for fund dealing after the trustee has received the instruction for rebalancing / fund switching. If the instruction is received by the trustee after the cut-off time on a working day or at any time on a non-working day, it will be deemed to have been received on the next working day.
2. From the day following the day of receipt of member's valid instruction (before the cut-off time on that day) by the trustee's administration centre to the working day on which the trustee has completed changing the investment allocation of the existing account balance and allocating the relevant fund units into member's account (exclusive of the day of receipt of the instruction by the trustee). However, the relevant information may not be updated simultaneously to the trustee's website, mobile apps and IVRS. You may contact the trustee for details. If the instruction is received by the trustee after the cut-off time on a working day or at any time on a non-working day, it will be deemed to have been received on the next working day.
3. From the day following the day of receipt of member's duly completed form by the trustee's administration centre to the working day on which the trustee has completed changing the investment allocation of the existing account balance and allocating the relevant fund units into member's account (exclusive of the day of receipt of the form by the trustee). However, the relevant information may not be updated simultaneously to the trustee's website, mobile apps and IVRS. You may contact the trustee for details. If the form is submitted through other channels provided by the trustee (e.g. bank branch), it may take extra time to pass the form to the administration centre of the trustee.
4. From the day following the day of receipt of member's valid instruction (before the cut-off time on that day) by the trustee's administration centre to the working day on which the trustee has completed updating the investment allocation of future contributions (exclusive of the day of receipt of the instruction by the trustee). However, the relevant information may not be updated simultaneously to the trustee's website, mobile apps and IVRS. You may contact the trustee for details. If the instruction is received by the trustee after the cut-off time on a working day or at any time on a non-working day, it will be deemed to have been received on the next working day.
5. From the day following the day of receipt of member's duly completed form by the trustee's administration centre to the working day on which the trustee has completed updating the investment allocation of future contributions (exclusive of the day of receipt of the form by the trustee). However, the relevant information may not be updated simultaneously to the trustee's website, mobile apps and IVRS. You may contact the trustee for details. If the form is submitted through other channels provided by the trustee (e.g. bank branch), it may take extra time to pass the form to the administration centre of the trustee.
6. Prescribed spreadsheets are developed by trustees with automatic calculation of contribution functions for employers to prepare contribution data.
7. From the day following the day of receipt of employer's completed Remittance Statement by the trustee's administration centre to the working day on which the trustee has received the contributions from employer's designated bank account and then used the contributions to subscribe for units in the relevant constituent fund(s) (i.e. the date on which the fund price used for fund subscription is quoted) for the member (exclusive of the day of receipt of the Remittance Statement by the trustee). If the document is submitted through other channels provided by the trustee (e.g. bank branch), it may take extra time to pass the form to the administration centre of the trustee.
8. From the day following the day of receipt of employer's completed Remittance Statement and the contributions by the trustee's administration centre to the working day on which the trustee has used the contributions to subscribe for units in the relevant constituent fund(s) (i.e. the date on which the fund price used for fund subscription is quoted) for the member (exclusive of the day of receipt of the Remittance Statement and the contributions by the trustee). If the document is submitted through other channels provided by the trustee (e.g. bank branch), it may take extra time to pass the form to the administration centre of the trustee.
9. From the day following the day of receipt of employer's completed Remittance Statement and cheque by the trustee's administration centre to the working day on which the trustee has used the contributions to subscribe for units in the relevant constituent fund(s) (i.e. the date on which the fund price used for fund subscription is quoted) for the member (exclusive of the day of receipt of the Remittance Statement and cheque by the trustee). If the document is submitted through other channels provided by the trustee (e.g. bank branch), it may take extra time to pass the form to the administration centre of the trustee.
10. From the day following the day of receipt of member's duly completed election form by the new trustee's administration centre to the working day on which the new trustee has served a copy of the election form on the original trustee (exclusive of the day of receipt of the form by the new trustee). If the form is submitted through other channels provided by the trustee (e.g. bank branch), it may take extra time to pass the form to the administration centre of the trustee.
11. From the day following the day on which the original trustee receives a copy of the duly completed election form and all required supporting documents from the new trustee to the working day on which the original trustee has redeemed the fund units in the member's account (exclusive of the day of receipt of the copy of the form and the supporting documents by the original trustee).
12. From the day following the day on which the original trustee has redeemed the fund units in the member's account to the working day on which the original trustee has transferred the accrued benefits out to the new trustee (exclusive of the day of redemption of fund units by the trustee).
    
13. From the day following the day on which the new trustee receives the accrued benefits from the original trustee to the working day on which the new trustee has used the transferred-in benefits to subscribe for units in the relevant constituent fund(s) (i.e. the date on which the fund price used for fund subscription is quoted) for the member (exclusive of the day of receipt of the accrued benefits by the new trustee).
14. From the day following the day of receipt of claimant's duly completed claim form and all required supporting documents by the trustee's administration centre to the working day on which the trustee has redeemed the fund units in the member's account (exclusive of the day of receipt of the form and the required supporting documents by the trustee). To facilitate members' comparison, the processing time provided in this field assumes that the claim for payment is made on the ground of attaining the retirement age of 65, early retirement, total incapacity, terminal illness, death, or small balance. The trustee may need more time to process claims under other circumstances. If the form is submitted through other channels provided by the trustee (e.g. bank branch), it may take extra time to pass the form to the administration centre of the trustee.
15. From the day following the day on which the trustee has redeemed the fund units in the member's account to the working day on which the trustee has paid the accrued benefits to the claimant (exclusive of the day of redemption of fund units by the trustee).
16. From the day following the day of receipt of claimant's duly completed claim form and all required supporting documents by the trustee's administration centre to the working day on which the trustee has redeemed the fund units in the member's account (exclusive of the day of receipt of the form and the required supporting documents by the trustee), unless otherwise agreed between the trustee and the claimant. If the form is submitted through other channels provided by the trustee (e.g. bank branch), it may take extra time to pass the form to the administration centre of the trustee.
17. From the day following the day of receipt of applicant's duly completed form and all required supporting documents (before the cut-off time on that day) through the designated means by the trustee's administration centre to the working day on which the trustee has completed the member's account setup (exclusive of the day of receipt of the applicant's duly completed form and the supporting documents by the trustee). However, the relevant information may not be updated simultaneously to the trustee's website, mobile apps and IVRS. You may contact the trustee for details. If the instruction is received by the trustee after the cut-off time on a working day or at any time on a non-working day, it will be deemed to have been received on the next working day.
18. From the day following the day of receipt of applicant's duly completed form and all required supporting documents by the trustee's administration centre to the working day on which the trustee has completed the member's account setup (exclusive of the day of receipt of the applicant's duly completed form and the supporting documents by the trustee). However, the relevant information may not be updated simultaneously to the trustee's website, mobile apps and IVRS. You may contact the trustee for details. If the form is submitted through other channels provided by the trustee (e.g. bank branch), it may take extra time to pass the form to the administration centre of the trustee.
19. From the day following the day of receipt of the member's tax deductible voluntary contributions through the designated payment channel by the trustee's administration centre to the working day on which the trustee has used the contributions to subscribe for units in the relevant constituent fund(s)  (i.e. the date on which the fund price used for fund subscription is quoted) for the member (exclusive of the day of receipt of the member's contributions by the trustee).
20. From the day following the day of receipt of the member's contributions through the designated payment channel by the trustee's administration centre to the working day on which the trustee has used the contributions to subscribe for units in the relevant constituent fund(s) (i.e. the date on which the fund price used for fund subscription is quoted) for the member (exclusive of the day of receipt of the member's contributions by the trustee).

Last Modified Date: 10 December 2019