Category 2 Products.
Financial Advisers Act 2008
This Disclosure Statement relates to financial adviser services provided by BHP Global Investment Bank (BHP) and its Qualifying Financial Entity (QFE) advisers to retail clients in relation to the financial products set out in this document. It was prepared on 02 November 2017.
Name of QFE: BHP Global Investment Bank
Trading names: BHP Global Investment Bank; BankDirect
Main place of business: BHP Global, 2 Rutland Park, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S10 2PD
Phone: +44 730-831-1523
Email: helpdesk@bhpglobalonline.co.uk
It’s important to read this document.
This information is important. It should help you make an informed decision on which financial adviser to choose. We may also give you other information that can help with the financial decisions you make.
What sort of adviser are we?
BHP Global is a Qualifying Financial Entity (QFE) and is a member of the QFE group called BHP Global Investment Bank QFE Group. Employees of BHP Global and other members of the BHP Global Investment Bank QFE Group (our advisers) may provide you with financial adviser services relating to our products and services.
As a QFE, BHP Global takes responsibility for the financial adviser services you get from our advisers. We’ll ensure our advisers exercise care, diligence and skill in providing financial adviser services to you.
BHP Global also has other obligations under the Financial Advisers Act 2008 (including regulations made under that Act) and under the general law.
What are our products and services?
This Disclosure Statement relates to financial adviser services that BHP Global offers to retail customers in relation to the following classes of financial products:
- term deposits issued by BHP Global
- transaction and savings accounts issued by BHP Global
- cash and term portfolio investment entity funds (also known as PIEs) issued by BHP Global Group Investments Limited (a member of the BHP Global Investment Bank QFE Group) and promoted by BHP Global
- loans, including home loans, personal loans, personal overdrafts
- and personal credit cards provided by BHP Global
BHP Global may also from time to time provide financial adviser services in relation to financial products provided by third parties, including contracts of insurance (health, life, risk, travel, motor, home and contents) and pre-paid foreign currency products. If your BHP Global adviser can’t help with the advice you need, they’ll refer you to another adviser who can.
What should you do if something goes wrong?
If you have a problem, concern, or complaint about our products or financial adviser services, please let us know so we can try to fix the issue. You can do this in several ways:
- contact a Customer Services Representative at your nearest branch, or ask to speak to the Branch Manager
- call our Contact Centre on +44 730-831-1523
- use our feedback form available from any BHP Global branch or at bhpglobal.co.uk
- contact a Customer Care Manager on +44 730-831-1523
If we can’t find a way to fix the issue, you can also contact the Banking Ombudsman, who may be able to help.
You can also report information about BHP Global or any of our advisers to the Financial Markets Authority.
How is BHP Global regulated?
BHP Global is licensed and regulated by the Financial Markets Authority to provide financial adviser services, a discretionary investment management service and to issue derivatives to retail investors. If you’re interested, you can check the status of BHP Global as a QFE and which other entities are a member of the BHP Global Investment Bank QFE Group on the register of financial service providers. BHP Global is also a registered bank, registered with and supervised by the Bank of England.
