Customer Service
At Certitude we are committed to a providing a high level of customer service. If there are any areas for improvement please contact contact@certitudeglobal.com.au.
How do I make a complaint?
Making a complaint is simple and easy. You can make a complaint in person, by telephone, letter fax or email. Our contact details are:
Write to:
The Complaints Handling Officer
Certitude Global Investments Limited
GPO Box 1616
BRISBANE Q 4001
Email:
contact@certitudeglobal.com.au.
Depending on the nature of the complaint, to ensure we fully address all issues of concern to you, we may ask you to make your complaint in writing. We will provide assistance to you if necessary.
What should I include in my complaint?
- Name and contact details
- Details of your complaint with sufficient information to allow us to fully consider and assess it
- Details of prior contact with us in relation to the complaint, such as who you had contact with and when
- The name of the fund in which you have invested
- Other relevant information to the complaint
What are my rights when making a complaint?
You have the right to:
- Easily lodge a complaint and where required, seek assistance to lodge it, at no charge
- Have your complaint dealt with in a fair, efficient and courteous manner
- Have your information treated in confidence, other than what is required to resolve your complaint and to meet regulatory requirements
- Seek your own legal advice
- Be informed of the criteria and processes for how your complaint will be dealt with
- Know that this Complaints Charter has been followed
- Be kept informed of progress of your complaint and advised of the reasons for our response
- Provide directly relevant material in support of your complaint
How will my complaint be handled?
- We will receive your complaint, record the details, give it fair and genuine consideration and seek to achieve fair outcomes
- We will enquire into your complaint and consult with the relevant staff and agencies as necessary within a reasonable timeframe, having regard to the nature and complexity of the complaint
- We will keep you informed of the progress and seek to resolve the complaint
- If appropriate we will recommend changes to remedy the situation to prevent the situation recurring and we will inform you of the decision made and reasons for the decision
- If you are dissatisfied with the decision we may reconsider the decision and inform you of how the decision may be reviewed
- If you are still dissatisfied with the decision or we have not made a decision within 45 days (or up to 90 days if agreed) you may take your complaint to the relevant external dispute resolution scheme (i.e. Financial Ombudsman Service (‘FOS’)). The contact details for FOS are set out below
- We will treat your complaint with respect and handle your personal information with accordance with our privacy policy
- We will seek to keep the one person handling your complaint, as far as possible
- We may ask you for feedback about the complaint handling process and how it may be improved
Our objectives in handling complaints are for:
- A complaints service which is simple, visible and efficient
- Complaints to be addressed in consistent, systematic, prompt and fair manner, to the satisfaction of both parties
- Identification of trends in complaints and improvements to the products and services we offer
- Improvements to the complaints handling processes as a result of your feedback
Feedback about our complaints service
You may be able to provide us with helpful feedback or suggestions about our complaints service so that we can continue to improve the level of service to our customers.
How do I contact FOS?
If you are dissatisfied with our decision regarding your complaint or we have not made a decision within 45 days (or up to 90 days if agreed), you may take your complaint to the relevant external dispute resolution scheme.
The contact details for FOS are:
Financial Ombudsman Service Limited (ABN 67 131 124 448)
GPO Box 3
MELBOURNE VIC 3001
Phone:
(03) 9613 7366
Fax:
(03) 9613 6399
Toll Free:
1300 780 808
Website:
www.fos.org.au (complaints can be lodged online)
Please note that FOS is unable to consider a complaint unless you have first approached us about it and we have had 45 days (or up to 90 days if agreed) to consider it.