Ideal Segregated Funds Signature Series - Ideal Income Series
Product Name
Ideal Segregated Funds Signature Series
Series name
Ideal Income Series
Description
Closed to new contract sales effective January 21, 2013 and to subsequent deposits effective October 28, 2022.
Product type
Segregated Fund Contract
Original Company
Standard Life
Product snapshot
Important Information |
Closed to all new contracts, new premiums and additional premiums. New PAC arrangements may not be set up and existing PAC arrangements cannot be increased. |
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Age Limits |
Additional premiums: age 100 or earlier where required by legislation Additional premiums are only permitted via an existing PAC agreement and cannot be increased. |
Withdrawals⁴ |
Savings plans¹: $100 per fund Payout plans²: N/A Platinum: $500 per fund |
Switches⁴ |
Savings plans¹: $250 per fund Payout plans²: $1,000 per fund Platinum: $1,000 per fund |
Features
Death guarantee |
Savings Plans¹: Greater of Series Value or 100% of Death Guarantee Value⁶ (75% if the annuitant is 80 years old or older at the time of the first premium payment). Payout Plans²: Greater of Series Value or 100% of Death Guarantee Value⁶ (75% if the annuitant is 80 years old or older at the time of the first premium payment) less sum of scheduled retirement income payments received since first premium payment or last reset date. Automatic resets of the Death Guarantee Value every 3 years until Annuitant reaches age 70 (joint life annuitant’s age, if younger). A final reset may occur on the Series Anniversary Date following the Annuitant’s 70ᵗʰ birthday. |
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Maturity guarantee |
Savings Plans¹ only:
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Payout guarantee |
Payout Plans² only:
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Income guarantee |
Guaranteed Lifetime Withdrawal Benefit (GLWB) |
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Guaranteed Withdrawal Balance (GWB)
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Guaranteed Bonus Base (GBB)
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Bonus
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Lifetime Income Date (LID)
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Guaranteed Payment Phase (GPP) If the Series Value drops to zero, and there is a remaining GWB, the Series will enter into the GPP. In this phase, we will continue to provide a LGWA until the death of the Annuitant (or last surviving spouse or common‑law partner, if Joint Life Option). |
Lifetime Guaranteed Withdrawal Amount (LGWA)
Calculated as a percentage of the GWB. |
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Age |
Single life LGWA |
Joint life LGWA |
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55 – 59 |
4.00% |
3.50% |
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60 – 63 |
4.50% |
4.00% |
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64 – 69 |
5.00% |
4.50% |
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70 – 74 |
5.25% |
4.75% |
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75 – 79 |
6.00% |
5.50% |
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80+ |
6.50% |
6.00% |
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Ability to bypass estate costs |
Yes |
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Potential for creditor protection |
Yes |
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Waiving redemption fees upon death |
Yes |
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Ability to name a successor annuitant |
Yes |
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Ability to name successor owner⁵ |
Contingent contract holder for Non-Registered plans only |
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Joint Life Option |
Yes |
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1 Savings plans include: Non‑registered savings plan, TFSA, RSP (including spousal RSP), LIRA, LRSP and RLSP. 2 Payout plans include: RIF (including spousal RIF), LIF, LRIF, Prescribed RIF and RLIF. 3 Platinum No‑load contract minimum must be respected prior to setting up a Systematic withdrawal plan (SWP). 4 Withdrawals and fund switches may result in tax consequences. 5 In the province of Quebec, a successor owner is known as a subrogated policyholder. 6 Death Guarantee Value is equal to the sum of premiums paid less the sum of proportional reductions for prior withdrawals. 7 Maturity Guarantee Value is equal to the sum of premiums paid less the sum of proportional reductions for prior withdrawals.
Fees
Management Expense Ratio (MER) |
MERs vary by Fund for more details visit Price and Performance. |
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Other Fees |
Ideal Income Series Fee charged quarterly in addition to the MER Charges may apply for certain transactions including withdrawals and Fund switches. For additional detail, refer to the Information Folder and Contract documentation. |
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Load Options |
No‑load and Platinum No‑load Platinum no‑load option requires a minimum of $250,000 per contract |
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Sales Charge Options % |
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Back‑end load option |
Low‑load option |
Up to 1 year |
6% |
3% |
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1‑2 years |
5% |
2% |
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2‑3 years |
5% |
1% |
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3‑4 years |
4% |
0% |
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4‑5 years |
3% |
0% |
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5‑6 years |
2% |
0% |
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6‑7 years |
1% |
0% |
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7 years or more |
0% |
0% |
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Notes:
- Back-end and low-load options no longer allow new deposits, subsequent deposits, new PAC setups and switches in from other load options. Effective May 26, 2023, existing PACs in these sales charge options will continue to no-load option. Existing investments in back-end and low-load options will remain and the existing sales charge schedule will apply to any withdrawals.
- There are no withdrawal charges for the No‑load and Platinum No‑load options.
- Under the Back‑end load and Low‑load options, withdrawal charges are waived for payment of the Death Benefit Guarantee.
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Important disclosure
The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company (Manulife) is the issuer of insurance contracts containing Manulife segregated funds and the guarantor of any guarantee provisions therein. Manulife Investment Management is a trade name of Manulife.
This is a quick reference guide only. For full contract provisions, refer to the product’s Information Folder, Contract & Fund Facts.