Examples of Qualifying Balance in a sentence
No Qualifying Balance is entitled for rebalancing in respect of the switching out of the Fund.
Hence, starting on 1 May of Year 2, the Qualifying Balance will also be adjusted proportionally with the amount being deducted from the Actual Balance.
The Qualifying Balance is a notional balance representing the amount credited or debited to a sub-account of a Member Account relating to the Fund increased by the guaranteed rate of return (“GRR”) of 1.35% p.a. on a daily basis on each Dealing Day.
Since the Qualifying Balance is greater than the Actual Balance in respect of ERMC as well as EEMC and the withdrawal satisfies the Qualifying Condition, the Qualifying Balance will therefore be paid to Member A, i.e. Withdrawal Benefit = HK$42,359.46 (being the sum of the Qualifying Balance in total up to 30 April of Year 2 for ERMC and EEMC).
The reduction in Qualifying Balance will be HK$21,179.73 (being the Qualifying Balance up to 30 April of Year 2 HK$42,359.46 - (42,359.46 x 21,000 / 42,000)).
Since the Qualifying Period meets the Qualifying Condition and the Qualifying Balance is greater than the Actual Balance in respect of ERMC as well as EEMC, the Transfer Benefit will then be HK$42,359.46 (being the sum of the Qualifying Balance in total up to 30 April of Year 2 for ERMC and EEMC).
Since the Actual Balance is greater than the Qualifying Balance in respect of ERMC as well as EEMC, the Actual Balance will therefore be paid to Member A, i.e. Withdrawal Benefit = HK$44,000 (being the sum of Actual Balance as of 1 May of Year 2 for ERMC and EEMC).
Note: Apart from “retirement”, other statutory grounds for withdrawal as stipulated in section 15 of the Ordinance (also the Qualifying Conditions) are also applicable for receiving the greater of Actual Balance verses Qualifying Balance for the Withdrawal Benefit, and regardless if the investment in the Fund satisfies the Qualifying Period (i.e. 36 completed months).
On the other hand, since part of the Fund has not been switched out in view of the rebalancing instruction, the corresponding part of the Qualifying Balance will be retained and the Qualifying Period will not be affected.
As an illustration, if your Unlimited Card statement is dated 15th July, the Qualifying Balance in your Unlimited$aver account is considered based on the average daily balance (“ADB”) for the preceding month, i.e. 1st June to 30th June.