| Membership and access | An adviser relationship is normally required to join; losing that relationship restricts some account features. Sources1234 | A financial adviser is required for MyNorth products. Read the PDS and target market determination for the particular account, including whether it is ordinary super, a pension or a lifetime product. Sources15 |
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| Accounts and products | Accumulation, Transition to Retirement Pension and Retirement Pension portfolios. Sources1234 | MyNorth and North super and pension products in Wealth Personal Superannuation and Pension Fund; separate from AMP SignatureSuper. MyNorth Super MyNorth Pension MyNorth Lifetime Super MyNorth Lifetime Income MyNorth Deferred Lifetime Income North legacy products Sources3 |
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| Investment choices | The menu includes managed funds, listed investments, managed accounts, cash and term deposits. Its SMA service provides access to managed portfolios. Sources1234 | Investments selected through the product and adviser; not one platform-wide MySuper default. MyNorth uses Grow, Select and Choice menus with different pricing. Members can hold investments across menus, with administration costs reflecting that mix. The cash account also has its own investment and administration charges, so uninvested cash is part of the cost calculation. Sources2 |
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| Insurance | No insurance cover is offered within the division. Sources1234 | North supports insurance arrangements, including cover held inside super. The policy and underwriting are separate from the investment platform. Ask the adviser to compare the cover, premium and exclusions with the existing policy before transferring. Sources16 |
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| Retirement income | Both transition-to-retirement and retirement pension accounts are available under the super PDS. Sources1234 | MyNorth offers ordinary pension accounts and separate Lifetime and Deferred Lifetime Income arrangements. The PDS says capital-access rules limit withdrawals and death/exit benefits for the lifetime-income accounts. Ordinary super and lifetime-income access terms must not be confused. Sources345 |
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| Advice and support | The adviser helps set and maintain the portfolio. Their advice fee and responsibilities are separate from the platform service. Sources1234 | MyNorth is available through an adviser, making the advice relationship part of the proposition. Fees may include initial, ongoing, fixed-term or ad hoc advice charges. Ask what each service will deliver and what happens to the account if that relationship ends. Sources126 |
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| Fee details to check | Include administration, underlying investments, transactions, advice and the cash administration fee. The product cost example excludes some costs of accessible investments. Sources1234 | Add account and administration fees, underlying investment costs, the cash-account charge, any trustee or lifetime fee, insurance and adviser charges. Menu mix, balance tiers and eligible family aggregation can change the total. A nil administration rate on one menu does not make all holdings or the full arrangement free. Sources23 |
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| Comparing investment performance | Judge the chosen holdings and cash allocation. Platform reporting is useful for monitoring a portfolio but is not a fund-wide investment strategy. Sources1234 | A platform does not have one investment return. Compare the actual portfolio after its underlying and platform costs, and disclose adviser fees separately if they are excluded. The performance of one managed fund cannot stand in for the account. Show the exact menu mix, account type and advice fee. Keep ordinary super and account-based pensions separate from lifetime-income comparisons. Sources123456 |
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