| Membership and access | 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 | Current eligibility is set by the PDS and target market determination. Sources1234 |
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| Accounts and products | 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 | Professional Super accumulation. Sources1234 |
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| Investment choices | 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 | Balanced, Growth and High Growth. Sources1234 |
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| Insurance | 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 | Insurance terms are in the product guides. Check whether the chosen cover is suitable for hours worked, occupation and income. Sources1234 |
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| Retirement income | 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 | The reviewed sources do not establish a dedicated pension product. It is mainly an accumulation comparison. Sources1234 |
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| Advice and support | 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 | Member services provide support; a personal recommendation requires the appropriate advice service. Sources1234 |
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| Fee details to check | 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 | The fee rebate depends on receiving a contribution into the account at least every 12 months. Compare both the discounted cost and the cost if eligibility ends. Sources1234 |
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| Comparing investment performance | 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 | Compare the selected risk option rather than assuming a product designed for younger people always means the highest-growth portfolio. Sources1234 |
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