Access to a very cost efficient and transparent mechanism to own direct shares or exchange traded funds,

The option to permanently exclude investments (companies) on ethical or other grounds,

Access to Entitlement Offers, Share Purchase Plans, Dividend Re-investment Plans, and voting rights, and

You’ll avoid the “black box” solution of Managed Funds that can be sub-optimal for tax management, can be more expensive to access active advice, and create a dependency on others.