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What is the mFund Settlement Service?

The mFund Settlement Service enables investors to buy and sell units in selected Bell Asset Management funds via a stockbroker or adviser through a process similar to buying and selling shares.

You can easily buy (apply for) and sell (redeem) units in these unlisted managed funds via a participating broker and the transactions are settled using CHESS, ASX’s electronic settlement system. Your holdings in these funds are held electronically and can be linked to the same Holder Identification Number (HIN) used to hold other investments transacted through ASX.

This means you can track your investments in these funds using the same systems you use for shares and other securities. So now it’s faster and more convenient than ever before to diversify your portfolio.

Benefits of investing through the mFund Settlement Service

  • Easier transaction and administration of unlisted managed fund investments, including the ability to use an existing stockbroking account to access unlisted managed funds.
  • More-timely access to a wider range of information about unlisted managed funds, including unit prices and related announcements.
  • Same high level of settlement certainty investors enjoy with shares.

Bell Asset Management’s mFunds available through the mFund Settlement Service

Bell Global Equities Fund (Platform Class) - ASX mFund code BLL01

The Bell Global Equities Fund may appeal to investors seeking a simple way to gain access to global equity markets via an easy to understand investment strategy. The Bell Global Equities Fund is an actively managed portfolio investing in a broad range of stocks around the world including North America, Europe and Asia Pacific. The Fund has the flexibility to invest in not only large and mega capitalisation stocks but also small and mid-cap stocks.

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Bell Global Emerging Companies Fund - ASX mFund code BLM01

The Bell Global Emerging Companies Fund invests in globally diversified portfolio of small and mid-capitalised companies (SMID). Bell Asset Management believes that the growth in global SMID companies may outstrip that found in global large cap and emerging market equities.

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How to invest via mFunds

  1. Read the relevant fund Product Disclosure Statement (PDS) for the fund and the accompanying Additional Information book and other relevant information such as fund summaries.
  2. Contact a participating broker, which can be either a full service or online broker. Click here to see the list of available brokers on the mFund website.
  3. Instruct your broker with a buy order and make payment for new units in the chosen Bell Asset Management fund.
  4. Once your transaction is complete an mFund confirmation and CHESS statement will be sent to you.
  5. After you have completed your transaction, print, complete and return the Tax Certification - FACTA (US) and CRS (other jurisdictions) form (click here for a copy of the form).

If you are investing in Bell Global Equities Fund – Platform, return the form to:

By post:
Bell Asset Management - Unit registry
GPO Box 804
Melbourne, VIC 3001  

If you are investing in Bell Global Emerging Companies Fund, return the form to:

By post:
Bell Asset Management - Unit registry
GPO Box 3721
Rhodes, NSW 2138

By using CHESS, orders for units are sent electronically, this enables progress of orders to be monitored, and at settlement for unit balances to be recorded on your HIN alongside other investments; providing greater transparency over your holdings.