Don't the transaction fees make this impossible for regular investments? e.g. if I want to invest €100 every month in a S&P tracker I can do it on Rabodirect at a cost of €0.75 per month, but to buy ETFs via a broker will cost at least €5 per month?
I'm still making regular payments into a former Quinn Life Direct Euro Freeway fund at Irish Life. I'd had no problem viewing statements or changing the amount invested per month. To sell units you have to post a paper form to them, which means you don't have control over exactly when the sale...