ING Direct Funds Ltd. is now offering clients a select group of third party mutual funds. All funds are offered with no loads or sales commissions.

The funds, chosen from Canada’s leading fund families, are included in three allocated portfolios, conservative, moderate and aggressive, or each can be purchased individually.

Among the offerings are funds from AIC Ltd., AIM Trimark Investments, CI Funds, Fidelity Investments, Franklin Templeton Investments and Mackenzie Financial.

“We’re really excited to be adding these funds to our portfolios. It allows us to offer our clients a diversity in investment styles and enhances our portfolios by now including funds with long-term performance track records,” said Johanne Brossard, president and CEO, ING DIRECT.

Clients can determine their risk tolerance by going to ING Direct Funds Ltd. Web site.

A complete description of the portfolios and the specific list of the funds being offered is also available.

ING Direct Funds Ltd. is a wholly owned subsidiary of ING Bank of Canada.

It currently offers mutual funds to residents of the following provinces: Newfoundland and Labrador, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, Ontario, Saskatchewan, Alberta and British Columbia.