Note: This article is regularly updated with new figures to allow readers to compare what a $2 million retirement can deliver if retirement savings are invested with returns of 7% a year, or if invested on retirement with returns of 5% each year. If you opt for a 5% investment return, rather than, … [Read more...]
The median superannuation growth fund gained 2.2% in value for the month of April 2013 (and 15.4% for the first 10 months of this financial year), with listed property and shares again being the stand-out asset classes, according to rating company Chant West. Warren Chant, director of Chant West … [Read more...]
Note: We regularly update this article with the latest data on superannuation funds issued by the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA). This article contains the latest data available as of May 2013 (for data as at March 2013). Unless you work in the superannuation industry, how the … [Read more...]
Note: We regularly update this article with the latest data on superannuation funds issued by the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA). This article contains the latest statistics available, as of May 2013 (for data as at March 2013). More than half a million self-managed super funds … [Read more...]
Note: This article is regularly updated with new figures (in particular the effects of Age Pension changes), to allow readers to compare what a $1 million retirement can deliver if retirement savings are invested with returns of 7% each year, or if invested on retirement with returns of 5% a year. … [Read more...]
The median superannuation growth fund gained 4.5% in value for the 3 months to March 2013 (and 12.9% for the first 9 months of this financial year), with shares and listed property being the stand-out asset classes, according to rating company Chant West. Australian shares rose 8% for the 3 … [Read more...]
The median superannuation growth fund gained 2% in value for the month of February (and 13.2% for the first 8 months of this financial year), with Australian shares and Australian listed property being the star asset classes, according to rating company Chant West. Australian shares jumped 5.3% … [Read more...]
Four years ago, in January 2009, we launched the SuperGuide website, and since that time we have received thousands of questions, from our millions of visitors, on different aspects of superannuation. We try to represent as many questions as possible in the articles we publish, while also ensuring … [Read more...]
Note: We regularly update this article with the latest data on self-managed superannuation funds (SMSFs) released by the Australian Taxation Office. This article contains the latest data available up to March 2013 (for data as at December 2012). Each quarter the ATO releases self-managed super … [Read more...]
Note: We regularly update this article with the latest data on self-managed superannuation funds (SMSFs) issued by the Australian Taxation Office. This article contains the latest data available as at March 2013 (for data as at December 2012). The latest ATO statistics on SMSFs (representing SMSF … [Read more...]
The median superannuation growth fund gained 2.6% in value for the month of January (and 10.9% for the first 7 months of this financial year), with shares and listed property being the star asset classes, according to rating company Chant West. Australian shares jumped 5% for the month of January … [Read more...]
If you believe the federal government’s public relations campaign, MySuper will deliver the equivalent of nirvana in superannuation – low fees, strong investment performance, financial security and a worry-free retirement. Pardon? You haven’t seen the government’s MySuper publicity … [Read more...]
If you have less than $1000 in your super account, or you have children or grandchildren with part-time jobs (or starting their first full-time job), then you will be very interested in this article. From 1 July 2013, the Federal Government is abolishing the ‘member protection’ rule which … [Read more...]
Note: The ATO publishes an annual report about SMSFs for each financial year. This article covers the latest SMSF performance data available from the ATO, as at February 2012. The ATO will provide updated performance data (for year ending 30 June 2012) in early 2014. A common argument put forward … [Read more...]
Australian and global listed property sectors delivered the biggest returns for the 2012 calendar year (1 January 2012 to 31 December 2012), according to Warren Chant of rating company, Chant West. He says that the strong performance of super funds during 2012 however was driven primarily by the … [Read more...]
