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...]
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...]
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...]
Note: Every year we update this article with the latest data released by the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA)) on the performance of Australia’s largest 200 super funds. This article contains information about the fund performance data for the year ended 30 June 2012 (the latest … [Read more...]
The median superannuation growth fund gained 0.9% in value for the month of October (and 5.4% for the first four months of this financial year), with shares and listed property being the star asset classes, according to rating company Chant West. Australian shares rose 2.9% for the month of … [Read more...]
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Note: This article contains the latest available fee information as at 2 November 2012. In this article you can find the cheapest super funds and the cheapest pension funds. We update this article periodically with fee data issued by rating companies, SuperRatings and SelectingSuper. We are often … [Read more...]
The median superannuation growth fund gained 1.5% in value for the month of September, with shares and listed property being the star asset classes, according to rating company Chant West. Global investors more confident, and willing to take risks For the past 3 months to September 2012, the … [Read more...]
Note: Every few months or so, we update this article with the latest performance data on superannuation funds (and pension funds) issued by SuperRatings, SelectingSuper, ChantWest and the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA). This article contains the latest data for investment … [Read more...]
The median superannuation growth fund gained 1.7% in value for the month of August, and is close to regaining the losses suffered as a result of the Global Financial Crisis (GFC), according to rating company Chant West. What this means is that it has taken 5 years for super fund accounts to (nearly) … [Read more...]
The median superannuation growth fund gained 1.1% in value for the month of July, due mainly to the gains associated with Australian shares and listed property trusts (REITs), according to rating company Chant West. Australian shares and REITs deliver in July Australian shares rose 4.2% during … [Read more...]
Investment returns for the growth investment options within super funds ranged from a low of negative 2% (that is a loss of 2%) to a high of 6.4%, according to figures released by rating company Chant West. The Top 10 performing super funds for the 2011/2012 year are listed in the table … [Read more...]
The median superannuation growth fund delivered 0.5% for the 12 months to 30 June 2012, which means super funds have delivered a third consecutive positive financial return, according to rating company Chant West. Even so, super accounts have still not recouped all of the losses suffered during the … [Read more...]
Can you feel it? The warm breeze is the collective sigh of relief within the financial services industries that super fund returns are in the black – … well, okay, for most super funds, but not all funds. The median growth fund delivered a return of 0.5% for the 2011/2012 year (compared with … [Read more...]
