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...]
The median superannuation growth fund gained 12.7% in value for the 2012 calendar year, and the median fund is sitting on a promising gain of 3.5% for the 3 months to December 2012, according to rating company Chant West. Chant West director, Warren Chant says: “After the disappointment of … [Read more...]
Investment returns for the growth investment options within super funds ranged from a high of 16% through to a low of 9.7%, according to figures released by rating company Chant West. The Top 10 performing super funds for the 2012 calendar year (January 2012 to December 2012), and the top 10 … [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...]
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...]
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...]
Q: I'm new to Australia and I have no idea where to start with my super in order to have the best outcome 40 years from now. So far, I have had my super spread between 3 industry super funds, as organised by temp employment agencies. I know this is not the way to continue, but I am not sure who to … [Read more...]
The median superannuation growth fund lost 2.3% in value for the month of May, and the median growth fund is sitting on a miserly gain of only 0.2% for the financial year to date (July 2011 to May 2012), according to rating company Chant West. Depending on the performance of investment markets in … [Read more...]
