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Super and pension fund performance: Where does your fund rank?
Now updated to 30 June 2022. Have you ever looked at your super fund’s investment returns and wondered how your fund compares with similar funds? Is it a consistently high performer or an inveterate underachiever?
Best performing super funds: Growth category (61–80%)
What to do if your employer doesn’t pay your super
Who gets your super when you die? A guide to death benefit nominations
Rules of thumb: Do these popular retirement planning hacks measure up?
How retirees are using home equity to boost income
Super vs mortgage: Where should I put my extra savings?
Super fund performance: Monthly returns to June 2022
The big picture: Focus on super’s long-term returns
What are lifecycle super funds, and how do they perform?
Super fund performance over 30 financial years (to June 2022)
Make your retirement goals a reality
Expert super resources
Super fund rankings
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Calculators and other tools
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How super works
Checklist for employers: 7 tips to help you master your super responsibilities
Getting the details right when it comes to paying employees’ super can be tricky, so use our 7-point checklist to ensure you meet your super obligations.
Calculating your employees’ SG contributions? The rules to help get it right
Employer’s guide to Superannuation Guarantee contributions: Which employees are eligible?
What are the current work test rules for super contributions?
Making superannuation contributions: Super for beginners guide
Super funds
Super and pension fund performance: Where does your fund rank?
Now updated to 30 June 2022. Have you ever looked at your super fund’s investment returns and wondered how your fund compares with similar funds? Is it a consistently high performer or an inveterate underachiever?
Super fund rankings: All Growth category (96–100%)
Pension fund rankings: Conservative category (21–40%)
Pension fund rankings: Balanced category (41–60%)
Pension fund rankings: Growth category (61–80%)
SMSFs
SMSF compliance: What are trustees’ responsibilities?
SMSFs provide members with a high degree of control and flexibility, but there are strict rules attached.
How do SMSFs invest?
Quiz: SMSFs for beginners
What are the penalties for SMSF non-compliance?
How to invest in infrastructure through an SMSF
Plan your retirement
Rules of thumb: Do these popular retirement planning hacks measure up?
There are many ways to estimate how much you need to save for retirement, including new savings targets recently released by Super Consumers Australia.
Australian independent financial advisers: State by state guide
What age should I retire?
Planning to retire at 55? What you need to consider
Planning to retire at 65? What you need to consider
In retirement
Who gets your super when you die? A guide to death benefit nominations
With 5 different types of death benefit nomination to choose from when deciding who gets your super death benefit, it’s important to know what each one means.
A simple guide to what tax is payable on super death benefits
How the Home Equity Access Scheme works (formerly Pension Loans Scheme)
Deeming rates (and calculator) for the Age Pension income test
