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Super fund performance: Monthly returns to March 2021
Super funds continued their phoenix-like rise from the COVID ashes in March, with the median Growth fund up 1.9% for the month and an extraordinary 12.2% for the first 9 months of the financial year.
Monthly super fund performance Reckoner: Monthly returns for 5 investment categories
In our reckoner below you can view the median monthly investment returns for 5 superannuation investment options going back to January 2016.
Best performing super funds: All Growth category (96–100%)
In this article you can discover the top 10 performing All Growth super funds over 1 year and 10 years to 31 December 2020. All Growth funds have 96-100% invested in growth assets.
Best performing super funds: High Growth category (81–95%)
In this article you can discover the top 10 performing High Growth funds over 1 year and 10 years to 31 December 2020. High Growth funds have 81-95% invested in growth assets.
Best performing super funds: Growth category (61–80%)
In this article you can discover the top 10 performing Growth super funds over 1 year and 10 years to 31 December 2020. Growth funds have 61-80% invested in growth assets.
Best performing super funds: Balanced category (41–60%)
In this article you can discover the top 10 performing Balanced super funds over 1 year and 10 years to 31 December 2020. Balanced funds have 41-60% invested in growth assets.
Best performing super funds: Conservative category (21–40%)
In this article you can discover the top 10 performing Conservative super funds over 1 year and 10 years to 31 December 2020. Conservative funds have 21-40% invested in growth assets.
Super news for January 2021
APRA updates MySuper heatmap, Super fund underperformers, MTAA Super and Tasplan merger, Consultation to improve business communications.
Super funds of the year awards: Best super funds for 2020/21
Money Magazine announced its superannuation Best of the Best Awards 2021 on December 3, 2020 based on research by Rainmaker.
Federal Budget: Government announces new super comparison tool and performance test
The Government has committed $159.6 million over four years to implement superannuation reforms that it says will save members $17.9 billion over the next decade.
Top 10 Balanced super funds ranked by risk and return
Recent market volatility and its impact on super returns has highlighted the importance of managing investment risk. Some super funds manage this task better than others.
Sunsuper named Chant West Super Fund of the Year
It was fitting that sustainability and a focus on the long term were the focus of this year’s Chant West Super Fund of the Year Awards.
Superannuation funds: Does size really matter?
When it comes to choosing a superannuation fund, it’s natural to think that big is better, but does being big really make a super fund better?
Top performing sustainable investment funds
Investors are enjoying an explosion in the range of sustainable investment options in the market. Between 2016 and 2017 there was a 340% rise in funds that screen assets for their sustainability features, or lack thereof.