This is a SuperGuide profile of Active Super, including fund performance, member demographics, value of assets under management, contact details, and administration details (such as ABN and USI).
This profile is factual information and is not an advertisement or recommendation for Active Super.
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Note: Local Government Super changed it’s name to ActiveSuper in May 2021.
Active Super overview
Active Super is a Public offer Public Sector fund.
Active Super has 8 investment options, 1 MySuper products authorised and 32% of its total assets are invested in a default or MySuper strategy.
Learn more about MySuper funds and the different types of super funds.
Of the 142 funds that provided asset data, Active Super ranks 30 largest in terms of total assets under management, which are valued at approximately $12.8 billion.
Of the 142 funds that provided member data, Active Super ranks 41 largest, with 86,593 members.
Active Super ABN
The Active Super ABN number is 28901371321.
Active Super has the following USI numbers
| Active Super Account Based Pension | LGS0103AU |
| Active Super Accumulation Scheme | LGS0101AU |
| Active Super Defined Benefit Scheme | LGS0106AU |
| Active Super Guaranteed Income Account | 28901371321001 |
| Active Super Retirement Scheme | LGS0105AU |
Note: A USI (Unique Superannuation Identifier) is used so that you or your employer pays your super contributions into the correct super fund.
Active Super performance
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Awards won by Active Super
In recent years Active Super has won the following awards:
- 2021: Infinity (SuperRatings)
- 2018: Infinity (SuperRatings)
- 2017: Infinity (SuperRatings)
- 2016: Rising Star (SuperRatings)
- 2015: Infinity (SuperRatings)
- 2014: Infinity (SuperRatings)
- 2011: Infinity (SuperRatings)
- 2012: Infinity (SuperRatings)
Learn more about the Super funds of the year awards and Pension funds of the year awards.
Active Super member profile
Active Super has 86,593 members, which ranks it at number 41 largest of 139 funds.
In the 2020 financial year, the number of Active Super members changed by -2%, which places them at 49 of 139 funds in terms of growth.
44% of Active Super's members are female (compared to an average of 46% across all funds), and 55% are male (compared to an average of 54% across all funds).
Active Super member gender overview
In the charts below you can see the age and gender breakdown for Active Super fund membership and how that compares across all super funds.
Active Super member age overview (male)
Source: APRA. Data contained in these chart as at 30 June 2020
Active Super member age overview (female)
Source: APRA. Data contained in these chart as at 30 June 2020
In the chart below you can discover the member balances for Active Super members, and how that compares across all super funds.
The average member account balance for Active Super is $137,000.
Active Super member account balances overview
Data contained in these chart as at 30 June 2020
Active Super administration details
Below you can find the administration details for Active Super including whether the super fund is open to the general public (Public offer) or not (Non public offer) and how Active Super is structured. You can also learn how their expenses ratio compares to other super funds, as well as the gender ratio and remuneration of their board directors.
| Fund's RSE licensee | LGSS Pty Limited |
| Public offer status | Public offer |
| Fund type | Public Sector |
| Year Started | 1997 |
| RSE licensee ownership type | Nominating organisation ownership |
| RSE licensee profit status | Not for profit status |
| RSE licensee board structure | Equal representation required by governing rules |
| RSE licensee balance date | 6/30/2020 |
| Investment expenses ratio | 0.3% (average is 0.18%) |
| Operating expenses ratio | 0.3% (average is 1.06%) |
| Number (and percentage) of female directors | 3 (27% - average is 39%) |
| Number (and percentage) of male directors | 8 (72% - average is 61%) |
| Total remuneration of directors on trustee board | $845,000 (average is $474,000) |
| Average remuneration of directors on trustee board | $77,000 (average is $63,000) |
Sources: APRA and publicly available information. Data contained in this table as of 30 June 2020
Active Super contact details
Below you can find contact details for Active Super including website, email and physical address as well as social media accounts if they are available.
| Address |
Level 12 28 Margaret St Sydney Sydney 2000 |
| Phone number | 1300547873 |
| Website | www.lgsuper.com.au/about-us/fund-details/ |
| Social media accounts |
Latest tweets by Active Super
Articles mentioning Active Super (formerly known as Local Government Super)
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