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You’ve got the new role, which is a huge relief! Now comes the messy part: the HR paperwork. Every document feels important, but let's be honest, you're probably just trying to find the quickest way to the bottom of the stack, especially when you hit the superannuation bits.
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Over the past 10 years, my super fund has achieved a return of more than 10%, an impressive rate by any measure.
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As you do in an editorial room, we were kicking around story ideas when one of my colleagues - let's call her Emma - mentioned she’d once received a letter from her super fund admitting her investment option was a dud. This is the kind of letter they’re legally required to send when a fund’s MySuper option fails the government’s performance test and has to shame itself to its members.
For years, the superannuation industry wasn't exactly known for being exciting. Then Spaceship Super launched in 2017 with a simple idea: what if you could invest your retirement savings in the kinds of forward-thinking, global companies you were actually interested in?
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When choosing a super fund, it's hard to look past two Goliaths of the industry: Australian Super and Aware Super. As two of Australia's biggest profit-for-member funds, they both have strong track records.
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Whether you've got 10, 20 or 40 years to go until retirement, having your super invested in a top performing or low fee fund could mean thousands more for you to enjoy in retirement.
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If you haven’t looked at your super balance in a while, now might be a good time to peek. Your superannuation likely went up again in August, with research from SuperRatings showing the average balanced option rising about 1.3% and the average growth option 1.5%.
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‘They’re short-changed twice.’
Aware Super and UniSuper have more in common than you might think. Both are profit-for-member super funds that grew up serving professionals, with Aware's background in public service, health and education, and UniSuper's in the university and research sector.
Retirement dreams for many Australians came crashing down recently, with the collapse of investment funds First Guardian and Shield Master. According to reports, some lost as much as $500,000 or more in superannuation, with little time left until retirement to rebuild.