Super funds once again delivered a boost to members in March with another month of investment gains. Leading superannuation research house SuperRatings estimates that the median balanced option generated a return of 1.9% for March. This takes the estimated return for the first 9 months of the financial year to 8.8%, making a double digit […]
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Super returns maintained their momentum over the month as confidence that inflation is coming under control continued to build. Leading superannuation research house SuperRatings estimates that the median balanced option generated a return of 1.8% for February. This brings the return to an estimated 6.7% for the median balanced option after the first 8 months
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Following an end of year rally in December, super funds have made a good start to 2024 with leading superannuation research house SuperRatings estimating the median balanced option generated a return of 1.1% in January. The trajectory of inflation and associated shifts in interest rates remain key areas of conjecture, although they will remain a
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Despite returns swinging between positive and negative throughout the year, super funds delivered strong returns for members over 2023, boosted by a share rally in the final quarter of the calendar year. The median Balanced option reported a 2.7% return in December, and 9.6% for the full 2023 calendar year, fully recovering the -4.8% loss
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Expectations of peak inflation drove positive returns across most sectors of the market in November, leading to a bounce in returns following the subdued earnings reported between August and October. Leading research house SuperRatings estimates the median balanced option will deliver a return of 3.1% for the month of November. “Despite the uncertainties around inflation,
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Leading research house SuperRatings estimates October will see super funds post negative investment performance for the third consecutive month, with the median balanced option expected to post a return of -1.6% for the month of October. “We have observed continued uncertainty around global markets and inflation, which has weighed on returns from shares,” commented Kirby
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