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April saw volatility spike as markets reacted to Trump’s on again, off again, on again tariffs. Despite the turmoil, Australia’s superannuation funds posted a small positive return for April with leading superannuation research house SuperRatings estimating that the median balanced option returned 0.6% to members.   “We saw a strong response from markets to the announcement […]

Monthly superannuation returns turned negative for the month of February. Despite an uncertain environment, it was only the second negative monthly return for the financial year; however, it was clear that signs of discomfort were emerging as markets digested the looming risks of tariffs and the effects that may result in the global economy. Leading

Despite a post-Christmas stumble resulting in December returns falling into the red, it was full steam ahead for funds over 2024, with returns boosting member balances in 10 out of the 12 months in the year. The median Balanced option reported a -0.4% return in December, but 11.1% for the full 2024 calendar year, comfortably exceeding

Leading superannuation research house SuperRatings has just finalised super fund estimated performance for calendar year 2024. It has been a year of surprisingly strong and consistent positive returns for the industry, where Superannuation funds have strongly benefited from international share exposure leading to double digit returns. The median Balanced option expected to return 11.5% return