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Despite the Reserve Bank of Australia raising rates at the start of the month, superannuation balances continued to grow in February. Superannuation research house, SuperRatings, estimates the median balanced option rose by 1.1% over the month.  To the end of February, funds have delivered small but consistent positive returns in most months to drive a respectable 6.3% return for the financial year to date. However, with events currently occurring in the Middle East and inflation expectations […]

Super balances continued to grow over the first month of 2026 with leading superannuation research house, SuperRatings, estimating the median balanced option generated a modest return of 0.5% in January.  The January bump is the sixth positive return for members this financial year, with November 2025 the only month funds haven’t added to member balances through investment returns. However, returns are significantly more muted that this time last year with the financial year to date return sitting

2025 delivered another year of strong returns to superannuation members, with the median Balanced option finishing the year on a high note following a small stumble in November. The median Balanced option reported a 0.3% return in December, and 8.8% for the full 2025 calendar year, below last year’s 11.1%, but comfortably exceeding the long-term

Property and Australian shares weighed on fund returns in November, breaking the seven-month run of positive returns that have been boosting superannuation balances. Leading superannuation research house SuperRatings estimates that the median balanced option returned -0.5% to members over the month.   “We expect most asset classes to have delivered negative returns over the month with