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 […]
As markets focus on the persistence of inflation, returns were subdued over the month with leading superannuation research house SuperRatings estimating that the median balanced option generated a return of -0.4% for February. With the peak in the federal funds rate still uncertain, we expect markets to remain volatile and members should expect further ups […]
Leading superannuation research house SuperRatings estimates that the median balanced option generated a return of 3.0% in January, which will be welcome news for members following a disappointing 2022 calendar year. The continued upward trajectory in interest rates remains a key challenge for the return outlook, with increasing rates either signalling economic resilience or inflationary […]
Super funds experienced a turbulent 2022 with heightened inflation driving ongoing interest rate rises and throwing international markets into periods of significant uncertainty. The median Balanced growth option reported a -4.8% return for the 2022 calendar year, making last year the fourth time since 2000 that members have seen balances fall over the year to […]
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