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Chant West and Epic Retirement announce outcome of new retirement accreditation

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Chant West and the Epic Retirement Institute has announced the outcome of their new Epic Retirement Tick assessment, a first-of-its-kind framework for Australian super funds. Six super funds have earned

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03 Oct 2025

Super funds off to a strong start in FY26

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After delivering a stellar 10.4% return for the 2024/25 financial year, super funds kicked off FY26 in strong fashion, with the median growth fund (61 to 80% in growth assets)

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25 Aug 2025

Double digit super fund returns for FY25

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Despite trade tensions and concerns in the Middle East, super funds posted another tremendous financial year result with the median growth fund (61 to 80% in growth assets) returning 10.5%

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18 Jul 2025

Super funds close in another strong financial year result

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Super funds had an exceptional May with the median growth fund (61-to-80 per cent in growth assets) up 2.7 per cent over the month. And with markets up in June

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20 Jun 2025

UniSuper wins Chant West Super Fund of the Year award and Aware Super wins Pension Fund of the Year

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UniSuper has been named Super Fund of the Year and Aware Super took out the title of Pension Fund of the Year at this year’s Chant West Awards. With a

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23 May 2025

Super funds weather the storm to finish April in positive territory

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Despite the market turmoil caused by President Trump’s ‘Liberation Day’ tariff announcements, super funds finished the month of April in positive territory with the median super fund (61 to 80

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19 May 2025

Diversification comes to the fore to cushion the blow for super funds in March

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Super funds retreated in March with the median super fund (61 to 80% in growth assets) down 1.9% for the month, as share markets slid on the back of ongoing

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22 Apr 2025

Super funds experience small pull-back in February on tariff fears

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After a strong January, super funds experienced a small pull-back in February with the median growth fund (61 to 80% in growth assets) down 0.9%, as volatility crept back into

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21 Mar 2025

Despite sell-off, Australian super funds to look overseas for opportunities in 2025

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Australian super funds’ home bias could further diminish as industry and retail funds look to invest more overseas, particularly in unlisted assets classes such as infrastructure and private equity, according

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19 Mar 2025

Chant West launches lifetime product ratings

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Leading super fund research and ratings provider, Chant West, has launched a new ratings service that assesses the quality of lifetime products which pay super fund members an income for

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14 Mar 2025

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