Markets close out March quarter on a positive

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While inflation indicators continue to be closely watched, markets recorded a positive return in March following the slight fall in February, closing the first three months of 2023 on a

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Markets remain cool while inflation remains warm in February

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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

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Market rally gives super funds a positive start to 2023

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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

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Market uncertainty leads super funds into losses for 2022

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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

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Super Funds bounce back in October

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Leading superannuation research house SuperRatings estimates that the median balanced option generated a return of 3.0% in October, providing a boost to members’ balances. In November, we again saw a

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Super Funds face challenging market in September

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Leading superannuation research house SuperRatings estimates that the median balanced option fell by -3.1% in September, as concerns around global volatility increased. While a smaller 25-basis point rise in the

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Slight pullback in super funds returns over August

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Leading superannuation research house SuperRatings estimates that the median balanced option delivered a return of -0.5% in August, driven by losses across developed markets following an accelerated interest rate response

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Super funds post strong recovery in July

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Leading superannuation research house SuperRatings estimates that the median balanced option delivered a return of 3.1% in July, with funds posting a strong recovery of earlier losses. Australian and global

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Super funds navigate market waves to pass performance test

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Leading superannuation research house SuperRatings has analysed super fund performance in line with the government’s performance test criteria and found that 90% of trustee directed options are estimated to pass

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Best performing balanced super funds for 2022 financial year

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Super funds continue to face a challenging economic and investment environment, though we have seen a small recovery so far over the month of July. The median balanced option is

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