Super funds end out financial year with strong June returns

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Equity markets remained strong over June with the superannuation industry closing out the year with returns that more than made up for last year’s losses. Leading superannuation research house SuperRatings

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Super fund performance remains strong despite market uncertainty

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Stubbornly high inflation and a return to tightening monetary policy by the Reserve Bank of Australia has led to persistent uncertainty in markets over the past year. Superannuation fund returns

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Super performance stays strong in April

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Markets continued their upward trajectory in April with leading superannuation research house SuperRatings estimating the median balanced option generated a return of 1.2% for the month, driven by continued momentum

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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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Perpetual Asset Management and Hostplus named major award winners

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Lonsec and SuperRatings announced the winners of this year’s Fund of the Year Awards at an awards ceremony in Melbourne on Wednesday night. The Lonsec Manager of the Year was

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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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