The 2027 financial year began with a focus on similar themes to those seen in FY26, covering concerns about energy supply disruptions following the resumption of hostilities between the US and Iran, coupled with robust discussion over the ability of artificial intelligence companies to monetise their products amid continued high levels of capital expenditure. At […]
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Superannuation funds have continued to deliver strong returns to members over the 2026 financial year, navigating significant global volatility to finish the year on a high note. SuperRatings expects that all Balanced options, defined as those with exposure to between 60% and 76% growth assets such as shares, will have delivered positive returns to their
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For the fourth consecutive year, superannuation funds have delivered strong returns to their members, with leading superannuation research house SuperRatings estimating that the median balanced option returned 1.2% over the month of June, bringing the return for the year to 30 June 2026 to an estimated 9.1%. This result arrives largely off the back of
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Super funds delivered positive returns in May, with leading superannuation research house SuperRatings estimating the median balanced option returned 2.1% to members over the month. This result, which was largely driven by a tech-led rally in international shares, builds on the 2.6% gain observed in April and means that funds have now fully recovered from
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The announcement of an uneasy US-Iran ceasefire in early April helped drive some recovery within markets and benefited Super Fund returns in April. Leading superannuation research house SuperRatings estimates a gain of 2.6% for the median balanced option over the month of April, recovering much of the -3.2% loss recorded in March. “Global markets ended
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Superannuation balances fell sharply over March as events in Iran evolved and the disruption to global oil supplies exacerbated emerging economic pressures. Leading research house SuperRatings estimates the median option will report negative returns across the balanced, growth and capital stable indices. The median Balanced option is estimated to have declined by -3.2% in March,
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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
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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
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