Investment Update – July 2022

Investment update for July 2022 In the month of July, there was further evidence of a slowdown in the global economy as inflation continued to rise while real wage growth stayed negative. July witnessed US equity markets rebound after the dismal end to the last financial year. The S&P 500 [...]

2022-08-18T13:11:39+10:0017 August 2022|

Investment Update – June 2022

Investment update for June 2022 Global financial markets have experienced heightened volatility over the past financial year driven by the emergence of new strains of COVID-19, the invasion of Ukraine by Russia, persistently high inflation, tightening of monetary policy worldwide and strict COVID-19 restrictions in China. While market performance during [...]

2022-08-31T09:02:52+10:0022 July 2022|

Returns on your super fund monies in volatile markets

AvSuper is committed to maintaining or enhancing the purchasing power of members’ retirement savings. Managing the impact of short term volatility plays an important role in this. However, for us, the most significant risks to your savings are generally related to longer term investment returns. This is why our focus steadfastly remains on whether our investment [...]

2022-06-17T15:09:45+10:0017 June 2022|

Investment Update – May 2022

Investment update for May 2022 While global equity markets ended the month of May broadly flat, key events such as the ongoing war in Ukraine, monetary policy tightening and COVID-19 restrictions in China continue to have an impact on overall market sentiment. China equities produced a solid positive return in [...]

2022-07-06T10:39:10+10:0017 June 2022|

Financial needs and preferences in retirement

AvSuper regularly reviews its offer to members to ensure it provides the products, benefits and services you expect. Research to inform A Super Retirement was commissioned by a number of superannuation funds interested in better understanding the unique needs and circumstances of their members. We participated in this important work [...]

2022-06-09T12:19:18+10:003 June 2022|

Investment Update – April 2022

Investment update for April 2022 Global equity markets experienced a significant decline during the month of April on the back of the ongoing war in Ukraine, expectations of further increases in interest rates due to high inflation and lockdowns in China. Inflation in the US is at particularly high levels, [...]

2022-08-31T09:16:04+10:0025 May 2022|

March 2022 investment update

Investment update for March 2022 Global equity markets experienced a rebound during the month of March, despite concerns over rising interest rates, high inflation and the ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine. Nevertheless, over the three-month calendar year to date period, most major equity indices are still exhibiting negative performances. [...]

2022-08-31T09:18:24+10:0026 April 2022|

2022-23 Federal Budget – key implications for your super

AvSuper summarises the likely impact of the Federal Budget on your super and your retirement. On Tuesday 29th March, the Federal Government released its 2022-23 Budget. We’ve outlined below a summary of the key superannuation related elements of the Budget to help you understand them and any impact they [...]

2022-06-01T09:54:57+10:0030 March 2022|

EOI Update

At AvSuper we have been busy assessing potential merger partners as well as making changes to insurance as a result of Hannover exiting the market. Here is a short video explaining more about the Expression of Interest (EOI) and the insurance changes. You can also read further details below. [...]

2022-05-21T20:45:24+10:0018 March 2022|