Double-digit super returns despite volatility

cent superannuation fund members

2 July 2013
| By Staff |
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Share markets may have turned volatile in recent months, but superannuation fund members should still enjoy solid double-digit financial year returns, according to ratings and research house Chant West.

Chant West principal Warren Chant said early estimates suggested that the median growth fund (61 to 80 per cent allocation to growth assets and the option in which the majority of members are invested) would post a return of about 15.5 per cent which would be the second highest single financial year return in the past 16 years.

He said the 2012/13 result would be the fourth consecutive positive financial year return, following on from 10.4 per cent in 2009/10, 9.2 per cent in 2010/11 and 0.5 per cent in 2011/12.

"The cumulative return over that period works out to 40 per cent," he said.

"That translates to 8.8 per cent a year, which is well above the typical growth fund objective of 6.5 per cent to 7 per cent a year."

Chant said that while the median this year would be about 15.5 per cent, some funds would have done better than others.

"We're expecting that the range of returns within our Growth category will be from about 10.5 per cent to 18.0 per cent," he said.

"Generally speaking, the better performers will be those that maintained fairly high exposures to listed shares and property and positioned themselves to benefit from a lower Australian dollar."

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