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Learn how you can start planning for your retirement. RateCity compares superannuation products from 100 Australian Superannuation funds. Compare the best super fund rates, fees, performance and more.- Last updated on 06 Jul 2020

QSuper Lifetime

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Past 5-year return

5.84%

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$117

$437

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Term deposits

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$465

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Variety of options

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First State Super Employer Sponsored Division

$52

$527

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$58

$358

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QSuper Lifetime

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Past 5-year return

5.84%

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Product	Past 5-year return	Admin fee	Company	Calc fees on 50k	Features	Go to site
AustralianSuper - MySuper	6.44%	$117	AustralianSuper - MySuper	$437	Advisory services Death insurance Income protection Online access Term deposits Variety of options		More details
UniSuper Accumulation - MySuper	6.24%	$96	UniSuper Accumulation - MySuper	$361	Advisory services Death insurance Income protection Online access Term deposits Variety of options		More details
Cbus Corporate Super	6.23%	$104	Cbus Corporate Super	$524	Advisory services Death insurance Income protection Online access Term deposits Variety of options		More details
Prime Super	6.15%	$80	Prime Super	$604	Advisory services Death insurance Income protection Online access Term deposits Variety of options		More details
Mercy Super - Super Account	6.06%	$57	Mercy Super - Super Account	$631	Advisory services Death insurance Income protection Online access Term deposits Variety of options		More details
Macquarie SuperOptions - Super Plan	6.03%	$0	Macquarie SuperOptions - Super Plan	$955	Advisory services Death insurance Income protection Online access Term deposits Variety of options		More details
BUSSQ - Premium Choice	5.92%	$117	BUSSQ - Premium Choice	$632	Advisory services Death insurance Income protection Online access Term deposits Variety of options		More details
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Media Super MySuper	5.89%	$65	Media Super MySuper	$505	Advisory services Death insurance Income protection Online access Term deposits Variety of options		More details
MTAA MySuper	5.88%	$78	MTAA MySuper	$443	Advisory services Death insurance Income protection Online access Term deposits Variety of options		More details
QSuper Lifetime	5.84%	$0	QSuper Lifetime	$465	Advisory services Death insurance Income protection Online access Term deposits Variety of options	Go to site	More details
CareSuper	5.82%	$78	CareSuper	$583	Advisory services Death insurance Income protection Online access Term deposits Variety of options		More details
StatewideSuper Employer Sponsored	5.79%	$78	StatewideSuper Employer Sponsored	$673	Advisory services Death insurance Income protection Online access Term deposits Variety of options		More details
MyLife MySuper	5.76%	$94	MyLife MySuper	$629	Advisory services Death insurance Income protection Online access Term deposits Variety of options		More details
Club Plus Super - MySuper	5.66%	$94	Club Plus Super - MySuper	$574	Advisory services Death insurance Income protection Online access Term deposits Variety of options		More details
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First State Super MySuper Life Cycle	5.63%	$52	First State Super MySuper Life Cycle	$527	Advisory services Death insurance Income protection Online access Term deposits Variety of options	Go to site	More details
Vision Super - MySuper	5.62%	$78	Vision Super - MySuper	$488	Advisory services Death insurance Income protection Online access Term deposits Variety of options		More details
Sunsuper - Corporate	5.61%	$78	Sunsuper - Corporate	$538	Advisory services Death insurance Income protection Online access Term deposits Variety of options		More details
Equip - MyFuture	5.60%	$52	Equip - MyFuture	$482	Advisory services Death insurance Income protection Online access Term deposits Variety of options		More details
VicSuper FutureSaver - EmployeeSaver	5.55%	$78	VicSuper FutureSaver - EmployeeSaver	$583	Advisory services Death insurance Income protection Online access Term deposits Variety of options	Go to site	More details
NGS Super - Industry Plan	5.52%	$65	NGS Super - Industry Plan	$460	Advisory services Death insurance Income protection Online access Term deposits Variety of options		More details

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You can withdraw your superannuation when you meet the ‘conditions of release’. The conditions of release say you can claim your super when you reach:

Age 65
Your ‘preservation age’ and retire
Your preservation age and begin a ‘transition to retirement’ while still working

The preservation age – which is different to the pension age – is based on date of birth. Here are the six different categories:

Date of birth	Preservation age
Before 1 July 1960	55
1 July 1960 – 30 June 1961	56
1 July 1961 – 30 June 1962	57
1 July 1962 – 30 June 1963	58
1 July 1963 – 30 June 1964	59
From 1 July 1964	60

A transition to retirement allows you to continue working while accessing up to 10 per cent of the money in your superannuation account at the start of each financial year.

There are also seven special circumstances under which you can claim your superannuation:

Compassionate grounds
Severe financial hardship
Temporary incapacity
Permanent incapacity
Superannuation inheritance
Superannuation balance under $200
Temporary resident departing Australia

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The amount of superannuation you need to have at retirement is based on how much money you would expect to spend each week during your retirement. That, in turn, depends on whether you expect to lead a modest retirement or a comfortable retirement.

The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) estimates you would need the following amount per week:

Lifestyle	Singles	Couples
Modest	$465	$668
Comfortable	$837	$1,150

Here is the superannuation balance you would need to fund that level of spending:

Lifestyle	Singles	Couples
Modest	$50,000	$35,000
Comfortable	$545,000	$640,000

These figures come from the March 2017 edition of the ASFA Retirement Standard.

The reason people on modest lifestyles need so much less money is because they qualify for a far bigger age pension.

Here is how ASFA defines retirement lifestyles:

Category	Comfortable	Modest	Age pension
Holidays	One annual holiday in Australia	One or two short breaks in Australia near where you live	Shorter breaks or day trips in your own city
Eating out	Regularly eat out at restaurants. Good range and quality of food	Infrequently eat out at restaurants. Cheaper and less food	Only club special meals or inexpensive takeaway
Car	Owning a reasonable car	Owning an older, less reliable car	No car – or, if you do, a struggle to afford the upkeep
Alcohol	Bottled wine	Casked wine	Homebrew beer or no alcohol
Clothing	Good clothes	Reasonable clothes	Basic clothes
Hair	Regular haircuts at a good hairdresser	Regular haircuts at a basic salon	Less frequent haircuts or getting a friend to do it
Leisure	A range of regular leisure activities	One paid leisure activity, infrequently	Free or low-cost leisure activities
Electronics	A range of electronic equipment	Not much scope to run an air conditioner	Less heating in winter
Maintenance	Replace kitchen and bathroom over 20 years	No budget for home improvements. Can do repairs, but can’t replace kitchen or bathroom	No budget to fix home problems like a leaky roof
Insurance	Private health insurance	Private health insurance	No private health insurance

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You or your partner could be forced to surrender part of your superannuation if you divorce, just like with other assets.

You can file a claim for division of property – including superannuation – as soon as you divorce. However, the claim has to be filed within one year of the divorce.

Your superannuation could be affected even if you’re in a de facto relationship – that is, living together as a couple without being officially married.

In that case, the claim has to be filed within two years of the date of separation.

Either way, the first thing to consider is whether you’re a member of a standard, APRA-regulated superannuation fund or if you’re a member of a self-managed superannuation fund (SMSF), because different rules apply.

Standard superannuation funds

If your relationship breaks down, your superannuation savings might be divided by court order or by agreement.

The rules of the superannuation fund will dictate whether this transfer happens immediately, or in the future when the person who has to make the transfer is allowed to access the rest of their superannuation (i.e. at or near retirement).

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SMSFs

If your relationship breaks down, you must continue to observe the trust deed of your SMSF.

So if you and your partner are both members of the same SMSF, neither party is allowed to use the fund to inflict ‘punishment’ – such as by excluding the other party from the decision-making process or refusing their request to roll their money into another superannuation fund.

This no-punishment rule applies even if the two parties are involved in legal proceedings.

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Financial consequences

Superannuation funds often charge a fee for splitting accounts after a relationship breakdown.

Splitting superannuation can also impact the size of your total super balance and how your super is taxed.

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You can withdraw your superannuation (or at least some of it) when you reach ‘preservation age’. The preservation age is based on date of birth. Here are the six different categories:

Date of birth	Preservation age
Before 1 July 1960	55
1 July 1960 – 30 June 1961	56
1 July 1961 – 30 June 1962	57
1 July 1962 – 30 June 1963	58
1 July 1963 – 30 June 1964	59
From 1 July 1964	60

When you reach preservation age, you can withdraw all your superannuation if you’re retired. If you’re still working, you can begin a ‘transition to retirement’, which allows you to withdraw 10 per cent of their superannuation each financial year.

You can also withdraw all your superannuation once you reach 65 years.

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Superannuation is paid by employers to employees, at least once every three months. The ‘superannuation guarantee’ is currently 9.5 per cent – which means that your employer must pay you superannuation equivalent to 9.5 per cent of your salary. The guarantee is scheduled to rise to 10.0 per cent in 2021-22, 10.5 per cent in 2022-23, 11.0 per cent in 2023-24, 11.5 per cent in 2024-25 and 12.0 per cent in 2025-26.

Superannuation is generally taxed at 15 per cent. However, if you earn less than $37,000, you will be automatically reimbursed up to $500 of the tax you paid. Also, if your income plus concessional superannuation contributions exceed $250,000, you will also be charged Division 293 tax. This is an extra 15 per cent tax on your concessional contributions or the amount above $250,000 – whichever is lesser.

You can withdraw your superannuation when you meet the ‘conditions of release’. The conditions of release say you can claim your super when you reach:

Age 65
Your ‘preservation age’ and retire
Your preservation age and begin a ‘transition to retirement’ while still working

Details

When you start a job, your employer will give you what’s called a ‘superannuation standard choice form’. Here’s what you need to complete the form:

The name of your preferred superannuation fund
The fund’s address
The fund’s Australian business number (ABN)
The fund’s superannuation product identification number (SPIN)
The fund’s phone number
A letter from the fund trustee confirming that the fund is a complying fund; or written evidence from the fund stating it will accept contributions from your new employer; or details about how your employer can make contributions to the fund

You should also provide your tax file number – while it’s not a legal obligation, it will ensure your contributions will be taxed at the (lower) superannuation rate.

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The amount of superannuation you should have at age 40 is based on how much money you need to have at retirement. That, in turn, is based on how much money you expect to spend each week during your retirement. That, in turn, depends on whether you expect to lead a modest retirement or a comfortable retirement.

The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) estimates you would need the following amount per week:

Lifestyle	Singles	Couples
Modest	$465	$668
Comfortable	$837	$1,150

Here is the superannuation balance you would need to fund that level of spending:

Lifestyle	Singles	Couples
Modest	$50,000	$35,000
Comfortable	$545,000	$640,000

These figures come from the March 2017 edition of the ASFA Retirement Standard.

The reason people on modest lifestyles need so much less money is because they qualify for a far bigger age pension.

Here is how ASFA defines retirement lifestyles:

Category	Comfortable	Modest	Age pension
Holidays	One annual holiday in Australia	One or two short breaks in Australia near where you live	Shorter breaks or day trips in your own city
Eating out	Regularly eat out at restaurants. Good range and quality of food	Infrequently eat out at restaurants. Cheaper and less food	Only club special meals or inexpensive takeaway
Car	Owning a reasonable car	Owning an older, less reliable car	No car – or, if you do, a struggle to afford the upkeep
Alcohol	Bottled wine	Casked wine	Homebrew beer or no alcohol
Clothing	Good clothes	Reasonable clothes	Basic clothes
Hair	Regular haircuts at a good hairdresser	Regular haircuts at a basic salon	Less frequent haircuts or getting a friend to do it
Leisure	A range of regular leisure activities	One paid leisure activity, infrequently	Free or low-cost leisure activities
Electronics	A range of electronic equipment	Not much scope to run an air conditioner	Less heating in winter
Maintenance	Replace kitchen and bathroom over 20 years	No budget for home improvements. Can do repairs, but can’t replace kitchen or bathroom	No budget to fix home problems like a leaky roof
Insurance	Private health insurance	Private health insurance	No private health insurance

Details

According to the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA), here is how much you would be able to spend per week during retirement:

Lifestyle	Singles	Couples
Modest	$465	$668
Comfortable	$837	$1,150

Here is the superannuation balance you would need to fund that level of spending:

Lifestyle	Singles	Couples
Modest	$50,000	$35,000
Comfortable	$545,000	$640,000

These figures come from the March 2017 edition of the ASFA Retirement Standard.

The reason people on modest lifestyles need so much less money is because they qualify for a far bigger age pension.

Here is how ASFA defines retirement lifestyles:

Category	Comfortable	Modest	Age pension
Holidays	One annual holiday in Australia	One or two short breaks in Australia near where you live	Shorter breaks or day trips in your own city
Eating out	Regularly eat out at restaurants. Good range and quality of food	Infrequently eat out at restaurants. Cheaper and less food	Only club special meals or inexpensive takeaway
Car	Owning a reasonable car	Owning an older, less reliable car	No car – or, if you do, a struggle to afford the upkeep
Alcohol	Bottled wine	Casked wine	Homebrew beer or no alcohol
Clothing	Good clothes	Reasonable clothes	Basic clothes
Hair	Regular haircuts at a good hairdresser	Regular haircuts at a basic salon	Less frequent haircuts or getting a friend to do it
Leisure	A range of regular leisure activities	One paid leisure activity, infrequently	Free or low-cost leisure activities
Electronics	A range of electronic equipment	Not much scope to run an air conditioner	Less heating in winter
Maintenance	Replace kitchen and bathroom over 20 years	No budget for home improvements. Can do repairs, but can’t replace kitchen or bathroom	No budget to fix home problems like a leaky roof
Insurance	Private health insurance	Private health insurance	No private health insurance

Details

Opening a superannuation account is simple. When you start a job, your employer will give you what’s called a ‘superannuation standard choice form’. Here’s what you need to complete the form:

The name of your preferred superannuation fund
The fund’s address
The fund’s Australian business number (ABN)
The fund’s superannuation product identification number (SPIN)
The fund’s phone number
A letter from the fund trustee confirming that the fund is a complying fund; or written evidence from the fund stating it will accept contributions from your new employer; or details about how your employer can make contributions to the fund

You might want to provide your tax file number as well – while it’s not a legal obligation, it will ensure your contributions will be taxed at the (lower) superannuation rate.

Details

Superannuation is designed to provide Australians with money in their retirement. The government has strict rules around when people can take that money out of their fund because it wants to prevent people eroding their savings before they reach retirement.

As a general rule, you can only take money out of your superannuation fund when you reach:

Age 65
Your ‘preservation age’ and retire
Your preservation age and begin a ‘transition to retirement’ while still working

That said, you can take money out of your superannuation fund early based on one of these seven special conditions:

Compassionate grounds
Severe financial hardship
Temporary incapacity
Permanent incapacity
Superannuation inheritance
Superannuation balance under $200
Temporary resident departing Australia

Details

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