Intrust Super - Select Super
- Last updated on 04 Jun 2020
QSuper Lifetime
Pay no transaction or switching fees and enjoy a range of different investment options
$91
$646
Established in 1988, Intrust Super is an industry fund specifically catering to the retirement needs of members employed within the hospitality, clubs, tourism and retail sectors, with membership now open to all industries. The fund was a finalist for the 2020 Career Fund of the Year award as well as the 2020 Best New Innovation award for SuperCents. The Select Super product offering is designed for members seeking all the benefits of being an Intrust Super member without requiring regular employer contributions paid into their super account (e.g. spouses and self-employed).Select Super offers a range of 10 investment options to choose from, providing members with access to 5 Pre-Mixed and 5 Single Sector options. The Balanced option underperformed the SuperRatings Index over the 1 year period to 30 June 2019, however, outperformed over the longer term.Fees are lower than the industry average across all account balances assessed. Members are able to switch investment options at no cost.A full suite of insurance cover is offered, with Death and Total & Permanent Disablement (TPD) insurance cover automatically provided to eligible members upon joining the fund. PayGuard Income Protection cover is available to a maximum of 90% of salary plus 10% super contributions, with a two-year benefit payment period and a choice of four waiting periods.Intrust Super provides members with access to online educational modules via Learning360 and Money Basics, online super advice via Super360 and full financial planning service via Adviser360. Additional member benefits include the Intrust Super Rewards program and SuperCents, a savings app which invests spare change from everyday transactions into a member's Intrust Super account. Intrust Super's secure online facility, MemberAccess, further allows members to view and update account details, as well as perform transactions.
Admin fee $91 | Health insurance |
Administration fee (%) 0.3% | Binding nominations |
Indirect cost ratio (%) | Anti-detriment payments |
Exit fee $0 | Switching fee $0 |
Financial planning service | Employer size discount |
Credit cards | Home loans |
Insurance life event increases | Non-lapsing binding nominations |
Investment fee 0.81% | Long term income protection |
Account size discount |
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Product | Past 5-year return | Admin fee | Company | Calc fees on 50k | Features | SuperRatings awards | Go to site | |
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4.54% | $78 | Intrust Core Super - MySuper | $633 | Advisory services Death insurance Income protection Online access Term deposits Variety of options | | More details | ||
4.54% | $78 | Intrust Super - Core Super | $633 | Advisory services Death insurance Income protection Online access Term deposits Variety of options | | More details | ||
4.54% | $91 | Intrust Super - Executive Super | $646 | Advisory services Death insurance Income protection Online access Term deposits Variety of options | | More details | ||
4.54% | $91 | Intrust Super - Select Super | $646 | Advisory services Death insurance Income protection Online access Term deposits Variety of options | | More details |
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FAQs
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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Accessing your superannuation is a simple administrative procedure – you just ask your fund to pay it. You can access your superannuation in three different ways:
- Lump sum
- Account-based pension
- Part lump sum and part account-based pension
However, please note that your superannuation fund will only be able to make a payout if 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 has 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 |
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
First home buyers are the only people who can use their superannuation to buy a property. The federal government has created the First Home Super Saver Scheme to help first home buyers save for a deposit. First home buyers can make voluntary contributions of up to $15,000 per year, and $30,000 in total, to their superannuation account. These contributions are taxed at 15 per cent, along with deemed earnings. Withdrawals are taxed at marginal tax rates minus a tax offset of 30 percentage points.
Voluntary contributions to the First Home Super Saver Scheme are not exempt from the $25,000 annual limit on concessional contributions. So if you pay $15,000 per year into the First Home Super Saver Scheme, you have to make sure that you don’t receive more than $10,000 in superannuation payments from your employer and any salary sacrificing.
A superannuation fund is an institution that is legally allowed to hold and invest your superannuation. There are more than 200 different superannuation funds in Australia. They come in five different types:
- Retail funds
- Industry funds
- Public sector funds
- Corporate funds
- Self-managed super funds
Retail funds are usually run by banks or investment companies.
Industry funds were originally designed for workers from a particular industry, but are now open to anyone.
Public sector funds were originally designed for people working for federal or state government departments. Most are still reserved for government employees.
Corporate funds are arranged by employers for their employees.
Self-managed super funds are private superannuation funds that allow people to directly invest their money.
Lost superannuation refers to savings in an account that you’ve forgotten about. This can happen if you’ve opened several different accounts over the years while moving from job to job.
You can use your MyGov account to see details of all your superannuation accounts, including any you might have forgotten. Alternatively, you can fill in a ‘Searching for lost super’ form and send it to the Australian Taxation Office, which will then search on your behalf.