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Australia’s pool of retirement savings grew by 10 per cent during the last financial year, according to the superannuation regulator.
New data from APRA has revealed that total superannuation assets increased from $2.1 trillion at 30 June 2016 to $2.3 trillion at June 2017 (see table below).
The assets in MySuper accounts – which are low-fee, no-frills accounts – jumped 25.5 per cent to $594.7 billion.
Self-managed superannuation fund (SMSF) assets climbed 9.8 per cent to $696.7 billion.
However, there was no change in the share of Australia’s retirement savings that are held in SMSFs – 30.0 per cent.
Key statistics for the superannuation industry
| June 2016 | June 2017 | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Superannuation assets | $2.1 trillion | $2.3 trillion | 10.0% |
| MySuper assets | $473.8 billion | $594.7 billion | 25.5% |
| SMSF assets | $634.7 billion | $696.7 billion | 9.8% |
Key statistics for entities with more than four members
| June 2016 | June 2017 | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total contributions | $104.2 billion | $116.9 billion | 12.2% |
| Total benefit payments | $64.7 billion | $74.5 billion | 15.1% |
| Net contribution flows | $34.1 billion | $38.6 billion | 13.2% |
Not-for-profit funds producing better returns
APRA’s new statistics show that industry funds continue to outperform retail funds, according to Industry Super Australia, which is a lobby group for industry-owned superannuation funds.
Industry Super chief executive David Whiteley said he was alarmed by the performance gap (see table below).
“It is well known that not-for-profit industry super funds dominate the performance league tables. Less known is the apparent widening performance gap between industry and retail super funds,” he said.
“For those Australians who entrust their savings to a bank-owned super fund, the trend is alarming.”
Superannuation guarantee scheduled to increase
Employees currently receive superannuation equivalent to 9.5 per cent of their salary each year.
But the superannuation guarantee is scheduled to rise to 12 per cent, as this table shows:
- 1 July 2020 – 9.5 per cent
- 1 July 2021 – 10 per cent
- 1 July 2022 – 10.5 per cent
- 1 July 2023 – 11 per cent
- 1 July 2024 – 11.5 per cent
- 1 July 2025 – 12 per cent
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