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Finder Super Fund Awards 2021
Recognising Australia's best super funds.
The Finder Super Fund Awards 2021 recognise Australia's best super funds. This year there are two finalists and one overall winner on a product level for high growth and balanced funds. There are also two customer satisfaction award winners for industry super funds brands and for retail super fund brands.
Finder Super Fund Product Awards 2021 Winner and Finalists - High Growth
The AustralianSuper High Growth product has consistently achieved strong returns over the past 1-, 3-, 5- and 10-year period, even out-performing funds that have a higher allocation to growth assets. Plus, its annual fees are competitive at less than 1.00% of your balance.
Finalists:
ING High Growth. The ING Living Super High Growth fund has a very high allocation towards growth assets and has achieved strong returns for members of just under 10% p.a. over the past 5-year period.
Equip Growth Plus. The Equip Growth Plus fund has a very high allocation towards growth assets which has helped it achieve impressive returns of more than 10% p.a. over the past 5-year period.
Methodology: Best Super Fund - High Growth
Products were assessed using Chant West data. Weighting:
Calculated fees on $50,000 35% 10P
Past 1-year performance 10% 10P
Past 3-year performance 20% 10P
Past 5-year performance 30% 10P
Number of investment options available 5% 10P
Finder Super Fund Product Awards 2021 Winner and Finalists - Balanced
The AustralianSuper Balanced fund has been a top performer over the short and long term, even out-performing higher growth options. It has achieved just under 9% p.a. for members over the past 5-year period, which is a great result given the massive market drops we saw last year.
Finalists:
QSuper Lifetime Aspire Group 1. The QSuper Lifetime Aspire product has been a top-performing fund over the past 1-, 3- and 5-year period, while also having some of the lowest fees of any MySuper product in the market.
Bendigo Growth Index. The Bendigo Smart Start Super - Growth Index product has returned almost 8.00% p.a. for members over the past 5-year period, while also having some of the lowest fees in the market.
Methodology: Best Super Fund - Balanced
Products were assessed using Chant West data. Weighting:
Calculated fees on $50,000 35% 10P
Past 1-year performance 10% 10P
Past 3-year performance 20% 10P
Past 5-year performance 30% 10P
Number of investment options available 5% 10P
Best rated super fund brands - industry and retail
AustralianSuper beat out brands like HostPlus, Unisuper and HESTA to take out this year's Customer Satisfaction Awards for the best rated industry super fund brand. It was the most recommended brand by Australians with 98% of consumers saying they'd recommend the AustralianSuper. It also had the top individual scores for fees, customer support, performance and value for money.
Methodology: Best Rated Super Fund Brands
We asked Australians to rate super fund brands for fees, customer support, performance and value for money. We also asked them to give an overall rating and asked whether they'd recommend the brand to a friend or family member.
Weighting:
50% overall rating
Remaining 50% equally split between value for money, performance, customer support, fees and recommendation score
Colonial First State was the clear winner in the Retail Super Fund category, topping the list across metrics like fees, customer support, performance and value for money. Not only did Aussies rate the brand highly across the board it was also the most recommended brand by far.
Methodology: Best Rated Super Fund Brands
We asked Australians to rate super fund brands for fees, customer support, performance and value for money. We also asked them to give an overall rating and asked whether they'd recommend the brand to a friend or family member.
Weighting:
50% overall rating
Remaining 50% equally split between value for money, performance, customer support, fees and recommendation score
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Finder Super Fund Product Awards 2021 Winner and Finalists - High Growth
Best rated super fund brands - industry and retail