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Superannuation funds can claim a capital gains tax discount where the asset has been owned for at least 12 months. The discount applicable to superannuation funds is 33%, reducing the effective tax rate on capital gains from 15% to 10%. [8] No discount or adjustment is available if an asset is sold at a loss.
In 1982, Lend Lease acquired 50% of MLC Life Limited and in 1985 acquired the balance of the company. MLC's multi-manager, multi-style investment philosophy was introduced in 1986. In June 2000, MLC was sold to the National Australia Bank. [3] for $4.56 billion, one of the biggest mergers in Australian corporate history. [4]
An avoidable issue with Australia's superannuation system is employees failing to consolidate multiple accounts, thus being charged multiple account fees. In 2018, of Australia's 15 million superannuation fund members, 40% had multiple accounts, which collectively cost them $2.6 billion in additional fees per year. [80]
AustralianSuper is an Australian superannuation fund headquartered in Melbourne, Victoria.It is an industry super fund, and so operates through a mutual fund structure.. With over A$ 340 billion of retirement savings under management and more than 3.4 million members, AustralianSuper is the largest superannuation fund in Australia and the sixteenth largest pension fund in the world.
As at July 2018, the major retail super funds were: AMP Flexible Super; Bendigo Smart Start Super (Bendigo Bank) Mercer; ING Direct Living Super (ING Australia). In December 2015, ING had AU$1.6 billion in super funds under management, with 34,000 active superannuation accounts in 2014. [4] MLC Masterkey Super (National Australia Bank)
The Australian Retirement Trust was founded on 28 February 2022 following the merger between Sunsuper and QSuper. [4] It was the largest superannuation fund merger in Australian history. [4] On 30 April 2022, the Australia Post Superannuation Scheme (APSS) was merged into the Australian Retirement Trust. [5]
Sunsuper Superannuation Fund (Sunsuper) was an Australian public offer industry superannuation fund based in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. It was established in 1987 as a multi-industry superannuation fund open to all workers and is profit-for-members. Sunsuper was the largest superannuation fund by membership in Queensland, with 1.3 million ...
MTAA Super is a public offer fund and allows membership to all Australians. MTAA Super was named SuperRatings 7 year platinum performer for 2003-2010. In 2020, the fund was again awarded Platinum Rating by SuperRatings, who named MTAA Super a “best value for money” super fund.