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Estimated investment fees and indirect costs
Estimated investment fees are our best estimates based on recent experience and our current long-term expectations. The Indirect cost ratio is calculated using actual costs and reasonable estimates of actual costs incurred. It’s important to note that actual investment fees and indirect costs can vary each financial year.
Index (passively managed) options:
- 7 index investments that are able to be mixed to suit any life stage.
- The index investments are lower in cost than the actively managed investments.
Investment option | Base fee | Performance-related fee | Indirect Cost Ratio |
Balanced - Index | 0.09% p.a | 0.00% | 0.03% p.a. |
Australian Shares - Index | 0.10% p.a. | 0.00% | 0.00% p.a. |
International Shares - Index (hedged) | 0.10% p.a. | 0.00% | 0.02% p.a. |
International Shares - Index (unhedged) | 0.10% p.a. | 0.00% | 0.01% p.a. |
Emerging Markets Shares | 0.12% p.a. | 0.00% | 0.03% p.a. |
Australian Property - Index | 0.07% p.a. | 0.00% | 0.04% p.a. |
Diversified Bonds - Index | 0.07% p.a. | 0.00% | 0.08% p.a. |
Diversified Alternatives
Actively managed long term investment with high concentrated exposure to alternative assets such as infrastructure, private equity and hedge funds.
Investment option | Base fee | Performance-related fee | Indirect Cost Ratio |
Diversified Alternatives | 0.24% p.a | 0.05% p.a. | 2.83% p.a. |
Growth, Balanced, Retirement, and Conservative:
- Have exposure to alternative assets that help reduce market volatility experienced by the traditional asset classes of shares, property, fixed interest, and cash.
- Active investment options that have multiple underlying investment managers; providing diversification across investment managers and reducing the risk of exposure to any one investment manager or style.
Investment option | Base fee | Performance-related fee | Indirect Cost Ratio |
Growth | 0.24% p.a. | 0.04% p.a. | 0.90% p.a. |
Balanced | 0.24% p.a. | 0.03% p.a. | 0.73% p.a. |
Retirement | 0.24% p.a. | 0.03% p.a. | 0.73% p.a. |
Conservative | 0.24% p.a. | 0.03% p.a. | 0.67% p.a. |
Lifecycle Investment Strategy (Not available for Super Savings Retirement income accounts)
- Designed to generate wealth over the long term, and will gradually transition to lower-risk investments as the account holder approaches age 65.
- Have exposure to alternative assets that help reduce market volatility experienced by the traditional asset classes of shares, property, fixed interest, and cash.
Socially Conscious Balanced:
- This option seeks to invest with managers that are identified leaders in their responsible approach to environmental, social and ethical considerations, labour standards and governance.
- Managers are required to avoid companies operating within sectors with recognised high negative social impact, which means the option will avoid exposure to companies with material exposure to the production or manufacture of alcohol, armaments, gambling, pornography, tobacco and nuclear power (including uranium). Material exposure is considered to be where a company derives more than 5% of its total revenue from these industries. The option will also avoid exposure to companies that derive more than 5% of revenues from the exploitation of thermal coal or oil sands.
- Certified by the Responsible Investments Association Australia (RIAA).
Investment option | Base fee | Performance-related fee | Indirect Cost Ratio |
Socially Conscious Balanced | 0.24% p.a. | 0.03% | 0.32% p.a. |
Single Asset Class, Actively Managed Investment Options:
- Active investment options that have multiple underlying investment managers; providing diversification across investment managers and reducing the risk of exposure to any one investment manager or style.
Investment option | Base fee | Performance-related fee | Indirect Cost Ratio |
Shares | 0.23% | 0.03% |
0.05% p.a. |
Australian Shares | 0.27% | 0.08% | 0.10% p.a. |
Property | 0.18% | 0.00% | 0.89% p.a. |
Diversified Bonds | 0.23% | 0.00% | 0.04% p.a. |
Cash | 0.08% | 0.00% | 0.00% p.a. |
The actual investment fees for financial year completed will be published in the Annual report, available here in the second half of the year. Our Super Savings guide provides information on the investment fees and costs of all our investment options including information on the nature of performance-related fees and tax (if applicable) on investment earnings.