Super Insider podcast: Markets, money and super: EOFY recap
14 August 2025
With the financial year behind us, understanding how the recent economic shifts and market movements affect your superannuation is more important than ever.
In this latest episode of Super Insider, our experts dive deep into the key drivers behind the year’s investment performance and what it means for your retirement savings.
Join our host Anne Fuchs, alongside Brian Parker, Chief Economist, and Andrew Fisher, General Manager of Total Portfolio Management and Resilience, as they unpack the complex economic environment and translate it into clear, practical insights.
This episode is a must-listen for anyone seeking to better understand how economic trends influence their super and retirement goals.
What You’ll Learn:
- The major global and Australian economic themes that shaped the past financial year
- How inflation, interest rates, and geopolitical events impacted market returns
- A breakdown of which asset classes and investments delivered strong performance
- The role of diversification in managing market volatility and protecting your retirement savings
- How Australian Retirement Trust’s size and strategy create opportunities for members
- What the outlook is for interest rates, inflation, and economic growth in the year ahead
- Practical advice on managing market ups and downs throughout your superannuation journey
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Credits
Anne Fuchs – Host & Executive General Manager of Advocacy and Impact, ART
Brian Parker – Chief Economist, ART
Andrew Fisher – General Manager, Total Portfolio Management and Resilience, ART
Source: SuperRatings Fund Crediting Rate Survey - SR50 Growth (77-90) Index and Growth (77-90) category. High Growth is our #1 performing option over 10 years to 30 June 2025. Returns are after investment fees and costs, transaction costs and investment taxes, but before administration fees. The High Growth option has identical investments to the High Growth Pool in the Lifecycle Investment Strategy. Individual returns may vary. The High Growth option commenced on 28 February 2022 and adopted the investment strategy of the pre-merger Sunsuper Growth option. To show the returns for the High Growth option, we have used returns for the Sunsuper option up to this date.
Past performance is not a reliable indicator of future performance.
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