Fees
Just like most super funds we deduct some money from your account to cover the cost of looking after and investing your super.
Because we’re a profit-to-members fund, our fees are set to cover our costs only. We don’t pay dividends to shareholders which means we return more to you through lower fees and charges. Before making any decision about your super, it’s important to consider that fees are only one part of the bigger picture. What’s best for you will depend on your personal situation.
| Type of fee or cost | Amount (% pa) | How and when paid |
| Ongoing annual fees and costs1 | ||
| Administration fees and costs |
$0.75 per week + 0.16% pa plus 0.031% pa |
We generally deduct the dollar-based administration fee on the last day of the month from your super account balance. We generally calculate and deduct the percentage based administration fee when unit prices are determined. Where administration costs are higher than member administration fees collected these costs are met from our administration reserve, not from your account balance or investment returns. We estimate this amount for the year ending 30 June 2024 to be 0.031% p.a. |
| Investment fees and costs2 | High Growth 0.48% Growth 0.50% Balanced 0.50% Moderate 0.51% Indexed Defensive 0.19% Defensive 0.45% Secure 0.19% Australian Shares 0.14% International Shares 0.14% Property 0.30% Bonds 0.18% Cash 0.12% | We generally calculate and deduct this fee daily when unit prices are determined. |
| Transaction costs |
High Growth 0.04% | We generally calculate and deduct these costs daily when unit prices are determined. |
| Member activity related fees and costs | ||
| Buy-sell spread | Nil | |
| Switching fee | Nil | |
| Other fees and costs3 | Nil | |
1 If your account balance for a product offered by the superannuation entity is less than $6,000 at the end of the entity’s income year, the total combined amount of administration fees, investment fees and indirect costs charged to you is capped at 3% of the account balance. Any amount charged in excess of that cap must be refunded.
2 Investment fees and costs includes an amount of 0.00% to 0.06% for performance fees. The calculation basis for this amount is set out in the Fees information factsheet which you can find here.
3 We may apply other fees and costs which relate to family law splits, advice fees for personal advice and insurance fees. See the Fees information factsheet for further information.
Tax
Your super is taxed when you put money in, on your investment earnings and in some cases, when you take it out if you’re under age 60.
Tax on the money you put into super
Before-tax contributions, which include the compulsory 11.5% superannuation guarantee contributions your employer makes for you, are taxed at 15% if you earn less than $250,000 and 30% if you earn over $250,000. If you earn $37,000 or less per annum you may be eligible for a low income super tax offset.
Any after-tax contributions you make aren’t taxed when you put them into super as you have already paid tax on that money. If you claim these contributions as a tax deduction they will be taxed at 15%.
Tax on your investment earnings
Investment earnings within your super are taxed up to a maximum of 15%.
You may pay extra tax if you:
contribute more than the contribution cap for each financial year
don’t give us your Tax File Number.
Withdrawal tax
Tax law requires us to deduct tax before paying your super to you. Your super is divided into a tax-free component, which mainly consists of any after-tax contributions you’ve made, and a taxable component, which is the rest of your account. Your super fund calculates these components when you make the withdrawal. You can't choose to simply withdraw the tax-free component on its own.
The table below shows what tax applies depending on your age and tax components. You won’t have to pay any tax if you’re accessing your super within 24 months of being certified as suffering from a terminal illness.
| What tax you pay on withdrawing your super | ||
| Your age | Taxable component | Tax-free component |
| Age 60+ (reached preservation age) | 0%. You don’t need to include this in your tax return. | 0% |
| Under preservation age (below age 60) | Taxed at your marginal tax rate or 22%, whichever is lower, which includes the Medicare Levy. This money is treated as assessable income and therefore could affect your HELP debt payments and Medicare Levy surcharge. | 0%, including any benefit withdrawn due to terminal illness. |
| If you die* | 0% if paid to a tax dependant of any age. *Complex rules apply to death benefit payments to non-tax dependants. A death benefit can be paid as a lump sum or, for some types of dependants, as a death benefit income stream. | 0% |
* Under super law, children are considered dependants and can receive a death benefit. However, tax law doesn’t treat adult children as dependants unless certain criteria are met. For more information about this criteria, you can call the Australian Taxation Office infoline on 13 10 20.