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Retirement Health Check: “I should have reached out earlier”

February 7th, 2025

Recently member Jenny told us about her experience of having a Retirement Health Check with one of our Financial Advisers.1 Advice about your First Super account comes at no additional cost to members. This is what Jenny had to say. 1. What was your perception of contacting Financial Advisers? I was looking for guidance and […]

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From the CEO Bill Watson

September 19th, 2024

Welcome to the September edition of Members First. I’m pleased to say it’s been another great financial year for our members. In FY23/24, our Balanced (default) option returned 8.87%, which makes it 7.56% over ten years.1 Members can be confident of our long record of strong performance. Financial returns are an important part of the […]

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Age limit lowered for Downsizer contribution

May 2nd, 2023

  If you’re a homeowner aged 55 or over, you can boost your super with proceeds from the sale of your main residence as part of the ‘downsizer’ scheme. The ‘downsizer’ contribution scheme lets you make a lump sum contribution from the net sale proceeds of your main residence into your super. Until last year, […]

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CEO update – May 2023

May 2nd, 2023

The rankings show only two funds’ Balanced investment options produced a positive result for their members in 2022 – and First Super’s was one of them. MySuper Balanced Option in top 10 of latest performance test First Super’s MySuper product was a top 10 performer in the latest results of the performance test for MySuper […]

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Member voice: Craig, Mt Gambier

April 26th, 2023

First Super works with about 50,000 members, and every one is unique. This is why we pride ourselves on the quality of our member services. Strong returns, competitive fees and great service mean First Super members can be confident we’re doing everything we can to give them a dignified retirement. First Super is a fund […]

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Have you nominated your beneficiaries?

April 26th, 2023

If you die with superannuation still in your First Super account, what happens to it? It’s easy to assume it will become part of your Will or estate and be distributed with your other belongings and money. But super doesn’t work like this. There are a few simple steps you can take to make sure […]

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How to protect your super from scams, fraud, and identity theft

December 15th, 2022

Here at First Super, we take the security of your data incredibly seriously. Keeping your account and information safe is a top priority. This is why, when you contact us, we always ask several questions to make sure you are who you say you are.  As well as the security measures we have in place […]

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Member CEO update – December 2022

December 15th, 2022

When we say we put members first, we’re not only talking about the money.  Our size means we have the best of both worlds. First Super manages about $3.6 billion in retirement savings, so we’re big enough to perform strongly, but small enough to support our members with personal, tailored services. I’m also really proud […]