Time to enjoy
Coming to a town near you – retirement seminars
December 17th, 2019
The First Super team is well underway with its 2019/20 program of Planning for Retirement seminars. Starting in November, First Super has so far hosted seminars in Dandenong and Traralgon in Victoria, and Mount Gambier in South Australia. The attendees learned about building their super while working, how much super is enough, claiming the Government […]
2018/19 Annual Report
December 17th, 2019
The Fund’s 2018/19 Annual Report is available online, with in-depth details on the Fund’s financials and governance. This year’s report includes: an ‘at a glance’ summary of the Fund’s deliverables during 2018/19 in-depth information and features on the Board, Executive and other individuals who take care of your Fund a breakdown of the Fund’s financials […]
Annual Members’ Meeting: watch it now
December 17th, 2019
First Super welcomed members and other stakeholders from across the country to its Annual Members’ Meeting on Tuesday 19 November. The Fund hosted live events at the Jasper Hotel in Melbourne and the Traralgon Greyhound Racing Club. For the first time, the event was also live streamed, so that members unable to attend in person […]
Awards success for First Super communications campaigns
December 17th, 2019
After a huge year for creative communications to our members, First Super walked away double winners at the AIST Awards for Excellence on 4 December. The Australian Institute for Superannuation Trustees (AIST) – which is the peak body for profit-to-member super funds – holds it awards program to recognise the achievements of funds like ours […]
First Super makes MySuper Top Ten
September 9th, 2019
The super regulator’s recent review of super fund performance named First Super as sixth out of 85 providers, as industry super funds continue to lead the market. Industry Super Australia (ISA) has used latest figures from the super industry regulator to rank the country’s 60 registered MySuper products – and First Super made the top […]
Don’t panic on investments
September 9th, 2019
Amid concerns about a possible recession, a share markets expert explains why now is not the time to make a panicked decision on your super investment option. Rising talks of a recession, interest rates moving towards negative territory and tumbling stock markets have given people plenty of reason to worry. However, letting the negative data […]
Less than half of Australian retiring with enough for comfortable life
September 9th, 2019
Less than a quarter of Australians are leaving the workforce with enough super to fund a comfortable lifestyle, a new report has found. The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) study found median super balances for retiring Australians aged 60 to 64 were only $154,453 for men and $122,848 for women. Those are both […]
Annual Members’ Meeting 2019
September 9th, 2019
All First Super members are invited to our Annual Members’ Meeting on Tuesday 19 November. Members of the Trustee Board and Executive Management Team will be on hand to provide an update on: how your super fund performed over the past financial year; changes to super legislation; and what’s planned within the Fund for the […]