Investment performance

The following investment returns apply to the units held in your accumulation account or if you are a Telstra Super RetireAccess® member the returns apply to your income stream.   

Accumulation investment returns to 30 June 2010*

    12 months  3 years  5 years 7 years  10 years Since inception
Growth 12.01% -5.92% 3.81% 7.08% 4.71% 6.57%
Balanced 10.94% -3.08% 4.69% 7.27% 5.41% 6.83%
Defensive Growth** - - - - - -
Conservative 8.41% 1.48% 4.88% 6.09% 5.30% 5.54%
International Shares 10.31% -7.04% 2.61% 5.43% - 1.26%
Australian Shares 11.85% -5.95% 5.91% 10.92%  - 8.11%
Property 20.97% -15.25% -3.16% - - 1.87%
Fixed Interest 8.54% 4.59% 4.36% - - 4.60%
Cash 3.29% 4.52% 4.79% 4.76% 4.63% 4.58%

* These returns do not apply to Telstra Super RetireAccess members. Further details. Past performance is not a reliable indicator of future performance.
** This option was introduced on 1 July 2010 and as such, no investment returns are available. Notional returns have not been included as the structure of the option is not based on the performance of a single index. 

Telstra Super RetireAccess investment returns to 30 June 2010* 

    12 months  3 years  5 years 7 years  10 years Since inception
Growth 15.02% -6.37% 4.22% 7.94% 5.22% 6.27%
Balanced 13.13% -3.40% 5.17% 8.15% 6.05% 6.78%
Defensive Growth** - - - - - -
Conservative 9.91% 1.59% 5.50% 6.94% 6.07% 6.36%
International  Shares 12.25% -7.74% 2.76% 6.11%  - 1.20%
Australian Shares 15.71% -6.04% 6.75% 12.25%  - 8.98%
Property 26.16% -17.32% -3.84% - - 1.92%
Fixed Interest 10.14% 5.46% 5.17% - - 5.44%
Cash 3.87% 5.29% 5.62% 5.59% 5.44% 5.40%

* These returns do not apply to Accumulation members. Further details. Past performance is not a reliable indicator of future performance.
** This option was introduced on 1 July 2010 and as such, no investment returns are available. Notional returns have not been included as the structure of the option is not based on the performance of a single index. 

Market update

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