Most recently, our diversified Balanced option – where most of our members have their retirement savings invested – was named as a top 10 performer* over the past year. We’re also incredibly proud to be acknowledged as an industry leader across a range of award categories, including Pension Fund of the Year.**

Here's a snapshot of our achievements:

1. Investment performance

Our Balanced option has recently made the Chant West top 10 performing funds of the year to December, 2022. After another turbulent year, all top 10 performers reported a negative return over the 12-month period, with the TelstraSuper Balanced option reporting -3.7%, compared to the median return of -4.6%. Investment returns for the 2022 calendar year are negative across the wider superannuation industry, primarily because of global events and changing economic conditions.

Importantly, our Balanced option continues to meet our long-term objective while the fund’s overall performance has again received a Platinum rating from SuperRatings, for the 18th consecutive year. According to the latest SuperRatings research^Ɨ, this option has performed well for members with a 7.9% annualised return over 10 years.

Our MySuper Growth option has also been recognised as a solid performer, with Rainmaker recently naming the option as second-best performing of all super options over three years^#, delivering a 6.3% annualised return, compared to a median return of 4.5%. This outperformance has the potential to translate to a significant boost in retirement savings for our members who have their super invested in this option.

If you would like to learn more about our performance and how our investments are positioned for 2023, have a look at the latest update from our Chief Investment Officer, Graeme Miller.

2. Pension fund of the year… twice!

We are thrilled to be named Pension Fund of the Year by two major research houses – ChantWest and SuperRatings.

These two prestigious awards recognise our ongoing work to provide members with a tailored retirement offering supported by a well resourced advice offering through Telstra Super Financial Planning.

Providing the right products for retired members is something that many super funds are still trying to get right, so we are honoured to be acknowledged as a trailblazer in this evolving space.

3. Best of the best in property

Our investment performance has also been recognised.

Money Magazine – Australia’s most-read personal financial magazine – awarded us Highest Super Performer and Best Property Super product at its 2023 Best of the Best Awards.

The careful selection of property in our portfolio with an emphasis on industrial assets helped us outperform during some of the most challenging economic conditions in recent years. Importantly, it’s not solely investors in the property option who’ve benefitted from this success. The gains from the property portfolio flowed to all members with exposure to a diversified investment option.

4. We are sustainable leaders

Sustainable investing is another area where we’re kicking goals for members with a 2022 ESG Leader Super Fund designation. This acknowledgement by Rainmaker recognises both our environmental, social and governance investment lens and our competitive investment performance. Super is a long-term investment, so we believe it's appropriate to think about the long-term prospects of the investments we make on our members' behalf and ensure that ESG factors play an important part in our decision-making process.

5. Industry leading insurance

It’s often one of the most overlooked benefits of being a member of TelstraSuper, so we were excited that our insurance offer was recognised as being the best in the industry. Providing our members with flexible insurance arrangements and our innovative online portal contributed to us winning the ChantWest Best Fund Insurance 2022 Award. Our members can relax knowing they have access to an outstanding insurance product if the unimaginable happens.

Already a member?

If you need help we are just a phone call away. As a member of TelstraSuper, you can receive phone advice about your investments as part of your membership^.

Call 1300 033 166 to speak with an Adviser or arrange a call back online.

If you want more information on our Awards, go to our Awards page.

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