Awards
TelstraSuper has a proud history of elite performance and industry achievements.
We are honoured to have been awarded the following commendations from both third party rating agencies and industry peers that recognise us as a leading super fund.
Best Fund Innovation
Awarded Best Fund: Innovation 2024 by Chant West## in recognition of the work TelstraSuper has undertaken in reimagining retirement for our members, including introducing innovative super and retirement tools, products and services for our members. For example, our Retirement Lifestyle Planner is a powerful, user-friendly tool that helps members estimate their income at retirement and whether they may be on track to reach their retirement goals.
Pension Fund of the Year 2022 and 2023
Awarded Pension Fund of the year 2022 and 2023 by Chant West## in recognition of the work we have done and continue to do in the pre-retirement and retirement space. We strive to help our members and their families prepare for, and enjoy, their retirement.
Innovation – Superannuation Advice Leader 2024
Awarded for recognising the importance of financial advice to helping members harness the power of their superannuation. We’ve worked on making it easy for members to engage with a financial adviser, understand why they should and what it costs. For Money magazine’s award criteria, visit moneymag.com.au.
Pension of the Year 2023
TelstraSuper has been named the SuperRatings Pension of the Year 2023^, in recognition of our tailored retirement solutions, focus on innovation and digital capabilities, coupled with our strong advice and support services.
Highest Super Performance 2023
Awarded Highest Super Performer*# and Best Property Superannuation Product^# by Money Magazine in the 2023 Best of the Best Award. These awards recognise our property investment option to be the highest performing superannuation product over 1, 3, 5 and 10 years. For Money magazine’s award criteria, visit moneymag.com.au.
Best Fund Insurance 2022
Awarded Best Fund Insurance 2022 by Chant West## in recognition of our insurance offering, whereby so that every member has access to cost effective and suitable insurance cover.
Outstanding Value
Awarded by SuperRatings^, in recognition of being a ‘best value for money’ superannuation fund that is well balanced across all key assessment criteria including investments, fees and charges, insurance, member servicing and administration in a robust, secure and proven governance/risk framework.
A leader in innovation
Awarded the 2022 Momentum award by SuperRatings, recognising all the hard work we’ve done in recent years to innovate the fund to provide better and smarter solutions for our members, including our personalised digital offering and trailblazing work in the transition and retirement space.
Award-winning performance
2008-2023, 15 Year Platinum Performance: Awarded by SuperRatings, in recognition of being rated a Platinum super fund for 15 consecutive years.
2013-2023, 10 Year Platinum Performance: Awarded by SuperRatings, in recognition of being rated a Platinum MySuper super fund for 10 consecutive years.
A leader in environmental, social and governance (ESG) principles
TelstraSuper has been named a 2022 and 2023 ESG Leader Super fund by Rainmaker.Ɨ The ESG Leader Rating recognises Australia's best super funds that are implementing environmental, social and governance (ESG) principles to a high level, while having a track record of strong investment performance.
Leading responsible investment super fund recognition
One of ten Australian super funds named as leading responsible investment super funds in the Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA) 2023 Responsible Investment Super Study.
Highest ranking
Chant West awarded our accumulation and pension products its highest ranking of 5 Apples. The ratings are based on extensive criteria and relate to what is regarded as industry best practice.**
The Rainmaker AAA Quality Assessments represent a detailed review of superannuation providers across a range of benchmarks including organisational strength, administration, communications, investment mix, investment performance, fees, charges, investment processes, insurances and extra services offered.#
Why TelstraSuper
As a leading profit-to members super fund, everything we do is for our members to help them build a financially secure future.
Profits back
to you
Fund profits are for you, our members, not shareholders. Isn't that a much smarter way to build wealth for members' retirement?
Strong long-term
performance
Our diversified investments are strong performers over the long-term*, which could mean more money for you in retirement.
Competitive
Fees
We aim to keep our fees as low as possible so more profits can go to you.
*#Number one performing superannuation product across all asset classes and investment styles ranked by weighted ranking of performance taking into account performance over 1, 3, 5 and 10 years. Product may be geared and prone to extreme levels of investment risk. Must have at least 3 year performance, be public offer and AAA rated by SelectingSuper.
^#Number one property superannuation product ranked by best weighted ranking of performance taking into account performance over 1, 3, 5 and 10 years. Must have at least 3 year performance, be public offer and AAA rated by SelectingSuper.
##The Zenith CW Pty Ltd ABN 20 639 121 403 AFSL 226872/AFS Rep No. 1280401 Chant West rating (assigned February 2024 is limited to General Advice only and has been prepared without considering your objectives or financial situation, including target markets where applicable. The rating is not a recommendation to purchase, sell or hold any product and is subject to change at any time without notice. You should seek independent advice and consider the PDS or offer document before making any investment decisions. Ratings have been assigned based on third party data. Liability is not accepted, whether direct or indirect, from use of the rating. Past performance is not an indication of future performance. Refer to www.chantwest.com.au for full ratings information and our FSG. Chant West Awards issued 22 May 2024 are solely statements of opinion and not a recommendation in relation to making any investment decisions. Awards are current for 12 months and subject to change at any time. Awards for previous years are for historical purposes only. Full details on Chant West Awards at https://www.chantwest.com.au/fund-awards/about-theawards.
^The rating is issued by SuperRatings Pty Ltd (SuperRatings) ABN: 95 100 192 283 a Corporate Authorised Representative (CAR No.1309956) of Lonsec Research Pty Ltd ABN 11 151 658 561, AFSL No. 421445 (Lonsec Research). Ratings are general advice only and have been prepared without taking account of your objectives, financial situation or needs. Consider your personal circumstances, read the product disclosure statement and seek independent financial advice before investing. The rating is not a recommendation to purchase, sell or hold any product. Past performance information is not indicative of future performance. Ratings are subject to change without notice and SuperRatings assumes no obligation to update. SuperRatings uses objective criteria and receives a fee for publishing awards. Visit superratings.com.au for ratings information and to access the full report. © 2020 SuperRatings. All rights reserved.
Ɨ https://www.rainmaker.com.au/media-release/2022-esg-leader-super-funds-announced
** https://www.chantwest.com.au/ratings/pension-methodology, https://www.chantwest.com.au/ratings/super-methodology
# https://www.rainmaker.com.au/products/ratings-awards
*The results compare TelstraSuper’s Balanced option with the median of the balanced options of funds tracked by SuperRatings (253 funds) in respect of the net benefit. The results also compare TelstraSuper’s Balanced option with the median Master Trust Retail super funds tracked by SuperRatings (123 funds) in respect of net benefit that have a comparable balanced option to the TelstraSuper Balanced option. Comparisons are made over a 10 year performance history, taking into account historical earnings and fees – excluding contribution, entry, exit, insurance and additional adviser fees that may have been charged over that period. See full assumptions here. As comparisons are made against the median, outcomes will vary between individual fund comparisons.
^^Includes general and simple personal advice about your TelstraSuper account over the phone.
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