The last 12 months has seen significant change to insurance within superannuation, and we’ve tried to keep you informed every step of the way. Today, we highlight some more of these changes and the benefits of insurance.

The 2018-19 financial year was a good year overall and all of our options performed positively. The default ‘Balanced growth’ option for our super members returned 7.4%, ahead of its return objective of 3.5% above inflation.

Vision Super media release
11 July 2019

Industry super fund, Vision Super, has joined a coalition of investors worth US$4.53 trillion calling on Amazon to enter into a dialogue on the implementation of labour rights in Amazon’s operations and supply chain.

At Vision Super, we’re a values-based fund, and ESG considerations are incorporated into our investment decision-making across the fund through our investment beliefs. Our ESG belief: “We believe that environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues and sustainability considerations are important within the context of optimising net risk-adjusted returns.” Importantly, we believe the risks associated with climate change have not been adequately priced into markets and our carbon exposure is therefore significantly lower than that of the index.

When it comes time to choose a super fund, do you know the difference between an ‘industry’ and a ‘retail’ fund?

Vision Super media release
4 June 2019

Industry super fund, Vision Super, was the only Australian super fund to sign a letter to the Financial Accounting Standards Board on their Revised Exposure Draft for the Proposed Accounting Standards Update from investors worth over $1 trillion.

Vision Super media release
29 April 2019

Industry super fund, Vision Super, announced today they have hit $10 billion in funds under management.

Carbon Intensity and Divestments

Recently the focus towards holding companies responsible for their actions environmentally has gained momentum, resulting in an increase in sustainable investments.