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Another bumper year for super funds despite the pandemic

Superannuation research house Chant West, part of the Zenith Investment Consulting group, this week published their quarterly performance update on the industry fund sector. Despite the volatility experienced in March, which spanned both bond and equity markets, returns continue to surprise on the upside in March. Chant West’s research seeks to differentiate between the, at…

Drew Meredith | 26th Apr 2021 | More
Industry super fund returns impacted by volatility

According to Chant West Research, the median ‘Balanced’ industry super fund delivered a return of 3.0% for the entirety of 2020; not a bad result but not shooting the lights out either. There is little doubt it was a very difficult year for investors and the world in general, faced with a health crisis that…

The Inside Adviser | 4th Feb 2021 | More
The stars are aligning for traditional ‘value’ stocks

Angela Ashton, founder and director of asset consultant Evergreen Consultants, suggests that TINA – or ‘There is No Alternative,’ to equities, that is – will be one of the driving themes of 2021 for investors. After outperforming the Chant West superannuation benchmarks, delivering a return of 4.93% from its balanced option for 2020, Evergreen now…

Staff Writer | 28th Jan 2021 | More
  • Super funds back to breakeven – the members?

    Superannuation research house Chant West released their latest update on the performance for the September quarter. Industry groups quickly jumped on the news highlighting the fact that “nearly eight months after the COVID-19 crisis, superannuation funds have clawed back nearly all of the losses”, according to Research Director Mano Mohankumar. Looking closely at the data,…

    Drew Meredith | 26th Oct 2020 | More
    Industry funds reign supreme

    Sunsuper, QSuper and UniSuper are among the top funds announced at the annual Chant West Super Fund Awards. The $75 billion Sunsuper won Super Fund of the Year, Best Fund: Member Services, and Corporate Solutions Fund of the year. Geoff Peck head of client development at Chant West says: “SunSuper is a very strong all-round…

    Annabelle Dickson | 20th May 2020 | More