Are you and your employees with a top performing fund?

On 17 June 2021, the Australian Government passed new superannuation legislation in Parliament called Your Future, Your Super (YFYS).

This is one of the most significant changes to the way the superannuation system works and has been designed to help protect the retirement savings of working Australians.

The majority of changes became law on 1 July 2021, with the exception of ‘member stapling’ that will be delayed until 1 November 2021.

A snapshot of what it entails

Working Australians will be tied to one super fund for life, unless they actively choose otherwise. The Your Future, Your Super legislation refers to this as ‘member stapling’.

A person’s existing active super account will be their ‘stapled account’ for life, unless they change. This will be effective from 1 November 2021.

What do we need to do?

 

For employers

  • For any new employees from 1 November 2021, an employer’s payroll will be required to check ATO records for a stapled account if the new employees does not provide their superannuation account on commencement.
  • The moment an employee joins a new employer it is an important super moment where your employee should be making an informed choice about which super fund is right for them.
  • The latest Superannuation (super) Standard Choice Form^ can be downloaded from our website for Aware Super default employers or the ATO website for all other employers.

For employees

  • When starting a new job, check with your new employer's payroll team and request a Superannuation Standard Choice form to provide them with your super account details.

An annual performance test, conducted by APRA was introduced and released on 31 August 2021.

The comparison includes administration fees over the past financial year and investment performance over eight years (except for 2021 only, this uses a seven-year period), to help members compare between funds. This compares super funds ‘MySuper’ products.

Our MySuper Lifecycle High Growth option is the no. 1 performer over 3, 5 & 10 years (ending 30 June 2021)2.  Learn more about MySuper Lifecycle. 

What do we need to do?

 

For employers

  • If an employee chooses to change their super fund, they will need to complete a choice form^ and submit to your HR / Payroll team to action.​
  • If an employee receives a letter from their super fund from 1 October 2021 advising they’re in an underperforming fund, encourage choice: an employee should be making an informed choice about which super fund is right for them. ​

For employees

  • Research and review your superannuation fund's performance.​ 
  • Review your super goals and your fund's performance: performance of your super fund could potentially impact your retirement savings.​ 
  • If you would like more information, talk to us and arrange a general super chat – we're here to help.​

This duty includes the requirement for superannuation trustees to demonstrate that all expenditure is in a member’s best financial interests.

More Information

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We’re here to help

We have a range of education, guidance and advice available to assist you and your employee either in the workplace or online. Access our education webinars or arrange a general super chat session for your employees.

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  1. ^New employees will need to complete a standard choice form in order for their contributions to be paid to their nominated super fund. Incomplete forms should not be accepted and will need to be returned to the employee for completion. ↩

  2. Before deciding if this is right for you consider the PDS on our website. Issued by Aware Super Pty Ltd ABN 11 118 202 672, AFSL 293340. Returns for the Aware Super MySuper - Lifecycle High Growth option (our default investment option for members aged 55 and under from 5 September 2021 ) are ranked number 1, for the 3 (224 options), 5 (215 options) and 10 (118 options) year periods ending 30 June 2021, SuperRatings Fund Crediting Rate Survey (Default Options Index approx. 200 options). Past performance is not a reliable indicator of future performance and should not be the sole factor when considering if Aware Super is right for you. ↩