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Overview

Our Conservative Balanced option is diversified across a wide range of asset classes with a slight focus on growth assets. It targets 59% in growth assets such as shares and private equity and 41% in defensive assets such as fixed income. This option invests in a range of asset types (listed and unlisted), investment managers and styles.

Conservative Balanced is the default investment option for:
 

  • Future Saver MySuper Lifecycle members aged 65 and over,
  • Retirement Transition members, and
  • Retirement Income members.

Why you’d invest

May suit members who:
 

  • seek a balance between capital growth and capital stability,
  • can accept fluctuations in returns including negative returns in some years, and
  • are prepared to stay invested in the option for 5 years or longer.

Did you know?

The investment objective, mix of assets, and fees may differ depending on your account type (Future Saver, Retirement Transition or Retirement Income).

Account type

Investment objective

CPI + 2.75% p.a.

(after fees, costs and tax) over rolling 10-year periods.
 

Timeframe

5 years

Minimum suggested investment timeframe.
 

Risk

Estimated number of negative annual returns over any 20-year period:
3 to less than 4 times

Short-term risk:
5 - Medium to High

Long-term risk:
3 - Low to Medium

Learn more about short and long-term risk

Fees1

0.53%

Investment fees and costs and transaction costs.

Learn more about our fees and costs
 

1 Includes ‘Investment fees and costs’ and ‘Transaction costs’, excludes ‘Administration fees’. Indicative only based on historical fee and cost data as at 30 June 2025. The amount you’ll pay in future years will depend on the fees and costs incurred by the trustee in managing the investment option. Other fees and costs may apply. Refer to the relevant PDS or Handbook for more information.

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Asset allocation

Below are the option’s asset allocation targets and ranges, effective 30 September 2025.

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Conservative Balanced Target  Range 
Australian shares 16.5% 6 - 27%
International shares 23% 13 - 33%
Private equity 4.5% 0 - 25%
Infrastructure 11% 0 - 31%
Property 8% 0 - 28%
Liquid alternatives (growth) 1% 0 - 21%
Liquid alternatives (defensive) 0% 0 - 20%
Credit income 7.5% 0 - 28%
Fixed income 21.5% 0 - 40%
Cash 7% 0 - 60%

Growth/defensive allocation

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  Target
Growth assets 59%
Defensive assets 41%
View latest asset allocations

Investment objective

CPI + 2.75% p.a.

(after fees, costs and tax) over rolling 10-year periods.
 

Timeframe

5 years

Minimum suggested investment timeframe.
 

Risk

Estimated number of negative annual returns over any 20-year period:
3 to less than 4 times

Short-term risk:
5 - Medium to High
Long-term risk:
3 - Low to Medium

Learn more about short and long-term risk

Fees1

0.53%

Investment fees and costs and transaction costs.

Learn more about our fees and costs
 

1 Includes ‘Investment fees and costs’ and ‘Transaction costs’, excludes ‘Administration fees’. Indicative only based on historical fee and cost data as at 30 June 2025. The amount you’ll pay in future years will depend on the fees and costs incurred by the trustee in managing the investment option. Other fees and costs may apply. Refer to the relevant PDS or Handbook for more information.

View latest performance

Asset allocation

Below are the option’s asset allocation targets and ranges, effective 30 September 2025. 

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Conservative Balanced Target  Range 
Australian shares 16.5% 6 - 27%
International shares 23% 13 - 33%
Private equity 4.5% 0 - 25%
Infrastructure 11% 0 - 31%
Property 8% 0 - 28%
Liquid alternatives (growth) 1% 0 - 21%
Liquid alternatives (defensive) 0% 0 - 20%
Credit income 7.5% 0 - 28%
Fixed income 21.5% 0 - 40%
Cash 7% 0 - 60%

Growth/defensive allocation

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  Target
Growth assets 59%
Defensive assets 41%
View latest asset allocations

Return objective

CPI + 3.25% p.a.

(after fees, costs and tax) over rolling 10-year periods.
 

Timeframe

5 years

Minimum suggested investment timeframe.
 

Risk

Estimated number of negative annual returns over any 20-year period:
2 to less than 3 times

Short-term risk:
4 - Medium

Long-term risk:
2 - Low

Learn more about short and long-term risk

Fees1

0.55%

Investment fees and costs and transaction costs.

Learn more about our fees and costs
 

* As the Aware Super Term Allocated Pension (TAP) invests in the same way as Aware Super Retirement Income, this information also applies to members in the TAP.

1 Includes ‘Investment fees and costs’ and ‘Transaction costs’, excludes ‘Administration fees’. Indicative only based on historical fee and cost data as at 30 June 2025. The amount you’ll pay in future years will depend on the fees and costs incurred by the trustee in managing the investment option. Other fees and costs may apply. Refer to the relevant PDS or Handbook for more information.

View latest performance

Asset allocation

Below are the option’s asset allocation targets and ranges, effective 30 September 2025.

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Conservative Balanced Target Range
Australian shares* 17.5% 7 - 28%
International shares* 22% 12 - 32%
Private equity 4.5% 0 - 25%
Infrastructure 10.5% 0 - 31%
Property 8% 0 - 28%
Liquid alternatives (growth) 0% 0 - 10%
Liquid alternatives (defensive) 4% 0 - 24%
Credit income 7.5% 0 - 28%
Fixed income 21% 0 - 39%
Cash 5% 0 - 60%

* For Retirement Income accounts, the shares asset classes invest in strategies designed to manage market volatility. Refer to the ‘We invest differently in retirement’ section in the Retirement Income PDS for more information.

Growth/defensive allocation

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  Target
Growth assets 59%
Defensive assets 41%
View latest asset allocations

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