News and updates

We recently hosted a panel discussion on Responsible Investment at Australian Catholic University (ACU) in Melbourne, attended by Catholic Super members, alumni from ACU and the general public.

The Federal Budget for 2018/19, released on 8 May 2018, focused on reducing taxes for lower and middle income earners, lowering the budget deficit, and protecting your superannuation.

Risk off sentiment in March saw equities print a negative month and also resulted in a negative quarter for both domestic and global equities.

Most of us know it's important to save up for our retirement. We have a vision of how we want to retire, the lifestyle we want to live. We might be planning overseas trips, spending time with the grand kids, maybe enjoying gardening at home.

Equity markets pulled back in February as investors began to worry about the prospect of the US Federal Reserve raising rates at a faster pace than had previously been anticipated.

Global economic conditions continued to strengthen and remained broadly synchronised in the new year, which led to most developed equity markets posting gains in January.

The global equity market continued to rise through December, with all major equity markets closing out 2017 with strong gains, supported by the widespread improvement in economic growth.

There is a common misconception that super is a ‘set and forget’ investment. But it is vital that everyone, especially women, take control of their super as early as possible and empower themselves to shape the retirement they want.

Global economic conditions continued to improve in November.

When you’re self-employed, it’s easy to overlook your own superannuation. Unlike employees, it is not something that is automatically set up for you when you start a new job. But as a self-employed educator there are compelling reasons to make setting up your own superannuation fund a priority.