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Summary of changes

Notice dateEffective dateNature of the event or changeImpact of change

April 2026

10 June 2026

Closure of the Future Focus investment option

This change affects members with balances in the Future Focus investment option

The Future Focus investment option will close in June 2026. No contributions, transfers or switches into the option will be allowed after 10 June 2026 and any balances still invested in the option will be transferred into the Balanced Growth investment option. 

 

Notice dateEffective dateNature of the event or changeImpact of change

August 2025

1 October 2025

Changes to the insurance premiums

Catholic Super accumulation members: premium reduction for income protection (IP) cover

From 1 October 2025, the costs of IP cover will reduce by 2.8%.

August 2025

1 October 2025

Changes to the insurance policy terms

Catholic Super accumulation members: removal of two exclusions for death, TPD and IP policies

From 1 October 2025, the following exclusions will no longer apply to insurance claims  payments:

  • the Insured Person having travelled to a country listed on the Department of Foreign Affairs & Trade website (dfat.gov.au) as being subject to a ‘do not travel’ warning, and
  • an illness or injury resulting from an illegal or criminal act committed by the Insured Person.

August 2025

1 July 2025

Investment related changes

Catholic Super accumulation and Retirement Income products

  • Annual updates to the investment fees (including performance fees and transaction costs) for each investment option.
  • Changes to the strategic asset allocation ranges for the Future Focus and Diversified Fixed Interest investment options.
  • Changes to the investment option standard risk measures.

Notice dateEffective dateNature of the event or changeImpact of change

May 2024

1 July 2024

Changes to the asset-based administration fee

Catholic Super accumulation: Asset-based administration fee reduction

The asset-based administration fee charged on accumulation account balances will reduce to 0.19% pa from 0.22% pa. As a result, the maximum asset-based administration fee charged will reduce from $1,100 to $950 pa. 

May 2024

1 July 2024

Changes to administration fees

Retirement products: Reductions to the weekly administration fee and asset-based administration fee

The weekly fee will reduce to $1.00 per week from $1.95 per week. The asset-based administration fee will reduce from 0.20% to 0.19% pa. As a result, the maximum asset-based administration fee charged will reduce from $1,000 to $950 pa.

May 2024

1 July 2024

Introduction of insurance fee

Catholic Super accumulation

A new insurance fee will apply to accumulation members who have insurance cover through the Fund. The fee is calculated at 4% of premiums. The cost of insurance cover from 1 July 2024 includes the premium that a member pays (which goes to the insurer) and the 4% insurance fee (which is paid to the Fund).

May 2024

1 July 2024

Changes to insurance terms and conditions

There will be some changes to insurance terms and conditions:
  • definition of Australian Resident
  • alignment of an immediate assessment condition with a member’s inability to work
  • when fixing death or TPD cover in certain benefit designs, both types of cover will become fixed cover. 

May 2024

Effective 1 July 2024

Investment-related changes

Investment objectives

The time horizon to meet the respective objectives of the Balanced, Capital Stable and Defined Benefit options will increase to 10 years.

Strategic asset allocation range changes

The strategic asset allocation permitted ranges were lowered for the Australian shares asset class (Growth Plus, Growth, Balanced options) and overseas shares (Growth Plus option).

The standard risk measures for each investment option were recalculated.

The transaction costs and performance fees were recalculated for each investment option, based on the experience of the past 12 months.

 

Updated May 2026

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