Investment performance

Recent investment market volatility has affected the returns of super investments across Australia. Click here to see our article on what's up and down with the sharemarket for more information.  

Your super return this year

Investment conditions this year have been difficult, resulting in negative returns for both Australian and international shares. As shares form a significant part of the super accounts of many members, this sharemarket downturn has affected this year’s investment performance.

This market downturn means that for this year, GuildSuper’s investment portfolios with a significant allocation in shares have not returned as well as in previous years. 

What we have to remember is that this is one year’s return only, and it follows a number of years of strong super returns earned largely from rising sharemarkets. As super is a long-term investment that often can’t be withdrawn until retirement it is best to measure its success over a similarly long time frame. And over the long term the sharemarket and super that has substantial investments in shares, have performed very well.

Trying times like these remind us that sharemarkets go up and down, sometimes quite dramatically, but history shows us that staying invested through both the highs and lows benefit investors with higher long-term returns.

While we encourage you to take a long-term view with your super, that’s not to say you shouldn’t review your investment strategy from time to time to ensure it continues to place you in a good position to meet your long-term retirement savings goals.

The investment performance of each portfolio is regularly monitored by the Trustee to ensure the investment objectives are met. The latest performance figures are available to members by the Trustee through the investment performance reports.