Super Savings Savaged

AUSTRALIA's major super funds have suffered their biggest monthly fall in value since the arrival of compulsory superannuation 16 years ago, dragged down by a battered sharemarket left weakened by the global credit crisis.

Sombre Times For Super. But Where Does Default Lie?

Next week we should finally know how much damage has been done to our super funds in the past year's financial turmoil. The average fund is predicted to have lost about 6 per cent of your nest egg, but returns will probably vary quite significantly around this figure.

Look What They've Done To My Super Funds, Ma!

On the brink of the worst super returns in years, investors should ignore the urge to purge, reports SIMON HOYLE.