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When choosing an income stream for your retirement, it's important to compare all the fees and costs, as they’ll impact on how long your money will last.
Fees and costs
| Type of fee | Amount | How and when paid | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Entry/joining fee | nil | n/a | |
| Investment fee1,2 | Transition to Retirement option Cash Savings – 0.08% Conservative – 0.29% Conservative Growth (default) – 0.41% Growth – 0.57% High Growth – 0.66% |
Fully Retired option Cash Savings – 0.08% Conservative – 0.29% Conservative Growth (default) – 0.39% Growth – 0.57% High Growth – 0.66% |
Deducted from your investment returns before the crediting rate is applied to your account. See below for information on the costs that make up the investment fee. |
| Administration fee2 | $2.00 per week Plus 0.19% of your account balance a year - up to a maximum of $1,000 a year)3 |
Deducted from your account at the end of each month or when you close your account. | |
| Buy-sell spread | Nil | n/a | |
| Advice fees | Nil | n/a | |
| Financial Planner Payment | Up to $5,000 per financial year, as negotiated with your financial planner and authorised by the member and Media Super | Deducted from your account for personal financial advice service provided by a participating FPA Professional Practice in the Media Super & FPA Member Referral Program.* See eligibility criteria. *FPA - Financial Planning Association |
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| Indirect cost ratio2 |
nil | n/a | |
| Switching fee | nil | n/a | |
1 Fees deducted from the crediting rate are estimates based on the actual fees from the 2019/20 financial year. The fees usually change from year to year and are different for each investment option. The actual fee will be determined at the end of the financial year and published in your 30 June statement.
2 If your account balance for a product is less than $6,000 at the end of the financial year, the total combined amount of administration fees, investment fees and indirect costs charged to you is capped at 3% of your account balance. Any amount charged above this cap will be refunded to you.
3 The percentage-based administration fee cap of $1,000 a year was introduced on 1 February 2020.
Investment fees
The costs to manage your Media Super investments and how they impact your account depend on the type of investment option you select.
For standard Media Super investments, these vary for each option and are paid from the investment earnings before they are added to your account. There are specific fees and charges that apply when you invest in the Media Super Self Managed investment option.
The costs to manage your Media Super investments are known as the ‘investment fee’. The investment fee includes fees paid to external and internal investment managers, custodians and asset consultants, transaction costs, property management related expenses and bank fees.
The investment fee is taken into account in the daily calculation of crediting rates and therefore reflected in the returns allocated to your account through changes to the crediting rate.
The percentage-based administration fee has been deducted directly from your account since 1 February 2020. Prior to this, it was deducted from investments earnings when calculating the daily crediting rate.
Investment fees may change from time to time because of changes in performance and/or other fees from year to year.
Media Super Self Managed fees and costs
See the Media Super Self Managed investment guide (PDF) for details of fees and costs.
Further reading
You can read more about super income stream fees and costs by clicking on the link below.