Suncorp Employee Super Plan
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Why choose the Suncorp Employee Super Plan?
We like to speak your language to take the hassle out of super and help you get on your way to the retirement you deserve.
If any of the following sound like you, Suncorp Employee Super Plan can help:
What's so good about the Suncorp Employee Super Plan?
**Before moving your superannuation you should consider: any fees payable; where future employer contributions will be paid; whether current insurance entitlements will be retained or equivalent cover made available; and any other possible impact, eg. to your investments or tax position.
Transparent fees
Here is a summary of some fees and costs for a Suncorp Employee Super Plan.
Note *Suncorp currently funds these fees for Eligible employees who joined the Suncorp Group prior to 1 July 2021. Other fees and costs may apply to your account including buy-sell spread when changing investments and investment fees which are determined by the underlying investment option and can change from time to time. Refer to the PDS for full detail of the relevant fees to your account.
What about Super for my family members?
We recognize that our family members are the most important people in our lives and to honour this relationship we have enabled our Brighter Super offering to allow family members of our staff to link their Brighter Super, Super or Pension accounts to your Suncorp Employee Super plan account.
This means that your family members can take advantage of discounted administration fees which we will calculate on the combined value of your linked accounts each month on a tiered basis (balances invested in the Suncorp Cash Fund and the Suncorp Lifestage Fund are not included for discount purposes).
Check out the Suncorp Brighter Super Product Guide for more info and how to join today!
* This administration fee discount is calculated on the combined average value of your accounts or linked accounts for the month and is calculated on a tiered basis when the administration fee is charged. Balances invested in the Suncorp Cash Fund and the Suncorp Lifestage Fund are not included for administration fee discount purposes.
Other fees and costs may apply. Please refer to Suncorp Employee Super Plan PDS and Product Guide for more details.
Investment flexibility and control
This is one of the great things about Suncorp Employee Super Plan – you’ve got real flexibility. For example you could start off by choosing to let us do all the work with our diversified multi-manager Suncorp Lifestage Fund. And then down the track you (with or without a financial adviser’s help) could start to build a more tailored portfolio from a number of investment options.
With Suncorp Employee Super Plan, you’ve got two broad choices, you can:
Want to choose your own investment mix?
If you’d rather build your own Suncorp Employee Super Plan investment portfolio, then you can choose from our broad range of diversified and single-sector options. They bring together the skills of our investment partner and expertise from a variety of high quality Australian and overseas investment managers.
Suncorp Employee Super Plan’s investment options are designed to suit a broad range of investors. Each option has a varying degree of risk and expected return, so you and your adviser can mix the options to build the investment portfolio that’s right for you.
Find out more about unit prices and performance figures.
How is your superannuation fund performing?
You can compare the financial year results for all our investment options since the option started, or over the last five years, and see how each option has performed.
Performance figures for our super investment options and annual reports are provided below.
Super is a long term investment and offers good potential to grow your money in a concessionally taxed environment over time. When considering investment returns, it’s important to note that past performance is not an indicator of nor guarantee of future performance.
Unit prices, product dashboards and fund profiles
Find out more about unit prices, product dashboards, and fund profiles for investment options.
Investment Performance Reports
Annual Reports
Access to insurance benefits
Life insurance is important when you are working and building a future. Having your insurance within your superannuation could help make sure you have cover in place to help protect yourself should something happen.
- Life & TPD $750,000
- Income Protection $10,000 per month
- $1 million for Life or TPD
- and for Income Protection up to 75 per cent of your salary up to a maximum benefit of $10,000 per month
If you’re employed on a permanent basis with the Suncorp Group, you’ll be provided with Default Cover when you join the Plan, which Suncorp currently pays for eligible employees1 who joined prior to 1 July 2021. The type of cover you receive depends on how you’re employed by the Suncorp Group, and is outlined below.
1 Suncorp Group currently pays the Default Cover insurance fees for eligible employees of the Suncorp Group who joined prior to 1 July 2021. This payment is applied as an employer contribution which counts towards your concessional contribution cap.
2 Some existing members may have different levels of Life & TPD cover, waiting periods or benefit periods for Income Protection cover. Please refer to your online portal or call us on 1800 652 489 to confirm.
3 The amount of your insurance cover is subject to maximum benefit limits, which are outlined in the Product Guide.
4 Members cannot have Income Protection only.
Cover is provided for all permanent employees who:
How can I make a claim?
If you wish to make an Income Protection claim, you should notify the Customer Service team in writing within 28 days after the end of the waiting period. For a TPD claim, you must notify us no later than 12 months from the date of disablement.
In the event of your death, your legal personal representative should contact the Customer Service team in writing no later than 12 months from the date of death. The Customer Service team will inform your legal personal representative of any additional information required to support the claim.
What happens to my insurance if I leave Suncorp?
Employees who are members of the Plan and leave employment with Suncorp will remain members of the Plan.
Want to know more?
Super can seem complicated - but we can help you get it all sorted. If you would like more information on the Suncorp Employee Super Plan, please take some time to read the documents below.
But of course if you prefer, just give us a call on 1800 652 489.
What can you expect if you decide to join?
If you haven’t already joined the Suncorp Employee Superannuation Plan through Suncorp’s employee on-boarding process then you will need to complete a Standard Choice form. Once this has been completed you will need to scan and email the form to peoplespacerequest@suncorp.com.au so that the Payroll team can create your account. Please note that there are cut off dates within the Payroll system that may impact when your account is created. Manual forms such as this one must be submitted by 2pm Thursday (AEST) in a non-pay week to ensure that they’re actioned for the following pay cycle.
Once your account is set up, we will issue your welcome pack complete with online login details so that you can get involved with your retirement savings in the comfort of your home.
Important Note: Your first contribution to the Suncorp Employee Super Plan needs to be received within the first 130 days of the date you joined Suncorp to receive the automatic default insurance, otherwise you will be required to be underwritten to be approved to receive cover. You should contact your payroll to confirm this will be received within the prescribed timeframe.
Contact us on 1800 652 489 to find out how to apply.
Want to know more?
Super can seem complicated - but we can help you get it all sorted. If you would like more information on the Suncorp Employee Super Plan, please take some time to read the Product Disclosure Statement, Product Guide, Understanding Investment Risk Flyer, Suncorp Superannuation Fee Definitions Flyer, the SESP Insurance Premium Rates Guide. But of course if you prefer, just give us a call on 1800 652 489.
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Important Information
The Suncorp Employee Superannuation Plan (the Plan) is issued by SPSL Limited ABN 61 063 427 958 AFSL 237905 RSE licence number L0002059 (the Trustee), trustee for the SPSL Master Trust ABN 98 350 952 022, RSE Fund Registration No. R1056655 (the Fund). The Trustee is wholly owned by LGIAsuper Trustee as trustee for LGIAsuper (LGIAsuper) and is not part of the Suncorp Group. The Trustee uses the ‘Suncorp’ brand under licence. The Plan is not a bank deposit or bank liability and is subject to investment risk, including loss of the interest and principal invested. The obligations of the Trustee aren't guaranteed by any company within the Suncorp Group or the LGIAsuper Group, nor do either Group guarantee the performance of Suncorp Super products. Insurance cover within the Plan is provided by TAL Life Limited ABN 70 050 109 450, AFSL 237848 (TAL Life). TAL Life is part of the TAL Dai-ichi Life Australia Pty Limited ABN 97 150 070 483 group of companies (TAL). The Trustee is not part of the TAL group of companies. The TAL group of companies are not part of the LGIAsuper Group. The different entities of TAL and the LGIAsuper Group of companies are not responsible for, or liable in respect of, products and services provided by the other. This is general advice only and doesn’t take into account your personal objectives, financial situation or needs. Before acting on any advice in this document, you should consider the appropriateness of the advice to your personal objectives, financial situation and needs. Before making any decision to acquire a Suncorp Super product, you should consider whether this information is appropriate for you and read the relevant disclosure documents, including the PDS, available at suncorp.com.au/super, or speak to your financial adviser.
Suncorp-Metway Ltd ABN 66 010 831 722 (Suncorp Bank) is not liable nor responsible for, and does not guarantee or otherwise support, Suncorp Employee Superannuation Plan accounts. Internet Banking and Mobile Banking are provided by Suncorp Bank. Suncorp Bank does not guarantee the availability of the Internet Banking and Mobile Banking services and can terminate access to those services at any time without reason or notice. You must agree to Suncorp Bank’s terms and conditions before you can access Internet Banking and Mobile Banking. Suncorp Brighter Rewards is offered through Edge Loyalty Systems Pty Ltd trading as Lifestyle Rewards (ABN 96 138 299 288), Level 1/500 Chapel Street, South Yarra, VIC, 3141.
