Trading and superannuation platform Superhero has announced new managed investment options for its super members.
This would give members of Superhero Super, which was launched in July 2021, increased flexibility over where their super was invested beyond the default.
Previously, members of Superhero Super had a minimum 25% of their super automatically invested in the Global Balanced Index Portfolio Managed Investment Option. However, they would now be able to choose from three options.
These were:
The default investment option when signing up for a Superhero Super account would remain the Global Balanced Index Option however members would be able to change this via their accounts.
John Winters, CEO and co-founder of Superhero said: “Superhero Super was built on the goal of offering Australians greater control and transparency over how their hard earned retirement savings are invested. The addition of new portfolios is in response to member demand and is a feature we’ve had in the works for a while.
“Keeping our members at the heart of everything we do at Superhero has been key to our success in the market over the last two years. We’ll continue adding new features to our platform to ensure that our customers have the best possible experience growing their wealth with Superhero.”
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