Fees and costs
As an industry fund, we exist only to benefit our members
That means no dividends to shareholders and no commissions paid to financial advisers.
We keep our fees low so you have more for retirement.
Did you know small differences in fund performance and fees and costs can have a substantial impact on your long-term returns?
Fees and costs
| Type of fee | Amount | How and when paid |
| Investment fee1 | Conservative option - 0.46% Income-Focussed option - 0.74% Balanced option - 0.70% Growth option - 0.73% Cash option - 0.07% Diversified Fixed Interest option - 0.28% Australian Shares option - 0.66% International Shares option - 0.35% |
Deducted from investment returns before unit prices are determined and directly applied to your account. |
| Administration fee | $1.60 per week2 plus 0.15% p.a. of your account balance up to a total administration fee of $533.20 per annum. |
Deducted monthly from your account or proportionally on joining the Fund or on withdrawal of your investment from the fund.3 The Fund pays its administration costs from an administration reserve.4 Where applicable, the Fund claims a tax deduction for administration costs each year. The amount of the deduction is also paid into the administration reserve. |
| Buy-sell spread |
Conservative Income-Focussed Balanced Growth Cash Diversified Fixed Interest Australian Shares International Shares |
Applied to daily unit prices to cover the cost of buying and selling units.5 |
| Switching fee | Nil | N/A |
| Exit fee | $96 | Applies to both full and partial transfers or rollovers (not cash withdrawals).6 The fee is deducted from the member’s account balance. |
| Advice fees7 | Nil | N/A |
| Indirect cost ratios |
Nil | N/A |
| Other fees and costs | See Additional explanation of fees and costs section below. | |
1 The investment fees are calculated looking back at 30 June each year and are therefore estimates. The actual investment fees for the current financial year may vary with large investment acquisitions, divestments and/or changes in portfolio managers. Investment fees are disclosed gross of income tax. Any benefit of an income tax deduction relating to these fees will be applied to members as part of the unit price for that option.
2 The flat rate component of the administration fee ($1.60 per week) is calculated each Friday and deducted on the last Friday of each month. In a financial year where there are 53 Fridays, this results in a deduction of $84.80 and a total administration fee of up to $534.80 for any member who is in the Fund for the full year.
3 When you join or you withdraw your investment from the Fund part way through a month, you will only be charged for the days you were a member in that month. For example, if you were a member for 10 days you would be charged (the total administration fee) x 10/number of days in the month.
4 The actual administration costs will vary from year to year.
5 Buy-sell spreads are applied when transactions are processed to your account through the purchase or sale of units.
6 An exit fee is not charged for benefit payments where a condition of release has been met (for example, retirement, financial hardship, compassionate grounds, death, permanent incapacity or Departing Australia Super Payment (DASP)).
7 MTAA Super does not charge any advice fees. You will only be charged an advice fee if you agree to receive financial advice from Industry Fund Services (IFS). The initial consultation with an adviser is at no additional cost to you. An advice fee will be discussed and agreed with you before any advice is provided.
Additional fees and costs apply. See 'Additional explanation of fees and costs' section for more information.
Additional explanation of fees and other costs
Family Law Fees
If your relationship breaks down, super can be treated as part of a family law property settlement.
There are two fees you may be charged as the result of a Family Law split – one for account information, and the other for splitting your super account.
| Type of fee or cost | Amount | How and when paid |
| Fee to request information | $80 | Payable by the person making the request at the time of the request |
| Fee to facilitate payment split | $80 | Generally divided between both parties: half will be deducted from the member's MTAA Super account and half will be deducted from the amount allocated to the spouse. If 100% of the member's account balance is to be paid to the spouse, the full payment split fee will be deducted from the spouse |
If you have any questions or concerns relating to your super arising from a family law matter, refer to the Family Law and Superannuation Fact Sheet or call us on 1300 362 415.
Performance-related Fees
MTAA Super pays performance-related fees to some investment managers when the relevant manager produces investment returns that exceed agreed targets. Any performance fees are included in the estimated investment management costs as per the above table and deducted from MTAA Super's investment returns before unit prices are determined.
For more information, refer to the Pension Handbook.
Estimated performance-related fees per investment option
| Investment Option | 2018/19 (%) | 2017/18 (%) | 2016/17 (%) | 2015/16 (%) | 2014/15 (%) | 2013/14 (%) |
| Conservative | 0.10 | 0.03 | 0.05 | 0.04 | 0.02 | 0.02 |
| Income-Focussed1 | 0.05 | 0.00 | 0.01 | -0.02 | 0.00 | N/A |
| Balanced | 0.17 | 0.06 | 0.10 | 0.12 | 0.05 | 0.07 |
| Growth | 0.21 | 0.09 | 0.12 | 0.16 | 0.06 | 0.10 |
| Cash | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
0.00 |
| Diversified Fixed Interest | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Australian Shares | 0.33 | 0.18 | 0.18 | 0.44 | 0.03 | 0.01 |
| International Shares | 0.00 | 0.05 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.18 | 0.28 |
1 The Income-Focussed option was launched on 1 November 2014.
Performance-related fees are estimated as at 30 June each year based on the previous 12 months and can change from year to year as demonstrated in the above table. The fees for each investment option shown here are estimates based on the Fund financial statements for the financial years ended 30 June 2014 to 30 June 2018 and are gross of income tax. The figures set out in the table are the current figures at the date of the Pensions Handbook. For more information, call us on 1300 362 415.
Borrowing Costs
MTAA Super invests in interposed vehicles which may borrow to purchase underlying assets. Borrowings are most frequently used by the Fund for its investments through interposed vehicles in unlisted property.
The costs associated with any borrowings are recovered from the revenues of the particular investment prior to the distribution of any earnings from the investment and do not form part of the Investment Fee for each investment option.
To the extent that borrowing costs are incurred in relation to specific investments, they represent an additional indirect cost to members in achieving the growth and earnings attributed to those investments.
The estimated borrowing costs borne by each of the Fund’s investment options will be dependent upon the proportion of interposed vehicles which utilise borrowing within each asset class and the actual asset allocation of each investment option. Borrowing costs will therefore vary across investment options.
The table below shows the borrowing costs. These are not included in investment fees:
| Investment option |
Borrowing Costs |
| Conservative | 0.12% |
| Income- Focussed | 0.18% |
| Balanced | 0.18% |
| Growth | 0.17% |
| Cash | 0.00% |
| Australian Shares |
0.00% |
|
International Shares |
0.00% |
|
Diversified Fixed Interest |
0.00% |