Australian Catholic Superannuation & Retirement Fund
Types of Australian Catholic Superannuation accounts
Australian Catholic Superannuation offers three retirement-related products to choose from:
- Corporate super arranged by an employer for their employees to use
- Personal super available for individual employees
- Account-based pension converts superannuation into regular income payments for retirees and workers in the transition to retirement (TTR) stage
There are a lot of benefits available to Australian Catholic Superannuation members who have a personal super account, including:
- Not-for-profit super fund (all profits returned to, or for the benefit of, members)
- Investment options include MySuper
- Competitive investment performance
- Easy online account access
- Insurance in super available for death cover (life insurance), and total and permanent disability (TPD) cover
- Access to banking services available through ME Bank and discounted private health insurance through GMHBA
- Over-the-phone financial advice available (no commission financial planning)
- Regular seminars and workplace presentations on super and retirement
Eligibility to join Australian Catholic Superannuation
To sign up for a superannuation account with Australian Catholic Superannuation, you must be able to satisfy the following criteria:
- You must be an Australian resident
- You must be over 18 years of age
- You must be earning at least $450/month before tax from an employer
If you are under the age of 18, but earning more than $450/month before tax, you must be working more than 30 hours per week to qualify for a superannuation account.
How to join Australian Catholic Superannuation
If you satisfy all of the above eligibility criteria, then you can apply to join Australian Catholic Superannuation. You can sign up for an Australian Catholic Superannuation super account by clicking on their products in Canstar’s superannuation comparison tables and then signing up online on their website or calling them on 1300 658 766 (open Mon-Fri).
Be sure to compare super funds on the Canstar website and check our choosing a super fund checklist before signing up for a particular superannuation account:
