Cash
A portfolio of cash assets.
Option: Cash
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Summary
10-year returns as at 30 September 2025
2.20% p.a.
Returns over the last 10 years1
Less than 1 year
Suggested timeframe
Who it suits
Suitable if you're an investor who:
- wants a portfolio of cash assets
- may want to start using your money soon or want to protect your savings
- is prepared to accept that over the long term, cash can deliver low returns that may not keep up
- with increases in the cost of living
- wants a very low level of volatility in returns from year to year.
Risk
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You should expect this option to experience a negative annual return less than 0.5 times in any 20 years. The risk is based on the standard risk measure (SRM)^.
Investment objective
Aims for returns above the Bloomberg AusBond Bank Bill Index performance benchmark.
Option size
Super assets:
$6.3 billion
Pension assets:
$2.3 billion
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Cash performance overview
As at 30 September 2025
Our Cash option’s primary objective remains to invest with a focus on maintaining liquidity and good credit quality and is expected to continue to deliver very stable returns at a margin above the Bloomberg AusBond Bank Bill Index. The option’s returns are derived from bank deposits and short-term money market securities.
We will continue to allocate a substantial portion of the Cash option to term deposits with approved deposit–taking institutions across a range of maturities up to one year, thus enhancing returns to members while ensuring reliable liquidity and flexibility to take advantage of opportunities that present good returns with low risk.
Returns for the option over both the September quarter and the year to September 2025 were above median returns according to the SuperRatings report for September 2025.
After the Reserve Bank unexpectedly left interest rates unchanged in early July, money market interest rates rose, providing us an opportunity to lock-in higher future returns for our members.
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Past performance isn't a reliable indicator of future performance. Returns shown are after investment fees and costs, transaction costs and investment taxes (where relevant) but before all other fees and costs. Returns shown here for our Accumulation account are also the returns that apply for TTR income accounts. Tax doesn't generally apply to investment earnings on Retirement Income accounts
Cash asset allocation
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From 1 July 2025. For more information on these asset classes, strategic asset allocations, and allowable ranges, read the PDS that applies to you.
This portfolio invests 65% in interest bearing accounts with authorised deposit-taking institutions (ADIs) including National Australia Bank Limited (ABN 12 004 044 937) 30%, Commonwealth Bank of Australia Limited (ABN 48 123 123 124) 20%, ME Bank (a division of Bank of Queensland Limited) (ABN 32 009 656 740) 5%, Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited (ABN 11 005 357 522) 5%, Westpac Banking Corporation (ABN 33 007 457 141) 5%. The remaining 35% is invested in other cash assets which include money at call, bank bills and term deposits. Maintaining a specific allocation requires regular rebalancing and the actual allocation will vary between rebalancing dates.
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