Why Tasplan is one of Australia's leading industry super funds

Tasplan is one of Australia's leading multi-industry super funds, with more than 100,000 members.

Tasplan provides a range of excellent member services at a fraction of the cost of many other super funds.

Sound Investment Returns
Tasplan has provided consistently strong investment returns in our seventeen years of operation, particularly in light of difficult global investment performances during the past two.

Over the last five years, Tasplan has credited an average compound rate of 6.8% p.a. to the end of June 2006.

Since inception in 1987, the average compound rate for the is 9.6% p.a. (Rates refer to the Balanced Investment Option.)

For more detail on our investment performance, follow this link to Investment performance.

Low fees
Tasplan's fees are among the lowest fees around.

Being non-profit means all of our profits are returned to members. We are committed to a low fee structure, and will always strive to provide the best possible value for the lowest practical cost.

For full details of Tasplan's fees, go to Explanation of fees & taxes.

Member investment choice
Tasplan offers five investment choices for members:

For more information, go to Investment choice.

Free financial planning advice
Members have access to free financial planning advice regarding your Tasplan account.

Tasplan engages the services of financial planners from Industry Fund Services Pty Ltd, AFSL 232514, trading as Industry Fund Financial Planning. These planners can help you to make the right decisions about your super. In line with our "no-commission" policy, our financial advisors are salaried professionals who do not receive commissions for advice provided to our members.

For more information, or to request a consultation, go to Free financial advice.

Access to low-cost home loans and banking services
Members have access to low-cost home loans through Super Members Home Loans (SMHL), and low-cost banking services, including credit card facilities, through Members Equity (ME). Click here for more information.

Flexible insurance cover
Tasplan offers flexible insurance cover for members that is competitively priced.

For more information about types of insurance cover and premiums, go to Insurance cover.

You can also View your account online to check your current level and type of insurance cover.

Keeping You Informed
While you are a member of Tasplan, we will stay in touch with you to keep you informed of your benefits. Shortly after we receive your membership application, you will receive a welcome letter from Tasplan, mailed to your home address. This will show your membership number. When calling Tasplan with any queries, it will help us to assist you if you have your membership number handy. Other items you will receive from us throughout the year include:

The annual report
Tasplan's annual report will be mailed to you in October with your annual statement. It contains important financial information about the Plan, including where your money has been invested throughout the year.

Mid-year report
To help you keep track of your superannuation contributions, a mid year report will be mailed to you each March with your Tasplan Newsletter. The mid-year report will detail your opening balance, as at 1 July of the preceding year and all personal and employer contributions paid to your account for the first six months, up to 31 December.

Personal contact when you need it
If you have a question or need help with any aspect of your superannuation, help is only a phone call away. Our friendly Customer Service Team will be able to answer most of your queries over the phone. But if you'd like further information, perhaps one of our Client Service Managersor our Financial Planners can help you.

Just call 1800 005 166 (Freecall) for assistance.