Super fund trustees must comply with a number of regulatory obligations that are designed to protect the financial interests of fund members. One of these requirements is that they formulate, implement and regularly review an investment strategy for the entire fund and for each investment option.
Trustees also need to exercise due diligence in developing, offering and reviewing each investment option offered. They must ensure the investment options provide adequate diversification for investors.
As part of this, the trustee may apply investment limits on certain investment options. Investment limits are restrictions placed on the investment options at the time of purchase. They’re applied as a maximum percentage of a member’s account balance. For example, a member can invest up to 25% of their account balance in a listed security that falls within the S&P/ASX100. The limits help mitigate potential losses and reduce liquidity risk by preventing the concentration of a members’ assets in a particular investment option.
You can find the investment limits for each investment option in our Super Investment Menu.