If you’ve changed names, changed jobs or moved without telling your super funds then you may have lost super waiting to be claimed. Your super is considered ‘lost' by the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) if your account has not received any contributions for two years or if any mail sent by your super fund has been returned to them unanswered twice.
Finding your lost super is easy – and free. Check if any unclaimed super belongs to you by using the ATO’s free SuperSeeker service.
All you need to conduct a search is your:
If there is a possible match, SuperSeeker will give you the account and contact details of the fund that may have your lost super. You may wish to then:
It’s worth finding your lost super as it’s your money, so claim what’s rightfully yours.
You can keep track of your new BT Super for Life account via St.George Internet Banking - making it easy to check your balance or add money at the click of a button - anytime, anywhere. BT Super for Life offers you strong, flexible investment options tailored to your lifestage, with fewer fees eating into your savings and it can easily be taken with you from job to job.
BT Funds Management Limited (ABN 63 002 916 458) is the trustee of BT Super for Life which is a part of Retirement Wrap (ABN 39 827 542 991) and is the issuer of interests in BT Super for Life. You can download a Product Disclosure Statement (PDS) , or obtain a copy by calling 1300 653 553 or visit any St.George branch. You should obtain and consider the PDS before deciding whether to acquire, continue to hold or dispose of interests in BT Super for Life.
An investment in BT Super for Life is not an investment in, deposit with or any other liability of Westpac Banking Corporation ABN 33 007 457 141, St.George Bank or BankSA (which are Divisions of Westpac), or any other company in the Westpac Group. It is subject to investment risk, including possible delays in repayment of withdrawal proceeds and loss of income and principal invested. Neither Westpac nor any other company in the Westpac Group has issued, stands behind or otherwise guarantees the capital value or investment performance of BT Super for Life.
This information has been prepared without taking account of your objectives, financial situation or needs. Because of this you should, before acting on this information, consider its appropriateness, having regard to your objectives, financial situation and needs.
1Making it Easier to Find Lost Super, press release from The Hon Bill Shorten MP, 4 February 2011