Significant event notices

Important changes to your super

At Cbus, we have a responsibility to tell our members about material changes, especially if the change could impact their retirement savings.

A change (or event) is any decision that will affect a member’s investment, such as:

  • changes to fees and costs
  • changes to insurance cover or premiums
  • transfer of a member’s benefit without their consent.


We usually communicate these notices via the Cbus Newsletter we send to our members. If an event occurs outside of our publication schedule, we will send a separate communication to affected members, called a Significant Event Notice.

Significant event notice timing:

  • change or event that doesn't relate to an increase to a fee or charge, members will be notified as soon as possible, but no later than three months after.
  • for a change that involves an increase in fees or charges, members will be provided with 30 days' prior notice.

2025

Notice date Nature of event or change Impact of the change Download
1 September 2025 Changes to Super and insurance for AME Systems corporate members

On 1 September we’re making some important changes:

  • AME Systems Corporate Super accounts will be automatically transferred to Cbus Industry Super.
  • Insurance will be transferred from salary-based cover to units. The amount of cover and cost of premiums may increase.

5 July 2025 Changes to insurance premiums

On 5 July 2025 we’re making some important changes:

  • The cost of insurance cover is changing for some members.

2024

 

Notice date   Nature of event or change Impact of the change Download
30 July 2024 Changes to administration fees and insurance premiums

On 28 September 2024 we’re making some important changes:

  • Your weekly administration fee will drop to $1.00 per week.
  • The cost of insurance cover is changing for some members.

 

Notice for members (PDF)

Notice for members in Electech Utilities category (PDF)

 

2023

 

Notice date   Nature of event or change Impact of the change Download
3 July 2023 Changes to insurance premiums On 26 August 2023 the cost of insurance cover is changing for most members Notice for members (PDF)

2022

 

Notice date Nature of event or change Impact of the change Download
2 July 2022 Changes to administration fees On 2 July 2022 the weekly administration fee for income stream members dropped to $1.50 a week. Notice for income stream members (PDF)
30 May 2022 Changes to administration fees and insurance premiums

On 2 July, we're making some important fee changes:

  • Your weekly administration fee will drop to $1.50 a week.
  • The cost of insurance cover is changing for some members.
Notice for super members transferring to Cbus from Media Super (PDF)
30 May 2022 Changes to administration fees and some insurance risk ratings (Corporate Super)

On 2 July, we're making some important fee changes:

  • Your weekly administration fee will drop to $1.50 a week.
  • The risk rating of insurance cover is changing for some members.

Notice for Corporate Super members - Sarah Group (PDF)

Notice for Corporate Super members – AME Systems (PDF)

11 May 2022 Changes to administration fees and insurance premiums

On 2 July, we're making some important fee changes:

  • Your weekly administration fee will drop to $1.50 a week.
  • The cost of insurance cover is changing for some members.
Notice for super members (PDF)
14 February 2022 New investment options and changes to the Cbus Trust Deed

On 14 February 2022, Cbus introduced six new investment options.

On 24 December 2021, amendments to the Cbus Trust Deed became effective that allow the Cbus trustee to take a trustee services fee (subject to certain restrictions) from the fund.

Notice for members (PDF)

 

2021

 

Notice date Nature of event or change Impact of the change Download
23 August 2021 Changes to insurance (Industry Super, Sole Trader Super and Personal Super)

We regularly review the insurance you get through Cbus to make sure you and your family are protected when you need it most.

From 2 October 2021, we’re making some important changes to:

  • the cost of death and total and permanent disablement insurance cover, and
  • income protection cover.

Notice for members in a manual occupation category (PDF)

Notice for members in an electech occupation category (PDF)

Notice for members in a non-manual or professional occupation category (PDF)

Notice for other super account holders (PDF)

18 August 2021 Changes to insurance (Corporate Super) On 31 July 2021, the cost of death and total and permanent disablement insurance cover decreased for Corporate Super members.  Notice for Corporate Super members (PDF)

2020

 

Notice date Nature of event or change Impact of the change Download
25 February 2020 Changes to insurance

We regularly review our products to make sure they continue to meet the changing needs of our members, and have made the following insurance updates from 1 April 2020:

  • The cost of death and TPD insurance cover will increase.
  • Workers in Manual occupations aged 51 and over will receive more cover.
  • Members will be able to select more TPD cover than death cover.
  • The accident only income protection cover option will be removed for Sole Trader Super members.

The following changes were also introduced on 1 February:

  • Death cover will be provided for members who are diagnosed with a terminal illness within 14 days of the insurer making a TPD payment.
  • The definitions used to assess TPD claims has been updated.

Notice for Industry Super members and Personal Super members (PDF)

Notice for Sole Trader Super members (PDF)

25 February 2020 Government changes to automatic insurance cover to start soon

The Government has changed the laws that apply to automatic insurance in super, which is the death and disability cover most members receive when they join Cbus.

If you’re impacted by these changes, from 1 April 2020 unless you specifically choose to have insurance you generally won’t receive automatic cover until:

  • your account balance reaches $6,000, and
  • you’ve turned 25 years old.
Notice for super members (PDF)
14 February 2020 Changes to investment options

Each year, we review the objectives and strategies of the investment options you can invest your account balance in. As a result of the 2019 review, we will be making some changes in 2020 for both super and income stream accounts.

From 1 February 2020, the investment objectives of some of our options has changed. For some options, the return objective will be lowered slightly. There will also be a small increase in the likelihood of negative returns for some of our diversified investment options.

There are also changes to the strategic asset allocations for the diversified options that will be progressively implemented over the first half of 2020. 

Changes to Cbus' investment options

2019

 

Notice date Nature of event or change Impact of the change Download
2 December 2019 Income stream tax refund

Effective 2 December 2019, Cbus has introduced a tax refund for members who transfer their account from a Cbus super or a TTR income stream to a Fully Retired income stream.

Cbus keeps some money aside to pay the capital gains tax that comes due when any super investments are sold. Because a super income stream is tax free, Cbus will refund that money back to eligible members who open a Fully Retired income stream account.

Income stream tax refund fact sheet (PDF)
2 December 2019 Changes to administration fees

From 1 February 2020 the administration fees charged for both super and income stream accounts are changing.

If you’re a super account holder your account keeping fee will rise from $1.50 to $2 a week. The Trustee operating cost for 2019/20 has also risen to 0.19%.

If you’re an income stream account holder:

  • your account keeping fee will be kept at $104 a year ($2 a week)
  • you’ll no longer be charged the 0.08% asset-based account keeping fee, and
  • the Trustee operating cost will increase to 0.19%.

The Trustee operating cost will be capped at $1,000 for all accounts.

Notice for super members - Your fees are changing (PDF)

Notice for income stream members - Your fees are changing (PDF)

28 August 2019 Changes in legislation

The Australian Government has introduced new rules and regulations for super effective 1 July 2019 which may affect your account with Cbus. These changes include:

  • inactive low account balance transfers
  • fee cap and refund
  • exit fees abolished
  • opt in to retain your insurance through Cbus.

Notice for super members - Important changes to your super from 1 July 2019 (PDF)

Notice for Super Income Stream members - important changes to your super from 1 July 2019 (PDF)

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