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Retirement

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From super to retirement

Super is designed to help you save for retirement throughout your working life. Contributions from your employer, together with any extra contributions you choose to make, are invested and can help your super grow over time.

As you approach retirement, your super can become an important source of income. Once you’re eligible to access it, you can choose how to use your savings, including moving some or all of your super into an Income account to provide regular, flexible income in retirement, with potential tax benefits.

Retirement. Your way.

Whether you’re planning ahead, exploring your retirement options or already have an income account, find the information and support you need.

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Retirement with BUSSQ

See how BUSSQ can support you in retirement, including our retirement income account options, Retirement Reward and information about fees and costs.

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Understanding retirement

Learn more about retirement, how your super can support you and the options available as you plan ahead.

Manage your income account

Find information and support to help you manage your income account, including your investments, beneficiaries and retirement advice.

Winston's retirement story

Wondering when it's time to start planning for retirement? Long term BUSSQ member Winston shares his experience, including what prompted him to start preparing for life after work.

Video transcript

I started thinking about retirement probably when I was about 40 and I was at university and I was a senior tutor in finance and I got a job, both with the Commonwealth Games as the accountant and straight after that within a company doing superannuation. I looked at the mathematics and I said, "This is a no-brainer”.

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