Early super withdrawals cost $4.7 billion in lost returns
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The 3 million Australians who withdrew superannuation as part of the governmentâs early access scheme have already lost $4.7 billion in investment returns, a report from the left-leaning McKell Institute says.
The $36.4 billion withdrawn through the âEarly access to your superâ scheme would now be worth $41.1 billion if it had continued to be invested in superannuation, estimates a report released by the institute on Monday.
The policy led people to withdraw superannuation at the bottom of the market, meaning participants have missed out on the subsequent economic recovery, which has resulted in super fund indices increasing by 15 per cent - 20 per cent, the report said.