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Your Beneficiaries
Nominate Beneficiaries
Your super, unlike other assets, isn’t considered part of your estate. This means it (as well as any linked insurance cover) doesn’t automatically get distributed according to your Will.
To ensure you have peace of mind that your wishes are met should you pass away, it’s important to make a valid beneficiary nomination to let us know how you’d like your super to be distributed.
There are two types of nominations you can make:
- Non-binding – tells the trustee of the super fund who you’d like to receive your super, however it is not legally binding. While your nomination will be considered, the trustee must follow the law in working out who should receive a death benefit. In some cases this may not be the person you nominated. This nomination doesn’t have an expiry date.
You can nominate or update a non-binding beneficiary by clicking the ‘Edit’ button below. If you have previously nominated a binding beneficiary, due to the legally binding nature of the nomination, you will need to first revoke it by completing the super or pension beneficiary form. - Binding – is legally binding and requires the trustee of the super fund to pay your super to the person or people you nominate.
A binding nomination can be provided to us by completing a valid super or pension beneficiary nomination form in the presence of two witnesses who are aged 18 or older. These witnesses cannot be one of the beneficiaries being nominated.
At the time of completing the form you can choose to make your nomination either non-lapsing (meaning it won’t expire unless you change or revoke it) or lapsing (meaning after three years, unless the nomination is renewed, it will revert to a non-binding nomination).
If you are a Mercer SmartRetirement Income pension account holder, you can nominate a reversionary beneficiary, or change or revoke your existing reversionary beneficiary nomination, at any time.
A reversionary nomination can be provided to us by completing a valid reversionary death benefit nomination form.
Making or updating a reversionary beneficiary nomination may affect Centrelink entitlements and may have tax implications. A financial adviser or Centrelink will be able to provide you the appropriate advice prior to choosing this option.
For further information on beneficiaries, please see our dedicated webpage.
| Name of beneficiary | Relationship to you | % of your benefit | Expiry Date |
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| Total | 100% | ||
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