BT Lifetime – Flexible Pension investment options

To make the most of your retirement savings you need to make sure you choose funds that suit your needs both for income generation and for the growth that preserves your capital. That means taking into account factors including your age, lifestyle and existing investments. A financial planner can help you develop an investment strategy tailor made for you.

Reviewing your risk profile can help sift you through those choices.

The BT Lifetime Flexible Pension Plan provides 17 choices covering all asset classes and a range of different fund managers.  Once you know what type of investor you are it is easy to find the information you need.

The information

  • Fact sheets
    Fact sheets give you a concise view of where the fund invests and who manages your money
  • Unit prices
    Unit prices give you the latest unit prices and historical unit price information and allow you to chart how unit prices have moved over time.
  • Performance
    Performance information on portfolio returns over both the short and long-term.

The Product Disclosure Statement contains all the details on the product rules, fees, costs and features.

Nil Contribution Fee (NCF) options are listed alongside the standard options.


Diversified

Risk & timeframe Fund name Information Prices & performance
3+ years
Conservative
BT Multi-manager Conservative BTA0227AU (BTA0233AU for NCF)
5+ years
Moderate
BT Multi-manager Balanced BTA0228AU (BTA0234AU for NCF)
5+ years
Dynamic
BT Multi-manager Growth BTA0229AU (BTA0235AU for NCF)
5+ years
Dynamic
BT Future Goals BTA0066AU (BTA0149AU for NCF)
5+ years
Dynamic
MLC Growth BTA0195AU (BTA0215AU for NCF)
5+ years
Moderate
BT Balanced Returns BTA0493AU (BTA0150AU for NCF)
5+ years
Moderate
Merrill Lynch Balanced BTA0194AU (BTA0214AU for NCF)
3+ years
Conservative
BT Conservative Outlook BTA0492AU (BTA0151AU for NCF)
3+ years
Conservative
Macquarie Conservative BTA0193AU (BTA0213AU for NCF)

Australian Share

Risk & timeframe Fund name Information Prices & performance
5+ years
Dynamic
BT Australian Shares BTA0007AU (BTA0152AU for NCF)
5+ years
Dynamic
Colonial First State Australian Shares BTA0191AU (BTA0211AU for NCF)

International

Risk & timeframe Fund name Information Prices & performance
5+ years
Aggressive
BT International shares BTA0009AU (BTA0153AU for NCF)
5+ years
Aggressive
Credit Suisse International Shares BTA0192AU (BTA0212AU for NCF)

Property

Risk & timeframe Fund name Information Prices & performance
5+ years
Moderate
BT Property Securities BTA0010AU (BTA0156AU for NCF)

Fixed interest

Risk & timeframe Fund name Information Prices & performance
3+ years
Conservative
BT Australasian Bonds BTA0006AU (BTA0154AU for NCF)
3+ years
Conservative
BT Global Bond BTA0008AU (BTA0155AU for NCF)

Cash

Risk & timeframe Fund name Information Prices & performance
1+ year
Conservative
BT Cash BTA0491AU (BTA0175AU for NCF)

Market update

Ready to apply

Flexible pensions can only be opened using superannuation benefit monies classified as Unrestricted Non Preserved.  See your adviser or call BT if you have questions about your super.

When you are ready to covert your super savings into an flexible pension, there are a number of ways to apply for the BT Lifetime – Flexible Pension.