Super funds march on after good 2012 growth MOST of Australia's superannuation accounts not only grew by a healthy 12.7 per cent in the 2012 calendar year, according to superannuation consultants, but they've picked up a further 1.5 per cent so far in January. "That's a very good start to 2013," said Mano Mohankumar, head of research at Chant West, "particularly when calendar 2011 saw a negative return of 1.9 per cent."