Financial Sector (Collection of Data) determination No. 60 of 2005 (Cth)

Financial Sector (Collection of Data) determination No. 60 of 2005

Reporting Standard SRS 310.1 (2005)

Financial Sector (Collection of Data) Act 2001

I, Wayne Stephen Byres, a delegate of APRA, under paragraph 13(1)(a) of the Financial Sector (Collection of Data) Act 2001 (‘the Act’) MAKE the reporting standard set out in the Schedule, which applies to the trustees referred to in paragraph 2 of the reporting standard.

Under section 15 of the Act, I DECLARE that the reporting standard shall begin to apply to those trustees on the date of registration on the Federal Register of Legislative Instruments.

Dated 2^nd August 2005

[Signed]

Wayne Byres

Executive General Manager

Diversified Institutions Division

APRA

Interpretation

In this Notice

APRA means the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority.

Schedule

Reporting Standard SRS 310.1 (2005)

Selected Disclosure of Investments

Objective of this reporting standard

This reporting standard is made under section 13 of the Financial Sector (Collection of Data) Act 2001. It requires the trustee of a small APRA fund or a single member approved deposit fund to make to APRA, on an annual basis, certain disclosures regarding the net market value and type of particular investments.

This reporting standard outlines the overall requirements for the provision of the required information to APRA. It should be read in conjunction with:

Form SRF 310.1 Selected Disclosure of Investments (Form SRF 310.1) and the instructions to that form; and

the Annual Reporting Requirements and General Instruction Guide for Small APRA Funds and Single-Member Approved Deposit Funds

which are attached and form part of this reporting standard.

Purpose

Data collected in Form SRF 310.1 is used by APRA for the purpose of prudential supervision.

Application and commencement

This reporting standard will apply, from the date of registration of the reporting standard on the Federal Register of Legislative Instruments, to each trustee of a relevant registered superannuation entity, as defined by paragraph 3.

A superannuation entity is a relevant registered superannuation entity if, at the end of the most recent reporting period for the entity, it was either:

(a)a small APRA fund; or

(b)a single member approved deposit fund.

Note: Part 2B of the SIS Act makes provision for the registration of superannuation entities. However, although it is expected that most superannuation entities covered by this reporting standard will become registered under Part 2B, either during or after the licensing transition period referred to in the SIS Act, it is not a requirement of the definition of ‘relevant registered superannuation entity’ that a superannuation entity actually be registered under Part 2B. A superannuation entity will be a ‘relevant registered superannuation entity’ if it meets the definition in paragraph 3 of this reporting standard, even if it has not been registered under Part 2B. This note is inserted for the avoidance of doubt.

Information required

The trustee of a relevant registered superannuation entity must provide APRA with the information required by Form SRF 310.1, in respect of the entity, for each reporting period.

For the avoidance of doubt, if the trustee is trustee of more than one relevant registered superannuation entity, the trustee must separately provide the information required by the form for each of those relevant registered superannuation entities.

Forms and method of submission

The information required by this reporting standard must be given to APRA by the trustee of a relevant registered superannuation entity either:

(a)where subparagraph (b) does not apply:

(i) in electronic form using the ‘Direct to APRA’ application, applying one of the electronic submission mechanisms under that application; or

(ii) by manually completing Form SRF 310.1 on paper and mailing the completed form to APRA’s head office at Level 26, 400 George Street, Sydney, New South Wales; or

(b)by means of an agent to whom the trustee has outsourced the function of providing the information on the trustee’s behalf, in which case the agent must provide the information:

(i) in electronic form using the ‘Direct to APRA’ application, applying one of the electronic submission mechanisms under that application: or

(ii) if the agent has contacted APRA and advised that the agent cannot submit the information in electronic form under sub-subparagraph (i), by manually completing Form SRF 310.1 on paper and mailing the completed form to APRA’s head office at Level 26, 400 George Street, Sydney, New South Wales.

Note: The ‘Direct to APRA’ software and relevant forms may be obtained from APRA.

Note: See paragraphs 12, 13 and 14 for requirements relating to the authorisation of information provided under this reporting standard (which differ depending on how the information is provided).

Reporting periods and due dates

Subject to paragraph 8, the trustee of a relevant registered superannuation entity must provide the information required by this reporting standard in respect of each year of income (within the meaning of subsection 10(1) of the SIS Act) of the entity.

Note: Under section 113 of the SIS Act there will be a requirement for the information to be audited, together with annual information required under other reporting standards.

APRA may, by notice in writing, change the reporting periods, or specified reporting periods, for a particular relevant registered superannuation entity to require the trustee to provide the information required by this reporting standard in respect of the entity:

(a)more frequently (if, having regard to the particular circumstances of the entity, APRA considers it necessary or desirable to obtain information more frequently for the purposes of the prudential supervision of the entity); or

(b)less frequently (if, having regard to the particular circumstances of the entity and the extent to which it requires prudential supervision, APRA considers it unnecessary to require the trustee to provide the information on an annual basis).

The information required by this reporting standard must be provided to APRA within 4 months after the end of the reporting period to which it relates.

Note: The trustee must also give APRA an audit report relating to the information, and to annual information required under other reporting standards, within this time (see section 36 of the SIS Act).

APRA may grant a trustee an extension of a due date in writing, in which case the new due date for the provision of the information will be the date on the notice of extension.

Quality control

The information provided by a trustee under this reporting standard must be the product of processes and controls that have been reviewed and tested by the auditor of the insurer. This will require the auditor to review and test the systems, processes and controls supporting the reporting of the information to ensure that they produce accurate data and are otherwise reliable. This review and testing must be done on an annual basis or more frequently if necessary to enable the auditor to form an opinion on the accuracy and reliability of the data.

The information provided by a trustee under this reporting standard must be the product of processes and controls developed by the trustee for the internal review and authorisation of that information. It is the responsibility of the trustee to ensure that an appropriate set of policies and procedures for the authorisation of data submitted to APRA is in place.

Authorisation

If the trustee of a relevant registered superannuation entity provides the information required by this reporting standard under subparagraph 6(a), then:

(a)if the trustee uses the ‘Direct to APRA’ application under sub-subparagraph 6(a)(i), an officer of the trustee must digitally sign, authorise and encrypt the information (for which purpose APRA’s certificate authority will issue digital certificates, for use with the ‘Direct to APRA’ application, to officers of the trustee who have authority from the trustee to transmit data to APRA); and

(b)if the trustee provides the information on paper under sub-subparagraph 6(a)(ii), the completed form must be signed by an officer of the trustee who is authorised by the trustee to complete and lodge the form.

If the trustee of a relevant registered superannuation entity provides the information required by this reporting standard through an agent under subparagraph 6(b), then:

(a)the agent will not be required to sign or authorise the information; but

(b)the trustee must:

(i) obtain from the agent a paper copy of the completed form as provided to APRA (whether it was provided under sub-subparagraph 6(b)(i) or (ii)); and

(ii) cause the paper copy to be signed by an officer of the trustee authorised by the trustee to sign the paper copy; and

(iii) lodge the signed paper copy with APRA by mailing the completed form to APRA’s head office at Level 26, 400 George Street, Sydney, New South Wales, by the relevant due date (unless APRA, in writing, determines to waive the requirement under this sub-subparagraph, in relation to the trustee, or a class of trustees of which the trustee is a member, or all trustees).

Note: APRA may, for example, determine to waive the requirement under sub-subparagraph 14(b)(iii) where a trustee has undertaken to retain the signed copy of the completed form for an agreed period of time.

Minor alterations to form and instructions

APRA may make minor variations to:

(a)a form that is part of this reporting standard, and the instructions to such a form, to correct technical, programming or logical errors, inconsistencies or anomalies; or

(b)the instructions to a form, to clarify their application to the form

without changing any substantive requirement in the form or instructions.

If APRA makes such a variation it must notify trustees of relevant registered superannuation entities in writing.

Transitional

If a reporting period of a trustee of a relevant registered superannuation entity ended on 30 June 2005, or ends after that date, the trustee must report under this reporting standard in respect of that reporting period.

Interpretation

In this reporting standard:

APRA means the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority established under the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority Act 1998;

due date means the relevant due date under paragraph 9 or, if applicable, paragraph 10;

officer in relation to a trustee of a relevant registered superannuation entity means:

(a)if the trustee is a corporation – a director or officer of that corporation;

(b)if the trustee is a natural person – that person; or

(c)if two or more natural persons are trustees of the entity – one of those persons;

regulated superannuation fund has the meaning given by section 19 of the SIS Act;

relevant registered superannuation entity has the meaning given by paragraph 3 of this reporting standard;

reporting period means a period referred to in paragraph 7 or, if applicable, paragraph 8;

single-member approved deposit fund means an approved deposit fund (within the meaning of subsection 10(1) of the SIS Act) that has only one member.

SIS Act means the Superannuation Industry (Supervision) Act 1993.

small APRA fund means a regulated superannuation fund that has fewer than 5 members and is regulated by APRA under the SIS Act.

superannuation entity has the meaning given by subsection 10(1) of the SIS Act.

Note: Subsection 10(1) of the SIS Act provides that superannuation entity means a regulated superannuation fund, or an approved deposit fund, or a pooled superannuation trust (as defined in the SIS Act).

Reporting Form SRF 310.1

Selected Disclosure of Investments

Instruction Guide

Completion of SRF 310.1 Selected Disclosure of Investments

This form must be completed on an annual basis by all trustees of Small APRA Funds (SAFs) and Single Member Approved Deposit Funds (SMADFs).

Trustees of superannuation entities that invest only in PSTs are not required to complete SRF 310.1 Selected Disclosure of Investments or SRF 310.2 Derivative Financial Instruments in respect of those entities. These forms can be left blank as D2A recognises blanks as zeros; however they are still required to be submitted as part of the annual return. Trustees of superannuation entities that hold Investments in PSTs that have a value of more than 5% of total assets, will be required to report on SRF 320.0 Exposure Concentrations.

If a superannuation entity has no items to disclose, the form can be left blank as D2A recognises blanks as zeros; however it is still required to be submitted as part of the annual return.

Note: All forms included in the SRF 300 series should be submitted together as an annual return, not individually as separate forms.

Purpose

This instruction guide is designed to assist in the completion of SRF 310.1 Selected Disclosure of Investments. The information requested in this form is required by APRA.

Lodgement and validation of SRF 310.1 Selected Disclosure of Investments

Lodgement and authentication codes

This form must be completed and lodged to APRA by a corporate or natural ‘person’ (trustee director or administrator), and not by the superannuation entity as the entity is not a ‘person’.

Once SRF 310.1 Selected Disclosure of Investments has been completed and submitted to APRA, an authentication code is generated in D2A from information entered into the form. The authentication code and date submitted appear in the footer of each page of the return (‘return’ equates to all 8 forms). Any change of information entered or resubmission of the return will result in a change to the authentication code. The authentication codes and date submitted should be used by auditors to determine that the four forms audited (SRF 300.0 Statement of Financial Performance, SRF 310.0 Statement of Financial Position, SRF 320.0 Exposure Concentrations and SRF 330.0 Transactions with Associated Parties) have been submitted.

A receipt indicating successful lodgement of the return will be provided via email. There may be a slight delay in a receipt being provided if the submission is made in the last week of October. Do not resubmit your return however, as the receipt will be generated.

Validation and calculation of totals

When data is entered into the form, the total balances (in the greyed out cells) will not be calculated automatically. The total items will only calculate when the form is validated. Clicking on the word 'validate' in the top left hand corner of the screen and selecting ‘OK’ will result in the total items being calculated and the validation rules appearing for review.

There are three types of validation rules as follows:

Warnings: Confirmation rules – this rule requires the user to provide confirmation that the data entered into an item is correct, for example that a negative number is correct and should not be positive. To provide confirmation the user should click the confirm box and provide a brief description in support of the item.

Note: Descriptions entered for warnings may not always appear if the return is validated more than once. There is no need to re-enter the description as D2A has saved this description and the comments will be lodged with the return.

Error: Mandatory rules – this indicates an error in an item, for example a description and a value must be included in a table. These errors must be corrected before the return can be lodged.

Cross form validations – this also indicates an error and must be corrected before the return can be lodged, for example Totals disclosed in SRF 310.1 Selected Disclosure of Investments must agree with the investments reported in item 3 ‘Investments’ on SRF 310.0 Statement of Financial Position.

General guidance for completion of SRF 310.1 Selected Disclosure of Investments

This form is separated into the following parts:

Part A: Investments in equity securities of unlisted corporations and unlisted private trusts

Part B: Interest in ventures

The requirements for each of these parts are detailed below.

SRF 310.1 Selected Disclosure of Investments is an annexure providing further detail on the composition of the aggregated values reported for investments in SRF 310.0 Statement of Financial Position. In particular the following must agree:

Total of Part A PLUS total of Part B of this form must agree with the value reported for item 3.3 ‘Equity securities of unlisted corporations, units in unlisted private trusts and interests in ventures’ in SRF 310.0 Statement of Financial Position.

Important!

Not all investments, as disclosed on SRF 310.0 Statement of Financial Position item 3, are required to be reported on SRF 310.1 Selected Disclosure of Investments. However, in accordance with the above requirements, the net market value of investments reported in Parts A and B of SRF 310.1 Selected Disclosure of Investments should agree to the relevant items in SRF 310.0 Statement of Financial Position.

Important!

Report all disclosures rounded to the nearest thousand dollars. Do not use decimal numbers i.e. when dividing the value to obtain a rounded balance to the nearest thousand dollars, ensure that the figure is whole.

Important!

There is no materiality limit applied to the disclosure of amounts within SRF 310.1 Selected Disclosure of Investments. All balances must be recorded. Amounts cannot be omitted based on materiality levels. Each superannuation entity should use its own judgement in grouping items into meaningful categories (where applicable).

Important!

Zeros are not required where there is no dollar value for an item. If there is no balance for an item, leave it blank. The form can be left blank as D2A recognises blanks as zeros.

Classification of investments – internal and external holdings

For the purpose of this form and for annual reporting requirements, include direct holdings of underlying investments acquired as part of the internal investment management function of the superannuation entity, and the underlying investments and other assets that form part of an external individually managed mandate or portfolio, as follows:

Internal investment management

Refers to the arrangement where the investment management function is performed internally rather than being outsourced by the trustee.

External individually managed mandates (or discretely managed portfolios)

Refers to the arrangement where investments of the superannuation entity are managed by an external professional investment manager, appointed by the trustee of the superannuation entity, in the form of an individually or discretely managed portfolio tailored for the superannuation entity.

These categories do not include investments held directly with external investment managers, where these are not individually managed on behalf of the superannuation entity. These investments are disclosed in the appropriate other categories under item 3 on SRF 310.0 Statement of Financial Position.

Instruction guide for specific items

Part A: Investments in equity securities of unlisted corporations and units in unlisted private trusts

Assets that are NOT to be reported in Part A:

Do not include investments in equity securities of listed corporations and units in listed trusts. These are reported in item 3.2 ‘Equity securities of listed corporations and units in listed unit trusts’ in SRF 310.0 Statement of Financial Position.

Do not include investments in Pooled Super Trusts. These are reported in item 3.7. Pooled Super Trusts in SRF 310.0 Statement of Financial Position.

Do not include investments in unlisted retail/public offer unit trusts. These are reported in item 3.8 ‘Investments in unlisted retail/public offer unit trusts’ in SRF 310.0 Statement of Financial Position.

Do not include investments in wholesale trusts. These are reported in item 3.9 ‘Wholesale Trusts’ in SRF 310.0 Statement of Financial Position.

Do not include investments in entities that are considered to be joint ventures, these holdings are disclosed in Part B of this form.

Part A: Explanation of column headings - internal and external holdings

Name of corp/trust

Report the full name of the entity.

ABN

Report the Australian Business Number of the entity, or if no ABN, leave blank.

Completion of the ABN fields is not mandatory to lodge returns. If the ABN is not recorded in the superannuation entities’ system, or is not known, leave the ABN blank. A Warning confirmation validation rule in D2A will request confirmation that the investment entity has not applied for an ABN. Tick the box as confirmation and enter the comment that ABN is not known.

Main business

In the space provided, detail a brief description of the nature of the main business conducted by the entity.

Ownership percentage/interest %

Disclose the percentage (to the nearest whole number) of the reporting superannuation entity’s ownership of the equity securities or units issued by the investment entity i.e. number of securities/units owned by the superannuation entity divided by total securities/units on issue, multiplied by 100.

Initial cost

Disclose the initial cost of the investment of the reporting superannuation entity in the investment entity. Where this involves multiple acquisitions, sum the cost of each acquisition.

Net market value

Disclose the net market value of the investment of the reporting superannuation entity in the investment entity as at the end of the financial year. Net market value is to be interpreted as defined in accordance with the current Australian Accounting Standards.

Total assets of corp/trust

Report the value of the total assets of the investment entity where known.

APRA’s expectations are that where the superannuation entity’s interest in the entity is considered significant (i.e. the investment holding demonstrates the capacity of the superannuation entity to exert significant influence over the entity under current Australian Accounting Standards) the superannuation entity should have knowledge of this value.

Total liabilities of corp/trust

Report the value of the total liabilities of the investment entity where known.

Distributions recognised as income (by the superannuation entity from its investment in the corp/trust)

Report the value of distributions from the investment entity that have been recognised as income by the reporting superannuation entity. This does not include (realised and unrealised) revaluation gains or losses associated with the net market valuation of the superannuation entity’s investment in the entity.

‘Total Net Market Value’

The sum of the ‘Total Net Market Value’ box for internal and external investment management in Part A and Part B should agree to SRF 310.0 Statement of Financial Position in item 3.3.

Part B: Interest in ventures

Scope

For the purposes of this form a joint venture is to be interpreted as defined in current Australian Accounting Standards:

“Joint venture means a contractual arrangement whereby two or more parties undertake an economic activity, which is subject to joint control.” A joint venture can take the form of the following:

Joint venture entity; or

Joint venture operation.

Joint venture entity means a joint venture that is in the form of an entity and does not include:

(a)an entity that is acquired and held exclusively with a view to its disposal in the near future

(b)an entity that operates under severe long-term restrictions which impair significantly its ability to make distributions to the venturer.

Joint venture operation means a joint venture that is not a joint venture entity and does not include an entity that:

(a)is acquired and held exclusively with a view to its disposal in the near future

(b)operates under severe long-term restrictions that impair significantly its ability to make distributions to the venturer.

Part B: Explanation of column headings - internal and external holdings

Name of venture

Report the full name of the venture.

Main business

In the space provided, detail a brief description of the nature of the main business conducted by the venture.

Ownership percentage/interest %

Disclose the percentage of the reporting superannuation entity’s ownership or interest in the venture.

Initial cost

Disclose the initial cost of the investment of the reporting superannuation entity in the venture.

Net market value of interest in venture

Disclose the market value of the investment/interest of the reporting superannuation entity in the venture as at the end of the financial year. Market value is to be interpreted as defined in accordance with the current Australian Accounting Standards.

Total assets of venture

Report the value of the total assets of the venture where known.

APRA’s expectations are that the superannuation entity should know this information where the interest is considered ‘significant’ under current Australian Accounting Standards.

Total liabilities of venture

Report the value of the total liabilities of the venture where known.

APRA’s expectations are that the superannuation entity should know this information where the interest is considered ‘significant’ under current Australian Accounting Standards.

Distributions recognised as income (by the superannuation entity from its investment in ventures)

Report the value of distributions from the venture that have been recognised as income by the reporting superannuation entity. This does not include (realised and unrealised) revaluation gains or losses associated with the net market valuation of the reporting superannuation entity’s investment in the venture.

Annual Reporting Requirements and General Instruction Guide for Small APRA Funds and Single-Member Approved Deposit Funds

Entities subject to annual reporting

Trustees of superannuation entities that are regulated by APRA and classified as ‘Small APRA Funds’ (SAFs) or single-member Approved Deposit Funds (SMADFs) are required to complete the annual reporting requirements set out in the table below.

Reporting Requirements Table

Form Number	*Form Name*	*Subject to Audit*
SRF 300.0	Statement of Financial Performance	Yes
SRF 310.0	Statement of Financial Position	Yes
SRF 310.1	Selected Disclosure of Investments	No
SRF 310.2	Derivative Financial Instruments	No
SRF 320.0	Exposure Concentrations	Yes
SRF 330.0	Transactions with Associated Parties	Yes
SRF 340.0	Superannuation Entity Profile	No
SRF 350.0	Trustee Statement	No

Reporting period

The information requested in the above forms is to be reported for the year of income of the superannuation entity.

Lodgement requirements

All forms listed in the above table comprise the APRA annual return for SAFs and single-member ADFs. The Annual Return is required to be lodged with APRA within 4 months after the end of the financial year of the superannuation entity, together with the Trustee Statement, and the Independent Audit Report from the auditor of the superannuation entity covering those forms highlighted as subject to audit. The nature of the audit reports required for these forms will be as developed in conjunction with the Auditing and Assurance Standards Board of Australia.

Amendments

Where the trustee of the superannuation entity makes a material adjustment to any data relating to the financial year for which the return has been lodged, an amended APRA Annual Return must be lodged with APRA.

Basis of preparation

In completing these forms unless otherwise specifically stated in the instruction guide for each form:

Basis of accounting (Cash vs Accruals):

The forms should be prepared on a basis consistent with the accounting treatment (cash or accruals basis) adopted by the superannuation entity for annual financial reporting purposes. APRA would ordinarily expect that regulated superannuation entities are ‘reporting entities’, and will therefore apply an accruals basis, in accordance with the requirements of Australian Accounting Standards and the guidance in APRA Superannuation Circular No. V.A.2.

Direct vs Indirect investments:

Certain items on the forms distinguish between ‘directly held’ investments and those which are not directly held.

Directly held investments are those made by the superannuation entity in its own name, as part of the internal investment management function, and investments held via individually managed mandates/portfolios where the decision-making function regarding the making and redeeming of particular investments within the portfolio may rest with the investment manager. This includes investments held by a custodian where these are held in Trust for the entity and the superannuation entity retains the decision-making function regarding the making and redeeming of particular investments within the portfolio.

Disclosures regarding directly held investments and investments in individually managed mandates/portfolios are required to be disclosed on a look-through basis i.e. the underlying investments in the portfolio must be analysed and reported separately.

Investments that are not directly held include underlying investments that are held with external investment managers (such as investments in PSTs or unit trusts).

Investments held with external investment managers should be disclosed under the appropriate category but a look-through basis is not required.

Netting off of Amounts:

Unless otherwise specifically stated, data in the forms should be reported on a gross basis, with no netting, even where the institutions comply with the prerequisites for netting outlined in the current Australian Accounting Standards notably ‘Set-off and Extinguishment of Debt’.

Include:

All transactions of the superannuation entity regardless of the residency status of members of the superannuation entity or the location or registration or the asset or liability items;

Unless otherwise indicated, report all items on the form as positive numbers;

Investments made directly by the superannuation entity as part of its internal investment management activities; and

Investments and other exposures generated or held as part of an external individually managed mandate/portfolio or discretely managed portfolio of the superannuation entity (i.e. the superannuation entity is required to ‘look through’ investments in these structures to report the underlying investments, other exposures and liabilities of these arrangements).

Exclude:

Do not include a consolidation of any controlled entities; and

The ‘look through’ requirement does not apply to investments by the superannuation entity in investment management structures other than external individually managed mandates, in terms of reporting the underlying exposure of these investment vehicles (i.e. it does not extend to reporting the underlying investments in PSTs or public offer unit trusts; such investments are to be reported as investments in managed funds).

Trustees of superannuation entities are to follow the Australian Accounting Standards and authoritative pronouncements regarding the interpretation/definition, recognition and measurement of items of income, expense, assets and liabilities, notably AAS 25 ‘Financial Reporting of Superannuation Plans’.

AAS 25 requires a trustee of a superannuation entity to adopt net market value measurement where the superannuation entity is deemed to be a reporting entity. For the purposes of prudential reporting all superannuation entities are required to adopt net market value (or net fair value) measurement irrespective of their deemed reporting entity status.

Net market value has the same meaning as defined in Australian accounting standard AAS 25. A definition is provided in the ‘Glossary of Terms’. Any change in the values at which such assets are measured must be recognised as revenues (or losses) in the reporting period in which the change occurs.

Accounting Standards AAS 4 ‘Depreciation’, AAS 10 ‘Recoverable Amount of Non-Current Assets’ and AASB 1041 ‘Revaluation of Non-Current Assets’ do not apply to such investments.

Market value of charged/encumbered assets

If an asset is in any way subject to a charge, covenant, encumbrance, option to purchase or any other arrangement by way of agreement or statute, that restricts the net market value of the asset, the market value needs to reflect the existence of these arrangements. For example, if the superannuation entity has agreed to deliver an asset to a purchaser at a price below the arms length market value, the market value cannot exceed the agreed price.

Unit of measurement

The above forms are to be prepared in whole Australian dollars (AUD), rounded to the nearest dollar, i.e. with no decimal place. As a general rule, amounts denominated in foreign currency are to be converted to AUD in accordance with the requirements of the current Australian accounting standards, notably Foreign Currency Translation.

The general requirements for translation are:

Foreign currency monetary items outstanding at the reporting date must be translated at the spot rate at the reporting date.

Other items outstanding at the reporting date must not be re-translated subsequent to initial recognition of the transaction.

Monetary items are defined to mean money held and assets and liabilities that are to be received or paid in fixed or determinable amounts of money (eg. claim payments, reinsurance recoveries).

Monetary items arising under foreign currency derivative contracts at the reporting date must be translated as follows:

Where the exchange rate is fixed in the contract, at that fixed exchange rate; and

Where the exchange rate varies, at the spot rate at the reporting date.

The general requirements for accounting treatment of exchange differences arising on translation are:

Exchange differences must be recognised as either revenues or expenses in the calculation of net profit or loss in the reporting period in which the exchange rates change.

Exchange differences that arise in respect of foreign currency monetary items which are directly attributable to the acquisition, construction or production of an asset that takes a long period of time to get ready for its intended use or sale, must be capitalised (net of any effects of a hedge) as part of the cost of that asset.

General definitions

The Glossary Terms contains definitions of commonly used terms in the forms and instruction guides to the forms.

Item	Definition
Associates	Associate is defined consistent with the definition provided by the current Australian accounting standard ‘Accounting for Investments in Associates’. Associate means an investee, not being: (a) a subsidiary of the investor; or (b) a partnership of the investor; or (c) an investment acquired and held exclusively with a view to its disposal in the near future. over which the investor has significant influence^. Significant influence means the capacity of an entity to affect substantially (but not control) either, or both, of the financial and operating policies of another entity.
Controlled entity/Subsidiary	Definitions of controlled entities/subsidiaries should be consistent with the requirements of the current Australian accounting standards regarding ‘Consolidated Financial Reports’. It defines a controlled entity/“subsidiary" as meaning an entity, which is controlled by a parent entity. A parent entity is defined as an entity, which controls another entity. Entity means any legal, administrative, or fiduciary arrangement, organisational structure or other party (including a person) having the capacity to deploy scarce resources in order to achieve objectives. Control means the capacity of an entity to dominate decision-making, directly or indirectly, in relation to the financial and operating policies of another entity so as to enable that other entity to operate with it in pursuing the objectives of the controlling entity.
Assets	Assets is to be interpreted in accordance with the Australian Accounting Standards and authoritative pronouncements and Statements of Accounting Concepts.
Liabilities	Liabilities is to be interpreted in accordance with the Australian Accounting Standards and authoritative pronouncements and Statements of Accounting Concepts.
Fair Value	Fair value means the amount for which an asset could be exchanged, or a liability settled, between knowledgeable, willing parties in an arm's-length transaction, and is determined as follows: 1. The quoted market price in an active and liquid market (ie market value); or 2. when there is infrequent activity in a market, the market is not well established, small volumes are traded relative to the asset or liability to be valued, or a quoted market price is not available – an estimate of a price for the asset or liability in an active and liquid market. For the purposes of the APRA forms, fair value should ignore transaction costs. Market value is defined for accounting purposes as a subset of fair value - refer to the definitions of market value and net market value below.
Finance Lease	A finance lease over an asset is an arrangement under which the lessor effectively transfers to the lessee substantially all the risks and benefits incident to ownership of the leased asset, and where legal ownership may eventually be transferred.
Goodwill	The current Australian accounting standards regarding ‘Accounting for Goodwill’ provide that goodwill represents the future benefits from unidentifiable assets. Only goodwill which is purchased by the entity as part of the acquisition of an asset(s) can be recognised (i.e. internally generated goodwill must not be recognised). Goodwill which is purchased by the entity, must be measured as the excess of the cost of acquisition incurred by the entity over the fair value of the identifiable net assets acquired. Purchased goodwill must be amortised so that it is recognised as an expense in the profit and loss account on a straight-line basis, over the period from the date of acquisition to the end of the period of time during which the benefits are expected to arise. This period must not exceed twenty years from the date of acquisition.
Impairment	For the purposes of the APRA forms, impairment means that it is no longer considered probable that amounts of principal (or market value) and any associated amounts of accrued income (e.g. interest, dividends, distributions associated with the investment/asset) will be able to be collected by the superannuation entity.
Investment	Investment is to be interpreted in accordance with the Australian Accounting Standards and authoritative pronouncements and Statements of Accounting Concepts. In relation to superannuation entities, this generally means an asset held by the superannuation entity for the accretion of wealth by way of revenues such as interest, royalties, dividends, rentals and capital appreciation, but does not include operating assets.
Joint ventures	Defined in accordance with the current Australian accounting standards regarding ‘Interests in Joint Ventures’. Joint venture means a contractual arrangement whereby two or more parties undertake an economic activity, which is subject to joint control. Joint ventures can take the form of a joint venture entity or joint venture operation. Joint venture entity means a joint venture that is in the form of an entity and does not include: (a) an entity that is acquired and held exclusively with a view to its disposal in the near future (b) an entity that operates under severe long-term restrictions which impair significantly its ability to make distributions to the venturer. Joint venture operation means a joint venture that is not a joint venture entity and does not include an entity that: (a) is acquired and held exclusively with a view to its disposal in the near future (b) operates under severe long-term restrictions that impair significantly its ability to make distributions to the venturer.
Life office/Life company	A life insurance company is a company registered under the Life Insurance Act 1995. They provide insurance against death and disability and may also operate superannuation entities. Also known as life office.
Market value	Market value is defined for accounting purposes as a subset of fair value, and means the amount which could be expected to be received from the disposal of an asset in an active and liquid market. For the purposes of the forms, market value should ignore transaction costs. Refer also to the definition of net market value below.
Net market value	Net market value means the amount which could be expected to be received from the disposal of an asset in an active and liquid market (i.e. market value) after deducting costs expected to be incurred in realising the proceeds of such a disposal. Refer also to the definition of market value above.
Outside equity interest	Defined consistent with the current Australian accounting standards regarding ‘Consolidated Financial Reports’ outside equity interest" means the equity in the economic entity (consolidated group), other than that which can be attributed to the ownership group of the parent entity.

Parent entity	Parent entity is defined consistent with the current Australian accounting standards regarding ‘Consolidated Financial Reports’ and simply means an entity which controls another entity.
Pooled Superannuation Trust (PST)	A PST is a trust in which assets of a number of superannuation entities, approved deposit funds (ADFs) or other PSTs are invested and managed by a professional manager. The investment income of the PST is taxed at concessional rates within the PST.
Principal Value	Represents the notional or face value.
Related parties/entities	For the purposes of this form, related entities are to be interpreted consistently with the meaning as in the current Australian accounting standards regarding ‘Related Party Disclosures’. It provides that related party means, in relation to a reporting entity, any: (a) other entity that at any time during the financial year, has control or significant influence over the reporting entity; or (b) other entity that at any time during the financial year, is subject to control or significant influence by the reporting entity (i.e. subsidiary or an associated entity); or (c) other entity that, at any time during the financial year, is controlled by the same entity that controls the reporting entity. Referred to as a situation in which entities are subject to common control (i.e. Joint Ventures); or (d) other entity that, at any time during the financial year, is controlled by the same entity that significantly influences the reporting entity; or (e) other entity that, at any time during the financial year, is significantly influenced by the same entity that controls the reporting entity; or (f) director of the reporting entity or any of their director-related entities; or (g) director of any other entity identified as a related party under any of paragraphs (a) to (e), or any of their director-related entities; but excludes any other entity (except those identified as a related party under paragraph (f)) where the related party relationship results solely from normal dealings of: (h) financial institutions; or (i) authorised trustee corporations; or (j) fund managers; or (k) trade unions; or (l) statutory authorities; or (m) government departments; or (n) local governments The current Australian accounting standards define director-related entities as meaning “the spouses of such directors, relatives of such directors or spouses and any other entity under the joint or several control or significant influence of such directors, spouses or relatives”. Relative in relation to a person is defined in the Corporations Act to mean the spouse, partner, son, daughter, or brother or sister of the person.
Reporting period	In relation to APRA forms: · Reporting period end for all APRA forms (i.e. annual and quarterly reporting) is based on the year of income of the superannuation entity, not a calendar year. · The financial information requested in the forms is to be reported as at the last day of the reporting period on a year of income to date basis of the superannuation entity.