- Following public consultation, APRA released proposed final reporting standards for superannuation in March 2013.
- APRA has upgraded D2A, the software used to submit data to APRA.
- Superannuation trustees who submit returns to APRA directly through D2A should click here for information on how to upgrade to the digital certificate version of D2A.
- Superannuation trustees who use an agent to submit returns to APRA through D2A should click here for information on how to enable your agent (external administrator) to upgrade to digital certificate version of D2A.
- Agents that submit on behalf of trustees should click here for information on how to obtain and use the digital certificate version of D2A.
- APRA uses validation rules within D2A to validate the data submitted by reporting entities. Entities are expected to correct any reporting errors identified by these rules. Click here for the list of latest D2A Validation Rules for Superannuation entities.
- APRA has released guidelines to assist superannuation entities explain data to APRA. It describes the information APRA expects reporting entities to provide in their explanations and how to correct submitted data. Click here to view the new guidelines for superannuation entities.
- 21/09/12: Letter to Trustees/Administrators – 2012 Annual Return and Audit Reports
Superannuation entities are required, under the Financial Sector (Collection of Data) Act 2001 and its reporting standards, to provide data to APRA. The data is defined in the set of reporting forms and instructions. Some forms are subject to audit requirements. Guidance and assistance to help entities submit forms are provided.
APRA provides superannuation entities with software to encrypt and submit data.
The Standard Business Reporting (SBR) initiative is a multi-agency initiative led by Treasury that will simplify business-to-government reporting in a number of ways. This will include the introduction of a single secure sign-on to submit reports to APRA and other SBR-participating government agencies. APRA will provide information to its regulated institutions in due course on the implementation of the SBR initiative, which involves all of APRA's reporting forms and will provide significant long-term benefits to institutions. For more information on SBR click here, or email sbr@apra.gov.au.
Fax: 02 9210 3021
Write to:
Manager, Data Collection
Australian Prudential Regulation Authority
GPO Box 9836
Sydney
NSW 2001