The facts
- Who files
- This Reporting Standard applies to each registrable superannuation entity (RSE) licensee (RSE licensee) with respect to each MySuper investment option. Source
- How often
- Quarterly and annually. Source
- Deadline
- Quarterly information within 28 calendar days after the end of the quarter (for reporting periods ending on or after 1 July 2017); annual information within three months after the end of the year of income. Source
- Format
- XML, XBRL-XML, Excel. Still on its D2A form: lodged through the Alternate Submission Process (XML preferred, XBRL or Excel, zipped and uploaded to APRA Connect as an ad hoc submission) until the new APRA Connect version applies. Source
- How it is filed
- Filing routes recorded for the APRA: APRA Connect; Alternate Submission Process (temporary). See how firms file with the APRA.
- Status
- Being replacedAPRA released a final new version, renamed Asset Allocation - Investments, on 27 October 2026. It applies to reporting periods ending on or after 1 October 2026 and moves the collection to APRA Connect; the first submission (period ending 31 December 2026) is due by 31 March 2027. It was not yet on the Federal Register of Legislation when checked. Source
- Legal basis
- Group
- Superannuation: Investments, liquidity and fees
Templates (1)
The tables and forms inside the return. Plain name first, the APRA's code in brackets.
- Asset Allocation (SRF_533_0)
Current D2A form (worksheet in APRA’s D2A Excel templates). The new version moving to APRA Connect has its own taxonomy: SRS 533.0 Asset Allocation - Investments-V1. Source
Validation rules
59 rules, as counted from the APRA's published material. Software can run them exactly as published. Source
How they are written: Excel list with a MATHEMATICAL RULE column (D2A expression syntax), rule type (mandatory or confirmation) and error message..
How they were counted
Rules not marked Deleted for form code(s) SRF_533_0 in APRA’s legacy D2A file Validation rules all industries June 2025. APRA keeps this file for reference; collections moving to APRA Connect get new rule sets in their taxonomy artefacts.
Counts are in the APRA's own unit, so they are not comparable with other regulators' counts.
Public data
Published firm by firm. Data from this return appear in: Annual MySuper statistics (firm by firm). Source
Where it is published (Excel (June 2014 onwards))
- Annual MySuper statistics
Firm by firm · Excel (June 2014 onwards)
Profile, performance, fees and membership for each MySuper product, annually. Sources named in the notes: SRF 001.0, 330.2, 533.0, 540.0 and 610.2; some tables now use SRS 611.0 and SRS 550.0 data. Source
Official documents (8)
The APRA's own files, with the size and SHA-256 fingerprint of each as downloaded on 11 November 2026, so anyone can tell whether a copy is the same version.
- Financial Sector (Collection of Data) (reporting standard) determination No. 13 of 2015 - SRS 533.0 - Asset Allocation (Reporting Standard SRS 533.0)
Reporting standard · PDF · 943.3 KB · 24 June 2015
Legislative instrument F2015L01007 on the Federal Register of Legislation, registered 2015-06-30; status on the register: InForce.
SHA-256
468273121aa0show in full468273121aa0e0dc9f96fb6f15c66af3e1d644d387ce384f96fd85475471bd39 - Superannuation: prudential and reporting standards (APRA list of current standards)
List of returns · HTML
- Reporting Standard SRS 533.0 Asset Allocation - Investments (final, October 2026)
Reporting standard · PDF · 263.7 KB · 26 October 2026
Final version published by APRA; not yet registered on the Federal Register of Legislation when checked.
SHA-256
ff3e468c60c0show in fullff3e468c60c096d5f8752a548841ca80ab2e27ed5a5f39b6e412ee205084886b - Superannuation (SUP V6)
Template · ZIP · 395.9 KB · 19 August 2026
D2A Excel templates for the temporary Alternate Submission Process.
SHA-256
92be187a24e3show in full92be187a24e3a7c50b5736ad1818a5aae9b34eaf1c889ca87932b04afb7356e8 - Alternate D2A submission guidance for all Super entities - 31 March 2026
Filing rules · PDF · 166.6 KB · 31 March 2026
SHA-256
2ce1183811bdshow in full2ce1183811bdb782c95ccc24a0e449807686e166b1977ddb266769228ee9aea6 - APRA Connect Superannuation Taxonomy Artefacts October 2026
Taxonomy · ZIP · 2.2 MB · 29 October 2026
Zip of APRA Connect reporting taxonomy workbooks (one per collection, each with Forms, Elements and Rules worksheets), XSD files for XML upload, and the industry validation rules workbook.
SHA-256
4dc2fd8cb597show in full4dc2fd8cb5975106e2a00c2bdad16005a97c304c2a7b0c9de20ca50a9b68f0c4 - Validation rules all industries June 2025
Validation rules · XLSX · 2.1 MB · 14 July 2025
SHA-256
e1e14adcd84ashow in fulle1e14adcd84a42d85577991cc0e218792ef6c260ed2357ddad9a8830ad7168db - Derivation rules all industries June 2025
Validation rules · XLSX · 656.2 KB · 14 July 2025
Derivation rules: formulae that calculate some D2A values from other reported values.
SHA-256
8a69d5df29f7show in full8a69d5df29f78eb6a2db1ece272259541aa2a29cfcc80f573e3bfa1cf1eaf66a
Sources
Every page and document this return's facts were read from.
- apra.gov.au/superannuation/prudential-and-reporting-standards
- legislation.gov.au/F2015L01007/latest/text
- apra.gov.au/news-and-publications/response-consultation-updates-superannuation-reporting-standards
- apra.gov.au/system/files/2026-08/Superannuation%20%28SUP%20V6%29.zip
- apra.gov.au/apra-connect/migrating-d2a-collections-support-material/alternative-submission-arrangements-d2a-0
- apra.gov.au/apra-connect/migrating-d2a-collections-support-material/alternative-submission-arrangements-d2a
- apra.gov.au/system/files/2025-07/Validation%20rules%20all%20industries%20June%202025.xlsx
- apra.gov.au/news-and-publications/annual-mysuper-statistics
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Last checked 11 November 2026.
