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In forceSuperannuation: Investments, liquidity and feesLast checked 11 November 2026

Asset allocation, all products and options (SRS 550.0)

A regulatory return listed by the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA), Australia.

Collects information on the asset allocation and investments of registrable superannuation entities (RSE), defined benefit RSEs and pooled superannuation trusts. APRA uses it to supervise the firm (prudential supervision) and to publish statistics. It may also be used by the Australian Bureau of Statistics and the Australian Securities and Investments Commission. Source

Official title: Reporting Standard SRS 550.0 Asset Allocation

The facts

Who files
This Reporting Standard applies to each registrable superannuation entity (RSE) licensee (RSE licensee) in respect of each RSE, defined benefit RSE and pooled superannuation trust (PST) within its business operations. Source
How often
Quarterly for most tables; SRF 550.4 Table 2 once a year (month-end amounts for March to May). Source
Deadline
SRF 550.0 Table 1: 28 calendar days after the end of the quarter. Other tables: 40 calendar days after the end of the quarter (SRF 550.4 Table 2: 40 calendar days after 30 June). Source
Format
XML, Excel, Web form. Lodged in APRA Connect: upload an XML file built to the published XSD, upload an Excel file using the form layouts in the reporting taxonomy, or enter the data on screen. APRA Connect does not take XBRL for these collections. 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
In force
Legal basis
Group
Superannuation: Investments, liquidity and fees

Templates (7)

The tables and forms inside the return. Plain name first, the APRA's code in brackets.

  • Strategic asset allocation (SRS 550.0 Table 1) (SRF_550_0_Table_1)
  • Actual asset allocation (SRS 550.0 Table 2) (SRF_550_0_Table_2)
  • Investments (SRS 550.1 Table 1) (SRF_550_1_Table_1)
  • Currency exposure (SRS 550.1 Table 2) (SRF_550_1_Table_2)
  • Derivative Transactions (SRS 550.3 Table 1) (SRF_550_3_Table_1)
  • Margining And Risk Mitigation For Non Centrally Cleared Derivatives (SRS 550.4 Table 1) (SRF_550_4_Table_1)
  • Aggregate Month-End Average Notional Amount Of Non-Centrally Cleared Derivatives (SRS 550.4 Table 2) (SRF_550_4_Table_2)

Form tables in the APRA Connect reporting taxonomy (SRS 550.0 Asset Allocation - Part A-V10, SRS 550.0 Asset Allocation - Part B-V14, SRS 550.0 Asset Allocation - Part C-V5, SRS 550.0 Asset Allocation - Part D-V3). Source

Validation rules

76 rules, as counted from the APRA's published material. They are written for people to read; software cannot run them as published. Source

How they are written: Excel Rules worksheet listing each rule ID, type (error or warning) and a plain-English business definition; an XSD in the same zip validates the structure of XML files. No executable expressions are published for these collections..

The rules, on apra.gov.au

How they were counted

Rows in the Rules worksheet of the current reporting taxonomy workbook(s) inside the APRA Connect taxonomy artefacts zip: 24 in SRS 550.0 Asset Allocation - Part A-V10.xlsx; 39 in SRS 550.0 Asset Allocation - Part B-V14.xlsx; 6 in SRS 550.0 Asset Allocation - Part C-V5.xlsx; 7 in SRS 550.0 Asset Allocation - Part D-V3.xlsx. Includes general checks such as the ABN check. Built-in data type and enumeration checks are not listed as rules.

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); Quarterly fund-level superannuation 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

  • Quarterly fund-level superannuation statistics

    Firm by firm · Excel and CSV database (zip)

    Member demographics and total investments by asset sector for each APRA-regulated fund with more than six members, quarterly. Tables cite SRF 611.0 and SRF 550.1 items. Source

Official documents (5)

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.

Sources

Every page and document this return's facts were read from.

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Last checked 11 November 2026.