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, with one annual table (SRF 553.3 Table 4, year ending 30 June). Source
- Deadline
- 40 calendar days after the end of the quarter; SRF 553.3 Table 4 within 3 months after the year ending 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 (11)
The tables and forms inside the return. Plain name first, the APRA's code in brackets.
- Internally Managed - Material Listed or Liquid Unlisted Investments (SRS 553.0 Table 1) (SRF_553_0_Table_1)
- Externally Managed - Material Listed or Liquid Unlisted Investments (SRS 553.0 Table 2) (SRF_553_0_Table_2)
- Internally Managed - Material Unlisted Investments (SRS 553.1 Table 1) (SRF_553_1_Table_1)
- Externally Managed - Material Unlisted Investments (SRS 553.1 Table 2) (SRF_553_1_Table_2)
- Externally Managed - Material Unlisted Investments (Valuations) (SRS 553.1 Table 3) (SRF_553_1_Table_3)
- Investment Option Exposures (SRS 553.2 Table 1) (SRF_553_2_Table_1)
- Country Exposures (SRS 553.2 Table 2) (SRF_553_2_Table_2)
- Out Of Cycle Valuations - Material Unlisted Investments (SRS 553.3 Table 1) (SRF_553_3_Table_1)
- Out Of Cycle Valuations - Material Impact On Investment Options (SRS 553.3 Table 2) (SRF_553_3_Table_2)
- RSE Valuation Profile (SRS 553.3 Table 3) (SRF_553_3_Table_3)
- RSE Internally and Externally Managed Investments (SRS 553.3 Table 4) (SRF_553_3_Table_4)
Form tables in the APRA Connect reporting taxonomy (SRS 553.0 Investment Exposure Concentrations and Valuations - Part A-V4, SRS 553.0 Investment Exposure Concentrations and Valuations - Part B-V3). Source
Validation rules
18 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..
How they were counted
Rows in the Rules worksheet of the current reporting taxonomy workbook(s) inside the APRA Connect taxonomy artefacts zip: 13 in SRS 553.0 Investment Exposure Concentrations and Valuations - Part A-V4.xlsx; 5 in SRS 553.0 Investment Exposure Concentrations and Valuations - Part B-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
No published data from this return was found. No APRA statistical publication was found that names this return as a source (checked the explanatory notes and specifications of APRA’s current statistical publications). 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.
- Financial Sector (Collection of Data) (reporting standard) determination No. 8 of 2025 (Reporting Standard SRS 553.0)
Reporting standard · PDF · 516.7 KB · 30 April 2025
Legislative instrument F2025L00547 on the Federal Register of Legislation, registered 2025-05-01; status on the register: InForce.
SHA-256
dcb80d87feeashow in fulldcb80d87feea2a8c45ff7f735c008a310b65f506eeaa573cd7a035343e51cbe8 - Superannuation: prudential and reporting standards (APRA list of current standards)
List of returns · HTML
- 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 - APRA Connect - Superannuation Taxonomy Change Log October 2026
Release note · XLSX · 71.9 KB · 29 October 2026
SHA-256
08327e329a6eshow in full08327e329a6e92db23d6707a1b16e770d6a9471bd91d89af812927c3536f857b - APRA Connect Taxonomy Artefacts
Guidance · HTML · 29 October 2026
Explains the reporting taxonomy, validation rules file and XSD files, and lists each collection’s XSD.
Sources
Every page and document this return's facts were read from.
- apra.gov.au/superannuation/prudential-and-reporting-standards
- legislation.gov.au/F2025L00547/latest/text
- apra.gov.au/system/files/2026-10/APRA%20Connect%20Superannuation%20Taxonomy%20Artefacts%20October%202026.zip
- apra.gov.au/apra-connect/apra-connect-taxonomy-artefacts
- apra.gov.au/news-and-publications?document_type%5B0%5D=bundle%3Astatistical_publication&created=All&sort_bef_combine=created_DESC
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