Illustrative examples

These illustrative examples accompany, but are not part of, AASB 1056.

 

 

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I

Example financial statements of a superannuation entity that has only defined contribution members

24 – 27

II

Example financial statements of a (hybrid) superannuation entity that has both defined contribution and defined benefit members

27 – 31

Illustrative Examples I and II provide examples of acceptable styles and formats for a superannuation entity that are consistent with the requirements of AASB 1056 Superannuation Entities.  They are not comprehensive.

The styles and formats illustrated are not mandatory.  Other styles and formats may be equally appropriate if they meet the requirements of AASB 1056 and other applicable Australian Accounting Standards.

For illustrative convenience, particular notes have been located next to the financial statements to which they most closely relate.  Some of the information illustrated as appearing on the face of the financial statements could be disclosed in the notes, and some of the information illustrated as appearing in the notes could be shown on the face of the financial statements.

For simplicity of presentation, comparative information is not shown.

For the purposes of the examples, the following insurance arrangements are assumed.

·                       The superannuation entity with only defined contribution members has insurance arrangements that involve taking on insurance risk and the entity fully reinsures those risks, giving rise to both insurance liabilities and assets of the entity.

·                      The hybrid superannuation entity is acting as an agent in respect of the insurance arrangements it has in place for defined contribution members. These insurance arrangements do not give rise to insurance liabilities and assets of the entity. Some components of the benefits for defined benefit members are in the nature of insurance, but separate amounts are not presented in respect of those components.

Illustrative example I

As at 30 June 20XX, Defined Contribution Superannuation Plan (the Plan) has 425,301 members and is a public offer fund open to new members. The Plan is a defined contribution style plan and, as such, members’ accounts are credited or debited each year with contributions and a proportionate share of net investment income and expenses (including income tax expense) of the Plan.

 

Statement of Financial Position for Defined Contribution Superannuation Plan
as at 30 June 20XX

Note

$000

Assets

Cash

240,510

Receivables

324,909

Units in unlisted cash management trusts

4,921,700

Listed Australian shares held directly

7,490,663

Units in international share trusts

3,944,033

Units in unlisted property trusts

1,269,828

Australian fixed interest securities held directly

4,212,948

Overseas fixed interest securities held directly

879,034

Property held directly

436,978

Reinsurance assets

6,458

Deferred tax assets

52,358

Total assets

23,779,419

Liabilities

Payables

(236,641)

Income tax payable

(148,561)

Deferred tax liabilities

(364,903)

Insurance liabilities

A

(6,519)

Total liabilities excluding member benefits

(756,624)

Net assets available for member benefits

23,022,795

Member benefits

(22,965,083)

Total net assets

57,712

Equity

Investment reserve

B

(1,655)

Operational risk reserve

C

(56,057)

Total equity

(57,712)

Note A – Insurance contract liabilities

Members can elect to take out term life cover with the Plan up to a maximum of $500,000 per member. The Plan uses the services of an actuary to determine its insurance contract liabilities who bases the calculations on relevant industry-focused mortality tables and the entity’s own claims experience. The entity has reinsured all of its direct insurance risks with EFG Reinsurance (Australia).

Note B – Investment reserve

The investment reserve comprises the difference between the cumulative amount of investment income (net of investment expenses) allocated to members’ accounts compared to the cumulative investment income (net of investment expenses) earned.

Note C – Operational risk reserve

An operational risk reserve is required under Australian Prudential Regulation Authority Standards to maintain adequate financial resources to address potential losses arising from operational risks. The Trustee has assessed a reserve of approximately 0.25% of funds under management as being appropriate for the Plan.

 

Income Statement for Defined Contribution Superannuation Plan
for the year ended 30 June 20XX

Note

$000

Superannuation activities

Interest revenue – direct cash deposits

8,152

Distributions from cash management trusts

211,534

Interest from Australian securities held directly

282,045

Interest from overseas securities held directly

66,283

Dividend revenue – listed Australian shares held directly

286,794

Distributions from wholesale international share trusts

99,325

Net rentals from directly held property

28,068

Distributions from unlisted property trusts

82,407

Net remeasurement changes in assets measured at fair value

1,903,074

Total superannuation activities revenue

2,967,682

Investment expenses

(55,972)

Administration expenses

(41,662)

Other operating expenses

E

(1,642)

Total expenses

(99,276)

Net income from superannuation activities

2,868,406

Net loss from insurance activities

F

(36)

Profit from operating activities

2,868,370

Less: Net benefits allocated to members’ accounts

(2,635,776)

Profit before income tax

232,594

Income tax expense

(235,553)

Loss after income tax

(2,959)

 

Note D – Total revenue

$000

Superannuation activities revenue

2,967,682

Insurance contract revenue

77,810

3,045,492

Note E – Other operating expenses

$000

Trustee fees

(298)

Commissions paid directly

(323)

Audit fees

(309)

Advertising and sponsorship

(712)

Other operating expenses

(1,642)

Note F – Insurance activities

$000

 

 

Insurance contract revenue

77,810

Less: Outwards reinsurance premiums

(77,806)

Net premium revenue

4

Reinsurance recoveries revenues

23,219

Insurance contract claims expenses

(22,833)

Movement in insurance liabilities

(1,059)

Movement in reinsurance assets

633 

Net loss from insurance activities

(36)

 

Statement of Changes in Member Benefits for Defined Contribution Superannuation Plan
for the year ended 30 June 20XX

$000

Opening balance of member benefits

18,014,382

Contributions:

Employer

2,622,940

Member

241,812

Transfers from other superannuation plans

704,162

Government co-contributions

27,746

Income tax on contributions (refer Note G)

(416,373)

Net after tax contributions

3,180,287

Benefits to members

(811,432)

Insurance premiums charged to members’ accounts

(77,810)

Death and disability benefits credited to members’ accounts

23,880

Benefits allocated to members’ accounts, comprising:

Net investment income

2,677,097

Administration fees

(41,321)

2,635,776

Closing balance of member benefits

22,965,083

    

Note G – Income tax on contributions

$000

Contributions tax

(415,616)

Contributions surcharge

(757)

(416,373)

Statement of Changes in Reserves for Defined Contribution Superannuation Plan
for the year ended 30 June 20XX

Unallocated surplus/ (deficiency)

Investment reserve

Operational

risk

Total equity

$000

$000

$000

$000

Opening balance

3,330

57,341

60,671

Profit/(Loss) for period

(2,959)

(2,959)

Net transfers to/from reserves

2,959

(1,675)

(1,284)

Closing balance

1,655 

56,057

57,712

Statement of Cash Flows for Defined Contribution Superannuation Plan
for the year ended 30 June 20XX

$000

Cash flows from operating activities

Interest from cash deposits and cash management trusts

189,667

Interest on Australian fixed interest securities held directly

310,760

Interest on overseas fixed interest securities held directly

27,819

Dividends from listed Australian shares held directly

267,104

Net rentals from property held directly

25,982

Unlisted property trust distributions

83,691

Insurance premiums (inwards)

77,810

Reinsurance recoveries

22,016

Other income

3,785

Administration expenses

(42,846)

Investment expenses

(55,094)

Reinsurance premiums (outward)

(77,270)

Other expenses

(693)

Income tax paid

(134,470)

Net cash inflows from operating activities

698,261

Cash flows from investing activities

Proceeds from sales of units in unlisted cash management trusts

680,654

Proceeds from sales of shares in Australian listed corporations

803,730

Proceeds from sales of units in wholesale international share trusts

845,218

Proceeds from sales of overseas fixed interest securities

444,826

Proceeds from sales of units in unlisted property trusts

259,428

Purchases of units in unlisted cash management trusts

(1,285,930)

Purchases of Australian fixed interest securities

(498,898)

Purchases of shares in Australian listed corporations

(944,767)

Purchases of units in wholesale international share trusts

(2,684,406)

Purchases of units in unlisted property trusts

(517,326)

Purchases of other assets

(201)

Net cash outflows from investing activities

(2,897,672)

Cash flows from financing activities

Employer contributions

2,554,872

Member contributions

235,548

Transfers from other superannuation plans received

704,162

Government co-contributions received

27,746

Benefits paid to members

(807,070)

Income tax paid on contributions received

(407,417)

Contributions surcharge tax paid

(674)

Net cash inflows from financing activities

2,307,167

Net increase in cash

107,756

Cash at the beginning of the financial period

132,754

Cash at the end of the financial period

240,510

Illustrative example II

As at 30 June 20XX, Hybrid Superannuation Plan (the Plan) has 51,109 defined contribution members and 23,918 defined benefit members. The defined contribution part of the Plan is open to new members. All four of the defined benefit plans in the Plan are closed to new members. The defined contribution members have accounts that are credited or debited each year with contributions and a proportionate share of net investment income and expenses (including income tax expense) of the Plan. The defined benefit members have promised benefits that are determined on the basis of various formulae based on members’ salaries in the final years before they retire.

 

Statement of Financial Position for Hybrid Superannuation Plan

as at 30 June 20XX

 

 

Note

$000

Assets

 

 

Cash

 

467,803

Receivables

 

210,980

Shares in Australian listed corporations held directly

 

2,788,084

Units in international shares trusts

 

621,631

Fixed interest securities held directly

 

3,214,391

Investment-linked insurance contracts

 

289,148

Unlisted property trusts

 

1,918,116

Derivatives

 

32,328

Deferred tax assets

 

38,333

Other assets

 

5,345

Total assets

 

9,586,159

 

 

 

Liabilities

 

 

Benefits payable

 

(148,058)

Other payables

 

(42,347)

Income tax payable

 

(202,812)

Deferred tax liabilities

 

(797)

Total liabilities excluding member benefits

 

(394,014)

 

 

 

Net assets available for member benefits

 

9,192,145

Defined contribution member liabilities

A

(2,258,229)

Defined benefit member liabilities

B

(6,954,622)

Total net liabilities

 

(20,706)

 

 

 

Equity

 

 

Operational Risk Reserve

C

(25,895)

Investment reserve

D

(2,980)

Defined benefits that are (over) or under funded

E

49,581

Total equity

 

20,706

Note A – Defined contribution member liabilities

Defined contribution members bear the investment risk relating to the underlying assets and unit prices used to measure defined contribution member liabilities. Unit prices are updated each day for movements in investment markets. Hybrid Superannuation Plan manages market risks, including foreign exchange rate risk, interest rate risk, commodity price risk and equity price risk by obtaining exposure to major asset classes through investment managers with highly-diversified portfolios.

The credit risk on investments in bonds and similar interest-bearing instruments is managed by selecting relevant fund managers that have well-established frameworks and supporting policies for managing credit risk across their portfolios. Those policies include managing concentration of credit risks and managing the balance between secured and unsecured debt.

The Plan closely monitors the inflows of contributions and the withdrawals from its various superannuation plans with a view to maintaining an adequate balance of liquid assets at all times to facilitate paying benefits to any exiting members within the statutory timelines.

Note B – Defined benefit member liabilities

In aggregate for the Plan’s four defined benefit superannuation plans, there were no unexpected events that changed defined benefit member liabilities materially. In line with general market expectations, discount rates are slightly higher at the current reporting date compared with the previous reporting date across all four plans, which had the effect of reducing defined benefit member liabilities. The Plan has no information that would lead it to adjust the assumptions around salary adjustment rates, pension index rates, resignations and mortality, which are all unchanged from the previous reporting period.

The Plan engages qualified actuaries on an annual basis to measure the defined benefit member liabilities in each of its four defined benefit plans. The Plan uses sensitivity analysis to monitor the potential impact of changes to key variables about which assumptions need to be made. The Plan has identified two assumptions (discount rate and rate of salary adjustment) for which changes are reasonably possible that would have a material impact on the amount of the liabilities.

The assumed discount rate for the four plans has been determined by reference to the investment returns expected on the investment portfolio that reflects the opportunities reasonably available to the Plan in investment markets, which also reflects the Plan’s actual investments and investment strategy in respect of defined benefit member liabilities. The assumed discount rate is the same for each of the four defined benefit plans.

Defined member benefits in each of the Plan’s four plans are based on an average of each member’s salary at specified anniversary dates in each of the last three years of their expected membership of their plan. The assumed annual salary adjustments for each of the entity’s four plans has been determined by reference to the Wage Price Index produced by the Australian Bureau of Statistics and in consultation with the employer-sponsors. The rate is the same for each of the ABC, OPQ and RST defined benefit plans. XYZ members are in an industry that is expected to experience generally higher than average salary adjustments.

The other variables about which assumptions have been made in measuring defined benefit member liabilities and for which changes are not considered reasonably possible, or for which reasonably possible changes would not be expected to have a material effect, include: pension index rates, mortality rates and resignations.

The following are sensitivity calculations on a univariate basis for the discount rate and rate of salary adjustment assumptions for the XYZ defined benefit plan and for the ABC, OPQ and RST defined benefit plans in aggregate.

 

Assumption for XYZ plan

Assumed at reporting date

Reasonably possible change

Amount of (increase) decrease in member benefit liability – $000

Discount rate

5.0%

+0.5%

–0.5%

2,280

(2,549)

Salary adjustment rate

4.0%

+1.0%

–1.0%

(3,001)

3,350

 

Assumption for ABC, OPQ and RST plans

Assumed at reporting date

Reasonably possible change

Amount of (increase) decrease in member benefit liability – $000

Discount rate

5.0%

+0.5%

–0.5%

4,378

(4,809)

Salary adjustment rate

3.0%

+1.0%

–1.0%

(5,762)

6,143

Note C – Operational risk reserve

The Trustee has assessed an operational risk reserve of approximately 0.25% of funds under management as appropriate for the Plan in respect of both defined contribution member interests and defined benefit member interests.

Operational risk reserve

$000

 

 

Defined contribution membership

5,657

Defined benefit membership

20,238

 

25,895

Note D – Investment reserve

The Investment reserve comprises the difference between the cumulative amount of investment income (net of investment expenses) allocated to members’ accounts compared with the cumulative investment income (net of investment expenses) earned.

Note E – Defined benefit plans that are (over) or under funded

 

Note

$000

 

 

 

ABC

F

2,316

OPQ

G

(2,589)

RST

H

42,897

XYZ

H

6,957

 

 

49,581

Note F – plan ABC

Based on the existing contribution rate of the employer-sponsor of plan ABC, member benefits are projected, based on current assumptions, to be fully funded within the next two financial years.

Note G – plan OPQ

The employer-sponsor of plan OPQ intends to reduce contributions to the minimum amount required to meet its superannuation guarantee obligations, which is projected, based on current assumptions, to eliminate the surplus to zero within three years.

Note H – plans RST and XYZ

The employer-sponsors of plans RST and XYZ intend to increase their contributions for a period of three financial years to a level that is projected, based on current assumptions, to result in member liabilities being fully funded by the end of those three years.

Note I – Net assets attributable to defined benefit members

In respect of all four defined benefit plans, the entity has worked with the relevant employer-sponsors to develop a contributions strategy to fund the deficits that exist in three of the plans (ABC, RST and XYZ) and use up the surplus in one of the plans (OPQ). At the current rate of contributions from those employer-sponsors, each plan that currently has a deficit of liabilities over assets is scheduled to be fully funded within three years, and the plan that currently has a surplus is scheduled to be in balance within two years.

 

Income Statement for Hybrid Superannuation Plan
for the year ended 30 June 20XX

 

 

Note

$000

Superannuation activities

 

 

Interest revenue

 

190,696

Dividend revenue – listed Australian shares held directly

 

91,338

Distributions from wholesale international share trusts

 

12,881

Unlisted property trust distributions

 

261,878

Other income

 

1,496

Net remeasurement changes in assets measured at fair value

 

170,804

Total revenue

 

729,093

 

 

 

Investment expenses

 

(27,404)

Administration expenses

 

(12,042)

Other operating expenses

J

(998)

Total expenses

 

(40,444)

 

 

 

Operating result

 

688,649

Net benefits allocated to defined contribution member accounts

 

(142,293)

Net change in defined benefit member benefits

 

(580,138)

Operating result before income tax expense

 

(33,782)

Income tax expense

 

(38,470)

Operating result after income tax

 

(72,252)

 

Note J – Other operating expenses

$000

 

 

Trustee fees

(198)

Actuarial fees

(272)

Audit fees

(216)

Commissions paid directly

(123)

Advertising and sponsorship

(189)

Other operating expenses

(998)

Statement of Changes in Member Benefits for Hybrid Superannuation Plan
for the year ended 30 June 20XX

 

DC member benefits

DB member benefits


Totals

 

$000

$000

$000

Opening balance

2,185,275

6,555,825

8,741,100

Employer contributions

127,355

349,814

477,169

Member contributions

17,717

93,153

110,870

Transfers from other super entities

29,987

29,987

Transfers to other super entities

(40,737)

(40,737)

Income tax on contributions

(20,148)

(66,445)

(86,593)

Net after tax contributions

114,174

376,522

490,696

 

 

 

 

Benefits to members

(187,093)

(561,278)

(748,371)

Insurance premiums charged to members

(105)

(312)

(417)

Death / disability benefits credited

1,233

3,699

4,932

Reserve transfers to (from) members:

 

 

 

Investment reserves

1,239

1,239

Operational risk reserves

1,213

28

1,241

Net benefits allocated, comprising:

 

 

 

Net investment income

145,701 

 

 

 

Net administration fees

(3,408)

142,293

142,293

Net change in DB member benefits

580,138

580,138

Closing balance

2,258,229

6,954,622

9,212,851

Statement of Changes in Reserves for Hybrid Superannuation Plan
for the year ended 30 June 20XX

 


Investment

Note E

Operational risk

Note C

Unallocated
surplus
/ (deficiency)


Total

equity

 

$000

$000

$000

$000

Opening balance

4,219

27,136

22,671

54,026

Transfers to DC member accounts

(1,239)

(1,213)

(2,452)

Transfers to DB member accounts

(28)

(28)

Operating result

(72,252)

(72,252)

Closing balance

2,980

25,895

(49,581)

(20,706)

Statement of Cash Flows for Hybrid Superannuation Plan
for the year ended 30 June 20XX

 

$000

Cash flows from operating activities

 

Interest on cash deposits and debt securities

128,368

Dividends from Australian listed corporations

210,250

Distributions from international share trusts

12,981

Insurance premiums

4,558

Other income

1,295

Administration expenses

(11,289)

Investment expenses

(26,560)

Other expenses

(714)

Income tax

(98,299)

Net cash inflows (outflows) from operating activities

220,590

 

 

Cash flows from investing activities

 

Sales of shares in Australian listed corporations

601,110

Sales of fixed interest securities

128,908

Sales of derivatives

4,219

Sales of investment-linked insurance contracts

530,886

Purchases of shares in Australian listed corporations

(842,316)

Purchases of fixed interest securities

(179,108)

Net cash inflows (outflows) from investing activities

243,699

 

 

Cash flows from financing activities

 

Employer contributions

487,185

Member contributions

110,870

Transfers from other superannuation entities

29,428

Transfers to other superannuation entities

(41,436)

Benefit payments to members

(769,353)

Tax paid on contributions

(89,224)

Net cash inflows from financing activities

(272,530)

 

 

Net increase in cash

191,759

Cash at the beginning of the financial period

276,044

Cash at the end of the financial period

467,803