PART 9AB
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ANNUAL PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENTS ETC.
History
Pt 9AB inserted by FRLI No F2021L01077, reg 4 and Sch 1 item 4, effective 6 August 2021. For transitional provision, see s
14.28
.
Division 9AB.2
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Performance assessments
History
Div 9AB.2 inserted by FRLI No F2021L01077, reg 4 and Sch 1 item 4, effective 6 August 2021. For transitional provision, see s
14.28
.
REGULATION 9AB.13
MEANING OF BENCHMARK RETURN
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STANDARD PART 6A PRODUCTS
9AB.13(1)
This regulation applies to standard Part 6A products.
9AB.13(2)
The
benchmark return
, for a Part 6A product for a lookback period for the product in respect of a financial year, is the amount calculated using the following formula, rounded to 10 decimal places (rounding up if the eleventh decimal place is 5 or more):
where:
a
represents a covered asset class for the quarter, where the value of
"
a
"
corresponds to the number of the item of the table in regulation
9AB.17
relating to the quarter that identifies that covered asset class for the quarter.
Example: If a
=
2, then
"
a
"
represents the covered asset class identified in item 2 of the table in regulation
9AB.17
that relates to the quarter.
A
means the number of covered asset classes identified in the table in regulation
9AB.17
that relates to the quarter.
ART
, in relation to a covered asset class and a quarter, means the assumed rate of tax for the quarter for the covered asset class.
fee
, in relation to a covered asset class and a quarter, means the assumed annual fee for the quarter for the covered asset class.
index
, in relation to a covered asset class and a quarter, means the index of the covered asset class for the quarter.
History
Definition of
"
index
"
substituted by FRLI No F2023L01063, reg 4 and Sch 1 item 43, effective 4 August 2023. For transitional provision, see reg
14.36
. The definition formerly read:
index
, in relation to a covered asset class and a quarter, means the amount calculated using the following formula, rounded to 4 decimal places (rounding up if the fifth decimal place is 5 or more):
Value at the end of the quarter of the assumed index for the covered asset class for the quarter |
− |
1 |
Value at the end of the previous quarter of the assumed index for the covered asset class for the quarter |
Note:
For the covered asset class for a quarter that is identified in item 16 of the table in regulation 9AB.17 (other/commodities asset class), see subregulations (6) and (7) of this regulation.
n
means the number of quarters in the lookback period, divided by 4.
SAA
, in relation to a covered asset class and a quarter, means the Part 6A product
'
s strategic asset allocation in relation to the quarter to the covered asset class for the quarter.
History
Definition of
"
SAA
"
substituted by FRLI No F2023L01063, reg 4 and Sch 1 item 44, effective 4 August 2023. For transitional provision, see reg
14.36
. The definition formerly read:
SAA
, in relation to a covered asset class and a quarter, has the meaning given by subregulation (3).
t
represents a quarter in a consecutive sequence of quarters, where if t
=
1, the quarter is the first quarter that starts in the lookback period.
History
Reg 9AB.13(2) amended by FRLI No F2023L01063, reg 4 and Sch 1 item 42, by substituting
"
rounded to 10 decimal places (rounding up if the eleventh decimal place is 5 or more)
"
for
"
rounded to 4 decimal places (rounding up if the fifth decimal place is 5 or more)
"
, effective 4 August 2023. For transitional provision, see reg
14.36
.
Standard Part 6A products that report gross investment return net of fees
9AB.13(3)
Subregulation
(4)
applies in relation to a Part 6A product and a quarter if:
(a)
it is
not
possible to identify the Part 6A product
'
s net investment return in relation to the quarter from information available to APRA; but
(b)
it is possible to identify the Part 6A product
'
s gross investment return net of fees in relation to the quarter from information available to APRA.
History
Reg 9AB.13(3) substituted by FRLI No F2023L01063, reg 4 and Sch 1 item 45, effective 4 August 2023. For transitional provision, see reg
14.36
. Reg 9AB.13(3) formerly read:
9AB.13(3)
For the purposes of subregulation (2),
SAA
, in relation to a covered asset class and a quarter, means:
(a)
unless paragraph (b) or (c) applies
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the product
'
s strategic asset allocation to the covered asset class in relation to the quarter (expressed as a fraction); or
(b)
unless paragraph (c) applies, if the product does not have a strategic asset allocation to the covered asset class in relation to the quarter
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zero; or
(c)
if the quarter is before the first quarter (the
initial quarter
) in relation to which the trustee of the superannuation entity that offered the Part 6A product reported to APRA, in accordance with the applicable investment performance standard, a net return of the Part 6A product
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the product
'
s strategic asset allocation to the covered asset class in relation to the initial quarter (expressed as a fraction).
9AB.13(4)
For the purposes of subregulation
(2)
:
(a)
treat
ART
, in relation to a covered asset class and the quarter, as being zero; and
(b)
in working out
index
in relation to a covered asset class identified in item 24, 25 or 26 of the table in regulation
9AB.17
and the quarter by applying subregulation
9AB.5A(7)
, treat
ART
in that subregulation as being zero.
History
Reg 9AB.13(4) substituted by FRLI No F2023L01063, reg 4 and Sch 1 item 45, effective 4 August 2023. For transitional provision, see reg
14.36
. Reg 9AB.13(4) formerly read:
9AB.13(4)
Subregulation (5) applies, for the purposes of the definition of
index
, in relation to a covered asset class and a quarter, in subregulation (2), if:
(a)
the covered asset class for the quarter is identified in item 10 or 11 of the table in regulation 9AB.17 relating to the quarter; and
(b)
the value at the end of the quarter of the assumed index for the covered asset class for the quarter is not publicly available earlier than 36 days after the end of the financial year.
Trustee-directed products
9AB.13(5)
Subregulation
(6)
applies in relation to a Part 6A product and a quarter if:
(a)
the Part 6A product is a trustee-directed product; and
(b)
at the end of the quarter, there are no member assets supporting the Part 6A product that are referable to any of the investment pathways of the Part 6A product.
History
Reg 9AB.13(5) substituted by FRLI No F2023L01063, reg 4 and Sch 1 item 45, effective 4 August 2023. For transitional provision, see reg
14.36
. Reg 9AB.13(5) formerly read:
9AB.13(5)
For those purposes:
(a)
treat the value at the end of the quarter of the assumed index for the covered asset class for the quarter as being the value at the end of the quarter of the assumed index for the covered asset class identified in item 6 of the table in regulation 9AB.17 for the quarter; and
(b)
treat the value at the end of the previous quarter of the assumed index for the covered asset class for the previous quarter as being the value at the end of the previous quarter of the assumed index for the covered asset class identified in item 6 of the table in regulation 9AB.17 for the previous quarter.
9AB.13(6)
For the purposes of subregulation
(2)
, treat
fee
and
index
, in relation to all covered asset classes and the quarter, as being zero.
History
Reg 9AB.13(6) substituted by FRLI No F2023L01063, reg 4 and Sch 1 item 45, effective 4 August 2023. For transitional provision, see reg
14.36
. Reg 9AB.13(6) formerly read:
9AB.13(6)
Subregulation (7) applies in relation to the covered asset class for a quarter that is identified in item 16 of the table in regulation 9AB.17 relating to the quarter.
9AB.13(7)
(Repealed by FRLI No F2023L01063)
History
Reg 9AB.13(7) repealed by FRLI No F2023L01063, reg 4 and Sch 1 item 45, effective 4 August 2023. For transitional provision, see reg
14.36
. Reg 9AB.13(7) formerly read:
9AB.13(7)
For the purposes of subregulation (2), treat
index
, in relation to that covered asset class and the quarter, as being the sum of the following:
(a)
25% of the index (worked out in accordance with subregulation (2)) in relation to the covered asset class identified in item 2 of the table in regulation 9AB.17 and the quarter;
(b)
25% of the index (worked out in accordance with subregulation (2)) in relation to the covered asset class identified in item 3 of that table and the quarter;
(c)
50% of the index (worked out in accordance with subregulation (2)) in relation to the covered asset class identified in item 13 of that table and the quarter.
History
Reg 9AB.13 inserted by FRLI No F2021L01077, reg 4 and Sch 1 item 4, effective 6 August 2021. For transitional provision, see reg
14.28
.