{"id":"F2007L04678","name":"Financial Sector (Collection of Data) (reporting standard) determination No. 23 of 2007 - LRS 300.0 - Statement of Financial Position","slug":"financial-sector-collection-of-data-reporting-standard-determination-no-23-of-2007-lrs-300-0-stateme","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":71080,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2007L04678-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"Reporting Standard LRS 300.0","sectionType":"part","heading":"Reporting Standard LRS 300.0","content":"![](image.001.png)\n\n# Reporting Standard LRS 300.0\n\n## Statement of Financial Position\n\n### Objective of this reporting standard\n\nThis reporting standard is made under section 13 of the Financial Sector (Collection of Data) Act 2001. It requires all registered life insurance companies to report to APRA, in general, on a quarterly and an annual basis in relation to their financial position.\n\nThis reporting standard outlines the overall requirements for the provision of relevant information to APRA. It should be read in conjunction with:\n\n-   Form LRF 300.1 Statement of Financial Position (SF and SF Eliminations); and\n-   Form LRF 300.2 Statement of Financial Position (SF Total, SHF, SH Elim, Entity);\n\nand the associated instructions (all of which are attached and form part of this reporting standard).\n\nPurpose\n\n1.  Information collected in Forms LRF 300.1 Statement of Financial Position (SF and SF Eliminations) (LRF 300.1) and LRF 300.2 Statement of Financial Position (SF Total, SHF, SH Elim, Entity) (LRF 300.2) is used by APRA for the purpose of prudential supervision, including assessing compliance with prudential standards and actuarial standards where appropriate. It may also be used by the Reserve Bank of Australia, the Australian Bureau of Statistics and the Australian Securities and Investments Commission.\n\nApplication\n\n2. This reporting standard applies to all life insurance companies including friendly societies (together referred to as life companies) registered under the Life Insurance Act 1995 (Life Insurance Act).\n\nInformation required\n\n3. A life company must provide APRA with the information required by Forms LRF 300.1 and LRF 300.2 for each reporting period.\n\nNote: the instructions for Forms LRF 300.1 and LRF 300.2 explain in more detail the information that is required.\n\n4. The quarterly information required to be provided to APRA under this reporting standard is not intended to form part of the financial statements, within the meaning of section 124 of the Life Insurance Act, given by the life company to APRA. The annual information required to be provided to APRA under this reporting standard is intended to form part of the annual return, within the meaning of section 124 of the Life Insurance Act, given by the life company to APRA.\n\nMethod of submission\n\n5. The information required by this reporting standard must be given to APRA either:\n\n(a) in electronic form using the ‘Direct to APRA’ application, applying one of the electronic submission mechanisms under that application; or\n\n(b) by completing Forms LRF 300.1 and LRF 300.2 on paper and mailing the completed forms to APRA\n\nNote: the ‘Direct to APRA’ application software and paper forms may be obtained from APRA.\n\nReporting periods and due dates\n\n6. Subject to paragraph 7, a life company must provide the information required by this reporting standard:  \n  \n(a) in unaudited form - in respect of each quarter based on the financial year  \nof the life company; and  \n  \n(b) in audited form - in respect of each financial year of the life company.  \n  \nNote 1: this means that these forms will be submitted five times for a full financial year.\n\nNote 2: the annual audited form must be submitted in conjunction with the annual auditor’s report, as required under Prudential Standard LPS 310 Audit and Actuarial Requirements Paragraph 8.\n\n7. APRA may, by notice in writing, change the reporting periods, or specified reporting periods, for a particular life company, to require it to provide the information required by this reporting standard more frequently, or less frequently, having regard to:\n\n(a) the particular circumstances of the life company;\n\n(b) the extent to which the information is required for the purposes of the prudential supervision of the life company; and\n\n(c) the requirements of the Reserve Bank of Australia or the Australian Bureau of Statistics or the Australian Securities and Investments Commission.\n\n8. The quarterly information required by this reporting standard in unaudited form must be provided to APRA within 20 business days after the end of the reporting period to which the information relates. The annual information required by this reporting standard in audited form must be provided to APRA within four months after the end of the reporting period to which the information relates.\n\n9. APRA may grant a life company an extension of a due date in writing, in which case the new due date for the provision of the information will be the date on the notice of extension.\n\nQuality control\n\n10. The information provided by a life company under this reporting standard must be the product of processes and controls that have been reviewed and tested by the auditor of the life company.\n\n11. All information provided by a life company under this reporting standard must be subject to processes and controls developed by the life company for the internal review and authorisation of that information. It is the responsibility of the board and senior management of the life company to ensure that an appropriate set of policies and procedures for the authorisation of data submitted to APRA is in place.\n\n12. Information provided to APRA in audited form must be audited by the auditor of the life company.\n\n13. Actuarial valuations and calculations included in, or used in the preparation of, the information provided to APRA must be in accordance with the actuarial standards and prudential standards in force for the reporting period. However, life companies may use reasonable estimates when preparing information that will not be audited (i.e. for the first four submissions of information for a full financial year). The instructions to Forms LRF 300.1 and LRF 300.2 include general principles on the use of estimates.\n\nAuthorisation\n\n14. If the officer of a life company provides the information required by this reporting standard:\n\n(a) using Direct to APRA (D2A), the officer must digitally authorise, submit the data to APRA and receive a D2A receipt number for the information to be considered given to APRA. APRA will issue ‘digital certificates’ to officers of the life company who have authority to transmit the data to APRA; or\n\n(b) on paper, the relevant completed forms must be signed on the front page by the principal executive officer or chief financial officer of the life company.\n\nNote: information in draft returns saved at APRA using D2A will not be considered to be provided to APRA for the purposes of the life company's obligations under this reporting standard.\n\nMinor alterations to forms and instructions\n\n15. APRA may make minor variations to:\n\n> (a) a form that is part of this reporting standard, and the instructions to such a form, to correct technical, programming or logical errors, inconsistencies or anomalies; or\n\n> (b) the instructions to a form, to clarify their application to the form\n\n> without changing any substantive requirement in the form or instructions.\n\n16. If APRA makes such a variation it must notify in writing each life company that is required to report under this reporting standard.\n\n# Transitional\n\n17. A life company must report in accordance with this reporting standard for any reporting period ending on or after 1 January 2008. However, a life company must also report to APRA in accordance with the Prudential Rules which applied before the commencement of this reporting standard in respect of any reporting period ending before 1 January 2008.\n\nNote: as an additional transitional measure, a life company must also report to APRA in accordance with Reporting Standard LRS 901 Transitional Arrangements 2008.\n\nInterpretation\n\n18. In this reporting standard:\n\nbusiness days means ordinary business days, exclusive of Saturdays, Sundays or public holidays;\n\nprincipal executive officer means the principal executive officer of the life company for the time being, by whatever name called, and whether or not he or she is a member of the governing board of the entity;\n\nreporting period means a reporting period under paragraph 6 or, if applicable, paragraph 7.","sortOrder":0},{"sectionNumber":"Statement of Financial Position","sectionType":"part","heading":"Statement of Financial Position","content":"## Statement of Financial Position\n\n### Objective of this reporting standard\n\nThis reporting standard is made under section 13 of the Financial Sector (Collection of Data) Act 2001. It requires all registered life insurance companies to report to APRA, in general, on a quarterly and an annual basis in relation to their financial position.\n\nThis reporting standard outlines the overall requirements for the provision of relevant information to APRA. It should be read in conjunction with:\n\n-   Form LRF 300.1 Statement of Financial Position (SF and SF Eliminations); and\n-   Form LRF 300.2 Statement of Financial Position (SF Total, SHF, SH Elim, Entity);\n\nand the associated instructions (all of which are attached and form part of this reporting standard).\n\nPurpose\n\n1.  Information collected in Forms LRF 300.1 Statement of Financial Position (SF and SF Eliminations) (LRF 300.1) and LRF 300.2 Statement of Financial Position (SF Total, SHF, SH Elim, Entity) (LRF 300.2) is used by APRA for the purpose of prudential supervision, including assessing compliance with prudential standards and actuarial standards where appropriate. It may also be used by the Reserve Bank of Australia, the Australian Bureau of Statistics and the Australian Securities and Investments Commission.\n\nApplication\n\n2. This reporting standard applies to all life insurance companies including friendly societies (together referred to as life companies) registered under the Life Insurance Act 1995 (Life Insurance Act).\n\nInformation required\n\n3. A life company must provide APRA with the information required by Forms LRF 300.1 and LRF 300.2 for each reporting period.\n\nNote: the instructions for Forms LRF 300.1 and LRF 300.2 explain in more detail the information that is required.\n\n4. The quarterly information required to be provided to APRA under this reporting standard is not intended to form part of the financial statements, within the meaning of section 124 of the Life Insurance Act, given by the life company to APRA. The annual information required to be provided to APRA under this reporting standard is intended to form part of the annual return, within the meaning of section 124 of the Life Insurance Act, given by the life company to APRA.\n\nMethod of submission\n\n5. The information required by this reporting standard must be given to APRA either:\n\n(a) in electronic form using the ‘Direct to APRA’ application, applying one of the electronic submission mechanisms under that application; or\n\n(b) by completing Forms LRF 300.1 and LRF 300.2 on paper and mailing the completed forms to APRA\n\nNote: the ‘Direct to APRA’ application software and paper forms may be obtained from APRA.\n\nReporting periods and due dates\n\n6. Subject to paragraph 7, a life company must provide the information required by this reporting standard:  \n  \n(a) in unaudited form - in respect of each quarter based on the financial year  \nof the life company; and  \n  \n(b) in audited form - in respect of each financial year of the life company.  \n  \nNote 1: this means that these forms will be submitted five times for a full financial year.\n\nNote 2: the annual audited form must be submitted in conjunction with the annual auditor’s report, as required under Prudential Standard LPS 310 Audit and Actuarial Requirements Paragraph 8.\n\n7. APRA may, by notice in writing, change the reporting periods, or specified reporting periods, for a particular life company, to require it to provide the information required by this reporting standard more frequently, or less frequently, having regard to:\n\n(a) the particular circumstances of the life company;\n\n(b) the extent to which the information is required for the purposes of the prudential supervision of the life company; and\n\n(c) the requirements of the Reserve Bank of Australia or the Australian Bureau of Statistics or the Australian Securities and Investments Commission.\n\n8. The quarterly information required by this reporting standard in unaudited form must be provided to APRA within 20 business days after the end of the reporting period to which the information relates. The annual information required by this reporting standard in audited form must be provided to APRA within four months after the end of the reporting period to which the information relates.\n\n9. APRA may grant a life company an extension of a due date in writing, in which case the new due date for the provision of the information will be the date on the notice of extension.\n\nQuality control\n\n10. The information provided by a life company under this reporting standard must be the product of processes and controls that have been reviewed and tested by the auditor of the life company.\n\n11. All information provided by a life company under this reporting standard must be subject to processes and controls developed by the life company for the internal review and authorisation of that information. It is the responsibility of the board and senior management of the life company to ensure that an appropriate set of policies and procedures for the authorisation of data submitted to APRA is in place.\n\n12. Information provided to APRA in audited form must be audited by the auditor of the life company.\n\n13. Actuarial valuations and calculations included in, or used in the preparation of, the information provided to APRA must be in accordance with the actuarial standards and prudential standards in force for the reporting period. However, life companies may use reasonable estimates when preparing information that will not be audited (i.e. for the first four submissions of information for a full financial year). The instructions to Forms LRF 300.1 and LRF 300.2 include general principles on the use of estimates.\n\nAuthorisation\n\n14. If the officer of a life company provides the information required by this reporting standard:\n\n(a) using Direct to APRA (D2A), the officer must digitally authorise, submit the data to APRA and receive a D2A receipt number for the information to be considered given to APRA. APRA will issue ‘digital certificates’ to officers of the life company who have authority to transmit the data to APRA; or\n\n(b) on paper, the relevant completed forms must be signed on the front page by the principal executive officer or chief financial officer of the life company.\n\nNote: information in draft returns saved at APRA using D2A will not be considered to be provided to APRA for the purposes of the life company's obligations under this reporting standard.\n\nMinor alterations to forms and instructions\n\n15. APRA may make minor variations to:\n\n> (a) a form that is part of this reporting standard, and the instructions to such a form, to correct technical, programming or logical errors, inconsistencies or anomalies; or\n\n> (b) the instructions to a form, to clarify their application to the form\n\n> without changing any substantive requirement in the form or instructions.\n\n16. If APRA makes such a variation it must notify in writing each life company that is required to report under this reporting standard.\n\n# Transitional\n\n17. A life company must report in accordance with this reporting standard for any reporting period ending on or after 1 January 2008. However, a life company must also report to APRA in accordance with the Prudential Rules which applied before the commencement of this reporting standard in respect of any reporting period ending before 1 January 2008.\n\nNote: as an additional transitional measure, a life company must also report to APRA in accordance with Reporting Standard LRS 901 Transitional Arrangements 2008.\n\nInterpretation\n\n18. In this reporting standard:\n\nbusiness days means ordinary business days, exclusive of Saturdays, Sundays or public holidays;\n\nprincipal executive officer means the principal executive officer of the life company for the time being, by whatever name called, and whether or not he or she is a member of the governing board of the entity;\n\nreporting period means a reporting period under paragraph 6 or, if applicable, paragraph 7.","sortOrder":1},{"sectionNumber":"Objective of this reporting standard","sectionType":"division","heading":"Objective of this reporting standard","content":"### Objective of this reporting standard\n\nThis reporting standard is made under section 13 of the Financial Sector (Collection of Data) Act 2001. It requires all registered life insurance companies to report to APRA, in general, on a quarterly and an annual basis in relation to their financial position.\n\nThis reporting standard outlines the overall requirements for the provision of relevant information to APRA. It should be read in conjunction with:\n\n-   Form LRF 300.1 Statement of Financial Position (SF and SF Eliminations); and\n-   Form LRF 300.2 Statement of Financial Position (SF Total, SHF, SH Elim, Entity);\n\nand the associated instructions (all of which are attached and form part of this reporting standard).","sortOrder":2},{"sectionNumber":"Transitional","sectionType":"part","heading":"Transitional","content":"# Transitional\n\n17. A life company must report in accordance with this reporting standard for any reporting period ending on or after 1 January 2008. However, a life company must also report to APRA in accordance with the Prudential Rules which applied before the commencement of this reporting standard in respect of any reporting period ending before 1 January 2008.\n\nNote: as an additional transitional measure, a life company must also report to APRA in accordance with Reporting Standard LRS 901 Transitional Arrangements 2008.\n\nInterpretation\n\n18. In this reporting standard:\n\nbusiness days means ordinary business days, exclusive of Saturdays, Sundays or public holidays;\n\nprincipal executive officer means the principal executive officer of the life company for the time being, by whatever name called, and whether or not he or she is a member of the governing board of the entity;\n\nreporting period means a reporting period under paragraph 6 or, if applicable, paragraph 7.","sortOrder":3},{"sectionNumber":"Reporting Forms LRF 300.1 and LRF 300.2","sectionType":"part","heading":"Reporting Forms LRF 300.1 and LRF 300.2","content":"# Reporting Forms LRF 300.1 and LRF 300.2\n\n# Statement of Financial Position\n\n# Instruction Guide\n\n## Introduction\n\nForms LRF 300.1 Statement of Financial Position (SF and SF Eliminations) (LRF 300.1) and LRF 300.2 Statement of Financial Position (SF Total, SHF, SH Elim, Entity) (LRF 300.2) provides APRA with the necessary information on assets, liabilities and capital to undertake an assessment of a life insurance company’s financial position, and to assist APRA in its supervision of compliance with the requirements of the Life Insurance Act 1995.\n\nThis Instruction Guide is designed to assist reporting entities in the completion of LRF 300.1 and LRF 300.2. The Instruction Guide provides:\n\n-   general directions and notes regarding preparation and lodgement; and\n-   instructions relating to specific items.\n\n## General directions and notes\n\n### Reporting levels\n\nLRF 300.1 and LRF 300.2 must be completed by all life insurance companies, including friendly societies. The forms are to be completed for each statutory fund (approved benefit fund) and shareholders’ fund (management fund), including eliminations between these funds.\n\nReport each statutory fund (approved benefit fund) return separately, and (if applicable) complete ‘Statutory Fund Eliminations’ under LRF 300.1.\n\nReport shareholders’ fund (management fund) return and (if applicable) complete ‘Shareholder Eliminations’ under LRF 300.2. ‘Total Statutory Funds’ (allowing for eliminations) and ‘Total Entity’ results will then be calculated automatically by derivations contained within LRF 300.2.\n\n### Unit of measurement\n\nLRF 300.1 and LRF 300.2 are to be prepared in thousands of Australian dollars (AUD). Amounts denominated in foreign currency are to be converted to AUD in accordance with AASB 121 The Effects of Changes in Foreign Exchange Rates.\n\n### Definitions\n\nDefinitions for data reporting items required by these forms have been provided where appropriate in the instructions under the section headed ‘Instructions for specific items’.\n\nDefinitions, unless specified, apply to all life insurance companies, including friendly societies as if each reference to a statutory fund, or shareholders’ fund, were a reference to an approved benefit fund, or management fund, respectively. Likewise, reference to shareholders should be taken to embrace ‘members’ of a mutual association and/or a society. The term ‘life companies’ or ’life insurance companies’ includes friendly societies unless stated otherwise. This is in line with the usage of terms in the Life Insurance Act 1995.\n\n### Reporting period\n\nLife companies are required to report the information in the reporting forms on a quarterly and annual basis.\n\n-   The quarterly information is to be completed as at the end of each quarter based on the financial year of the life company, not the calendar year.\n-   The annual information is to be completed as at the end of the financial year of the life company.\n-   The financial information required in these forms is to be reported as at the close of business for the last day of the reporting period.\n\n### Basis of preparation\n\nIn completing these forms, unless specifically stated otherwise, institutions are to follow the basis that is used for the preparation of the annual financial statements in accordance with the Australian accounting standards, specifically in regard to the:\n\n-   interpretation/definition of specific asset, liability and equity items;\n-   appropriate measurement basis for asset, liability and equity items; and\n-   netting of financial assets and financial liabilities.\n\nActuarial valuations and calculations included in, or used in the preparation of, the forms must be in accordance with prudential standards. APRA recognises that for some periods life insurance companies may not carry out full accounting, actuarial and other valuation and audit procedures or do so in sufficient time to report on the return (for quarterly returns). Where this applies, some estimation could be applied reasonably at the current quarter to determine an approximation to the results that would be obtained if full detailed valuations had been carried out.\n\nAPRA expects that all life companies will utilise their best endeavours to ensure that any estimations are a good and reasonable basis of approximation. The estimation process needs to be sufficiently rigorous in order to be acceptable and at a minimum should be of a standard that would be considered appropriate for use in reporting to management and the Board of directors.\n\nIf additional clarification is required for specific asset, liability or equity items in these forms, reference should be made to the section “Instructions for specific items”, which is provided as a guide.\n\nThe look-through adjustment item under an asset or liability category in these forms represents the adjustment required to convert effective holdings in investments via trusts from the “Equities/unit trusts” category to the appropriate categories on a look-through basis. In the case of owner-occupied property, this item also converts the effective holding from the Non-investment assets class to the Property class. The total of all look-through adjustment items listed in these forms (both for trusts and property) should therefore sum to zero.\n\nThe level to which look through is taken should be consistent with LRF 100.0 Solvency, LRF 110.0 Capital Adequacy and LRF 120.0 Management Capital.\n\nThe hedging adjustment item under an asset or liability category in these forms represents the adjustment required to translate the effective exposure associated with hedging instruments. The total of all hedging adjustment items listed in these forms should therefore sum to zero.\n\nFor the purposes of reporting under these forms, contracts are to be classified in accordance with Prudential Standard LPS 350 Contract Classification for the Purpose of Regulatory Reporting to APRA (LPS 350).\n\n## Instructions for specific items\n\nWhile these instructions apply to all life insurance companies, including friendly societies, not all items may be applicable to both: some items may not be applicable to friendly societies while others may not be applicable to life insurers.\n\n### Column headings – Australian/Overseas business:\n\nThis refers to the territory where the life insurance business is carried on, as defined in the Life Insurance Act 1995 (Life Act). All “Total Business” values are derived items.\n\n### Assets\n\nAsset values are to include income accrued but not received. Note that this treatment differs from the Australian Accounting Standards.\n\nAll assets of a statutory fund are to be reported in these forms at Fair Value, with movements in Fair Values recognised in Profit or Loss.\n\n### 1. Cash:\n\nInclude cash at call (up to 30 days). Include cash held with non bank financial institutions. Do not include negotiable certificates of deposit (shown with interest bearing securities).\n\n1.2 Held directly – outside Australia\n\nThis differentiation refers to the territory where the asset is held, as opposed to the territory where the life insurance business is carried on (see Column headings).\n\n1.4 Look-through adjustment for assets held indirectly via unit trusts\n\nInclude look-through adjustment for Cash held indirectly via Listed Unit Trusts, Unlisted Unit Trusts or Controlled Unit Trusts.\n\n1.5 Sub-total cash held effectively (unhedged positions) \\[derived item\\]\n\nThis represents the effective holding in Cash after adjustment for look-through of trusts and prior to adjustment for hedging.\n\nThis is calculated automatically by derivations contained within the forms.\n\n1.6 Hedging adjustments to or from cash\n\nThe hedging adjustment item is intended to translate the aggregate Cash balance to the effective post-derivatives position.\n\n1.7 Total cash held effectively (hedged positions) \\[derived item\\]\n\nThis represents the effective exposure to Cash after adjustment for look-through of trusts and also after adjustment for hedging.\n\n### 2. Investment Property:\n\nProperty acquired or held which is available for sale, excluding owner\\-occupied property. Report the value after deducting accumulated depreciation.\n\nInvestment property should be consistent with the classification and measurement basis used in AASB140 Investment Property.\n\n2.2. Held directly – outside Australia\n\nThis differentiation refers to the territory where the asset is held, as opposed to the territory where the life insurance business is carried on (see Column headings).\n\n2.4 Look-through adjustment for assets held indirectly via unit trusts or by owner\n\nInclude look-through adjustment for Investment Property held indirectly via Listed Unit Trusts, Unlisted Unit Trusts or Controlled Unit Trusts, or for owner-occupied property initially entered as part of Item 11.\n\n2.5 Sub\\-total investment property held effectively (unhedged positions) \\[derived item\\]\n\nThis represents the effective holding in Property after adjustment for look-through of trusts/owner-occupied and prior to adjustment for hedging.\n\n2.6 Hedging adjustment to or from investment property\n\nThe hedging adjustment item is intended to translate the aggregate Investment Property balance to the effective post-derivatives position.\n\n2.7 Total investment property held effectively (hedged positions) \\[derived item\\]\n\nThis represents the effective exposure to Property after adjustment for look-through of trusts/owner-occupied and also after adjustment for hedging.\n\nThis is calculated automatically by derivations contained within the forms.\n\n### 3. Equities/unit trusts:\n\nAll holdings in unit trusts are initially included in this section, before applying the look-through adjustments.\n\n3.1 Held in Australia – directly as listed or unlisted equities\n\nInclude both listed (ownership interest in a company listed on the ASX or an overseas exchange) and unlisted equities that are held directly.\n\n3.2 Held in Australia - directly in associated, subsidiary or controlled entities\n\nOwnership interest in any associated, subsidiary and controlled entities, excluding preference shares.\n\nRefer to the Life Insurance Act 1995 for definitions of associated, subsidiary or controlled entities.\n\n3.3 Held in Australia - directly as convertible notes (Equity exposure)\n\nAll equities-related items such as convertible notes and other hybrid securities which, taking into account market conditions, have attributes that demonstrate exposure to equities markets.\n\n3.7. Held directly – outside Australia\n\nThis differentiation refers to the territory where the asset is held, as opposed to the territory where the life insurance business is carried on (see Column headings).\n\n3.9 Look-through adjustment for assets held indirectly via unit trusts etc.\n\nInclude look-through adjustment for Equities held indirectly via Listed Unit Trusts, Unlisted Unit Trusts or Controlled Unit Trusts.\n\n  \n\n3.10 Sub\\-total equities held effectively (unhedged positions) \\[derived item\\]\n\nThis represents the effective holding in Equity after adjustment for look-through of trusts and prior to adjustment for hedging.\n\n3.11 Hedging adjustments to or from equities\n\nThe hedging adjustment item is intended to translate the aggregate Equities balance to the effective post-derivatives position.\n\n3.12 Total equities held effectively (hedged positions) \\[derived item\\]\n\nThis represents the effective exposure to Equity after adjustment for look-through of trusts and also after adjustment for hedging.\n\n### 4. Non\\-indexed interest bearing securities (IBS):\n\nNon-indexed IBS are interest bearing securities that are not indexed (see item 5 below).\n\n4.2 Held in Australia - directly as convertible notes (IBS exposure)\n\nAll IBS-related items such as convertible notes and other hybrid securities which, taking into account market conditions, have attributes that demonstrate exposure to IBS markets.\n\n4.3 Held directly – outside Australia\n\nThis differentiation refers to the territory where the asset is held, as opposed to the territory where the life insurance business is carried on (see Column headings).\n\n4.5 Look-through adjustment for assets held indirectly via unit trusts\n\nInclude look-through adjustment for Non-indexed IBS held indirectly via Listed Unit Trusts, Unlisted Unit Trusts or Controlled Unit Trusts.\n\n4.6 Sub-total non-indexed IBS held effectively (unhedged positions) \\[derived item\n\nThis represents the effective holding in Non-indexed IBS after adjustment for look-through of trusts and prior to adjustment for hedging.\n\n4.7 Hedging adjustments to or from non-indexed IBS\n\nThe hedging adjustment item is intended to translate the aggregate Non-indexed IBS balance to the effective post-derivatives position.\n\n  \n\n4.8 Total non-indexed IBS held effectively (hedged positions) \\[derived item\\]\n\nThis represents the effective exposure to Non-indexed IBS after adjustment for look-through of trusts and also after adjustment for hedging.\n\n5 Indexed interest bearing securities (IBS):\n\nIndexed IBS are interest bearing securities with a payment stream that increases by an indexation factor; the most common being the rate of inflation.\n\n5.2 Held directly – outside Australia\n\nThis differentiation refers to the territory where the asset is held, as opposed to the territory where the life insurance business is carried on (see Column headings).\n\n5.4 Look-through adjustment for assets held indirectly via unit trusts\n\nInclude look-through adjustment for Indexed IBS held indirectly via Listed Unit Trusts, Unlisted Unit Trusts or Controlled Unit Trusts.\n\n5.5 Sub-total indexed IBS held effectively (unhedged positions) \\[derived item\\]\n\nThis represents the effective holding in Indexed IBS after adjustment for look-through of trusts and prior to adjustment for hedging.\n\n5.6 Hedging adjustments to or from indexed IBS\n\nThe hedging adjustment item is intended to translate the aggregate Indexed IBS balance to the effective post-derivatives position.\n\n5.7 Total indexed IBS held effectively (hedged positions) \\[derived item\\]\n\nThis represents the effective exposure to Indexed IBS after adjustment for look-through of trusts and also after adjustment for hedging.\n\n6 Sub\\-total of non-indexed IBS and indexed IBS \\[derived item\\]:\n\nAggregate IBS balance. This is the internal sub-total of Non-indexed IBS and Indexed IBS, in terms of effective exposure.\n\n7 Loans:\n\nInclude financial leases and mortgages. Please note that loans differ from interest bearing securities as usually the asset is not negotiable (i.e. able to be traded on a secondary market).\n\n7.1 Held in Australia - directly as loans on policies\n\nLoans on policies are loans (usually to a policy owner) that are secured by the surrender value of the policy.\n\n7.3 Held in Australia - directly in public sector or as secured\n\nInclude all loans to the public sector (loans to National, State or Local Governments or government enterprises) and secured loans (loans secured by a charge over assets, including debentures) to other borrowers.\n\n7.4 Held in Australia - directly as unsecured\n\nInclude loans (to private sector entities) that are not secured by a charge over assets.\n\n7.5 Held directly - outside Australia\n\nThis differentiation refers to the territory where the asset is held, as opposed to the territory where the life insurance business is carried on (see Column headings).\n\n7.7 Look-through adjustment for assets held indirectly via unit trusts\n\nInclude look-through adjustment for Loans held indirectly via Listed Unit Trusts, Unlisted Unit Trusts or Controlled Unit Trusts.\n\n7.8 Sub-total loans held effectively (unhedged positions) \\[derived item\\]\n\nThis represents the effective holding in Loans after adjustment for look-through of trusts and prior to adjustment for hedging.\n\n7.9 Hedging adjustments to or from loans\n\nThe hedging adjustment item is intended to translate the aggregate Loans balance to the effective post-derivatives position.\n\n7.10 Total loans held effectively (hedged positions) \\[derived item\\]\n\nThis represents the effective exposure to Loans after adjustment for look-through of trusts and also after adjustment for hedging.\n\n8 Sub-total of Debt Securities (IBS and Loans) \\[derived item\\]:\n\nAggregate Debt assets balance. This is the internal sub-total of IBS and Loans, in terms of effective exposure.\n\n9 Other investment assets:\n\nOther investment assets, for example, direct holdings of commodities such as gold.\n\n9.2 Held directly – outside Australia\n\nThis differentiation refers to the territory where the asset is held, as opposed to the territory where the life insurance business is carried on (see Column headings).\n\n9.4 Look-through adjustment for assets held indirectly via unit trusts\n\nInclude look-through adjustment for Other investment assets held indirectly via Listed Unit Trusts, Unlisted Unit Trusts or Controlled Unit Trusts.\n\n9.5 Sub-total other investment assets held effectively (unhedged positions) \\[derived item\\]\n\nThis represents the effective holding in Other investment assets after adjustment for look-through of trusts and prior to adjustment for hedging.\n\n9.6 Hedging adjustments to or from other investment assets\n\nThe hedging adjustment item is intended to translate the aggregate Other investment assets balance to the effective post-derivatives position.\n\n9.7 Total other investment assets held effectively (hedged positions) \\[derived item\\]\n\nThis represents the effective exposure to Other investment assets after adjustment for look-through of trusts and also after adjustment for hedging.\n\n10. Receivables:\n\nDo not include accrued income from investment assets, which is to be included with the appropriate investment principal.\n\nInclude outstanding premiums (item 10.1), but not deferred acquisition cost arising in respect of policies, which are to be included as part of the calculation of Policy Liabilities.\n\nNote that this treatment differs from the Australian Accounting Standards.\n\n10.3 Held in Australia - as other receivables\n\nInclude the amount of any other receivables not categorised above.\n\nInclude sundry debtors and prepayments. Include accrued income for assets of the fund which are not traded securities, such as operating assets. Do not include accrued income from traded securities which is to be included with the principal amount.\n\n10.4 Held outside Australia - all receivables\n\nThis differentiation refers to the territory where the asset is held, as opposed to the territory where the life insurance business is carried on (see Column headings).\n\n11. Non-investment assets:\n\n11.1 Held in Australia - as (owner-occupied) property, plant and equipment\n\nInclude owner-occupied property, furniture, equipment (excluding information technology), re-modelling costs to existing premises, and interest capitalised during the period of construction of buildings in accordance with AASB116 Property, Plant and Equipment. Report the net value after deducting accumulated depreciation from the total amount.\n\n11.2 Held in Australia - as gross policy liabilities ceded under reinsurance\n\nThe sum of insurance liabilities, financial instrument liabilities and management services element liabilities ceded under reinsurance held in Australia. For reinsurance held outside Australia, see Item 11.5.\n\nOutwards Reinsurance that meets the definition of an insurance contract consists of both a Reinsured Best Estimate Liability and the Value of Reinsured Profit Margins.\n\nSee comments under Item 16.\n\n11.4 Held in Australia - as other assets\n\nInclude all other assets not specifically categorised above, including unreconciled suspense and clearing accounts with debit balances.\n\n11.5 Held outside Australia - as gross policy liabilities ceded under reinsurance\n\nThe sum of insurance liabilities, financial instrument liabilities and management services element liabilities ceded under reinsurance held outside Australia. For reinsurance held in Australia, see Item 11.2.\n\nOutwards Reinsurance that meets the definition of an insurance contract consists of both a Reinsured Best Estimate Liability and the Value of Reinsured Profit Margins.\n\nSee comments under Item 16.\n\n11.6 Held outside Australia – other non-investment assets\n\nThis differentiation refers to the territory where the asset is held, as opposed to the territory where the life insurance business is carried on (see Column headings).\n\n11.7 Look-through adjustment for owner-occupied property\n\nThis item is intended to translate the exposure to owner-occupied property from Item 11 to Item 2 (Investment Property).\n\n### Liabilities\n\n13. Borrowings:\n\nInclude the outstanding balances of borrowings from financial institutions and other borrowings.\n\n13.1 Direct - secured\n\nInclude borrowings that are secured by a charge over assets.\n\n13.2 Direct - unsecured\n\nInclude borrowings that are not secured by a charge over assets.\n\n13.3 Direct - seed capital\n\nSeed Capital must be reported separately from borrowings. This reporting item only applies to Friendly Societies.\n\n13.5. Look-through adjustment for borrowings drawn indirectly via unit trusts\n\nInclude look-through adjustment for Borrowings drawn indirectly via Listed Unit Trusts, Unlisted Unit Trusts or Controlled Unit Trusts. This is in effect adjusting for recognition of ‘geared’ positions in unit trusts.\n\n13.7 Hedging adjustments to or from borrowings\n\nThe hedging adjustment item is intended to translate the aggregate Borrowings balance to the effective post-derivatives position.\n\n14. Total creditors\n\nShow the total of creditors, including account payables. Do not include overdrafts here, these should be disclosed as Borrowings.\n\n15. Provisions:\n\n15.1 Current tax liabilities\n\nIncludes items of income tax described as inter-company tax liability by virtue of life company being part of a tax consolidation group.\n\n15.3 Other provisions\n\nInclude the amount of other provisions, for example, employee entitlements, etc.\n\n16. Gross policy liabilities assumed directly\n\nGross policy liabilities are to be valued in accordance with Prudential Standard LPS 1.04 Valuation of Policy Liabilities (LPS 1.04).\n\nInclude liabilities for deferred fee revenue and deferred acquisition costs, and non-life policy liabilities.\n\nFor participating benefits, include bonuses in respect of the current year.\n\n  \n\n17. Gross policy liabilities assumed under reinsurance\n\nAs for reporting item 16 Gross Policy Liabilities, except that it pertains to inwards reinsurance business.\n\nA life company whose principal business is reinsurance is expected to enter their Policy Liabilities at this item.\n\n18. Policy owner retained profits\n\nValue of statutory fund profits allocated to participating policy owners generally, but not yet vested as specific amounts to particular policies.\n\nAASB1038 Life Insurance Contracts prevents the recognition of negative policy owner retained profits.\n\nNegative policy owner retained profits should be disclosed in LRF 340.1 Retained Profits (SF and SF Eliminations).\n\n20. Approved subordinated debt:\n\n20.1 Eligible amounts\n\nThe eligible amount is the quantum of the approved subordinated debt (as determined in accordance with the approval letter received from APRA) that can be used in meeting the solvency/capital adequacy requirements of the statutory fund.\n\n20.2 Non\\-eligible amounts\n\nThe non\\-eligible amount is the current total value of the subordinated debt which has been issued under an ‘Instrument of Issue’ approved by APRA in accordance with Circular E.1 minus the eligible amount above (reporting item 20.1).\n\n20.3 Total approved subordinated debt \\[derived item\\]\n\nTotal approved subordinated debt is the current total value of the subordinated debt which has been issued under an ‘Instrument of Issue’ approved by APRA in accordance with Circular E.1.\n\n21. Other Liabilities:\n\n21.1 Other liabilities\n\nRecord all other liabilities that are not specifically categorised above, including unreconciled suspense and clearing accounts with credit balances.\n\n  \n\n21.2 Hedging adjustments to or from other liabilities\n\nThe hedging adjustment item is intended to translate the aggregate Other liabilities balance to the effective post-derivatives position.\n\n23. Net Assets \\[derived item\\]\n\nTotal Assets (item 12) less Total Liabilities (item 22).\n\n### Components of Net Assets\n\n24. Foreign currency translations\n\nThis reporting item applies only to the shareholders’ fund. The Life Insurance Act 1995 does not provide for appropriations to reserves in the statutory funds. All operating profit (loss) of a statutory fund must be allocated to retained profits in accordance with sections 59 and 60 of the Life Insurance Act 1995.\n\n25. Reserves:\n\n25.1 Unallocated Benefit Fund reserves\n\nValue of benefit funds which has not been allocated to either the benefit fund members or to the management fund. This item is only expected to be applicable to friendly societies.\n\n25.2 Other reserves\n\nInclude all other reserves not specifically categorised above.\n\n26 Share Capital\n\nIncludes all share capital, e.g. ordinary shares, preference shares etc recognised as capital for the purposes of Prudential Standards No 3 (PS 3).\n\n27 Shareholders’ Retained Profits\n\nThis represents the sum of Shareholders’ Retained Profits (or accumulated losses) at beginning of the period and the Profit (or Loss) after Income Tax attributable to Shareholders for the reporting period, after any transfers to or from reserves.\n\n28 Total Components = Life Insurance Act Net Assets \\[derived item\\]\n\nThis represents the sum of component items making up Net Assets, and must equal the derived item for Net Assets shown at Item 23.\n\n### Annual Return Reconciliations\n\nReconciliation to Net Assets at the end of the period in the general purpose financial statements is only required to be completed as part of the annual returns.\n\n29 Reconciliation adjustments\n\nThis is the adjustment necessary to reconcile the Total Components of Life Insurance Act Net Assets (item 28) to the Net Assets per general purpose accounts (item 30). APRA does not propose to routinely collect the components of the reconciliation. Additional information may, however, be sought from the life companies where this figure is significant.\n\n30 Net Assets, per general purpose accounts - Balance Sheet\n\nThis is the corresponding figure to the Total Components of Life Insurance Act Net Assets (item 28), except that it is taken from the general purpose accounts of the entity.","sortOrder":4},{"sectionNumber":"Instruction Guide","sectionType":"part","heading":"Instruction Guide","content":"# Reporting Forms LRF 300.1 and LRF 300.2\n\n# Statement of Financial Position\n\n# Instruction Guide\n\n## Introduction\n\nForms LRF 300.1 Statement of Financial Position (SF and SF Eliminations) (LRF 300.1) and LRF 300.2 Statement of Financial Position (SF Total, SHF, SH Elim, Entity) (LRF 300.2) provides APRA with the necessary information on assets, liabilities and capital to undertake an assessment of a life insurance company’s financial position, and to assist APRA in its supervision of compliance with the requirements of the Life Insurance Act 1995.\n\nThis Instruction Guide is designed to assist reporting entities in the completion of LRF 300.1 and LRF 300.2. The Instruction Guide provides:\n\n-   general directions and notes regarding preparation and lodgement; and\n-   instructions relating to specific items.\n\n## General directions and notes\n\n### Reporting levels\n\nLRF 300.1 and LRF 300.2 must be completed by all life insurance companies, including friendly societies. The forms are to be completed for each statutory fund (approved benefit fund) and shareholders’ fund (management fund), including eliminations between these funds.\n\nReport each statutory fund (approved benefit fund) return separately, and (if applicable) complete ‘Statutory Fund Eliminations’ under LRF 300.1.\n\nReport shareholders’ fund (management fund) return and (if applicable) complete ‘Shareholder Eliminations’ under LRF 300.2. ‘Total Statutory Funds’ (allowing for eliminations) and ‘Total Entity’ results will then be calculated automatically by derivations contained within LRF 300.2.\n\n### Unit of measurement\n\nLRF 300.1 and LRF 300.2 are to be prepared in thousands of Australian dollars (AUD). Amounts denominated in foreign currency are to be converted to AUD in accordance with AASB 121 The Effects of Changes in Foreign Exchange Rates.\n\n### Definitions\n\nDefinitions for data reporting items required by these forms have been provided where appropriate in the instructions under the section headed ‘Instructions for specific items’.\n\nDefinitions, unless specified, apply to all life insurance companies, including friendly societies as if each reference to a statutory fund, or shareholders’ fund, were a reference to an approved benefit fund, or management fund, respectively. Likewise, reference to shareholders should be taken to embrace ‘members’ of a mutual association and/or a society. The term ‘life companies’ or ’life insurance companies’ includes friendly societies unless stated otherwise. This is in line with the usage of terms in the Life Insurance Act 1995.\n\n### Reporting period\n\nLife companies are required to report the information in the reporting forms on a quarterly and annual basis.\n\n-   The quarterly information is to be completed as at the end of each quarter based on the financial year of the life company, not the calendar year.\n-   The annual information is to be completed as at the end of the financial year of the life company.\n-   The financial information required in these forms is to be reported as at the close of business for the last day of the reporting period.\n\n### Basis of preparation\n\nIn completing these forms, unless specifically stated otherwise, institutions are to follow the basis that is used for the preparation of the annual financial statements in accordance with the Australian accounting standards, specifically in regard to the:\n\n-   interpretation/definition of specific asset, liability and equity items;\n-   appropriate measurement basis for asset, liability and equity items; and\n-   netting of financial assets and financial liabilities.\n\nActuarial valuations and calculations included in, or used in the preparation of, the forms must be in accordance with prudential standards. APRA recognises that for some periods life insurance companies may not carry out full accounting, actuarial and other valuation and audit procedures or do so in sufficient time to report on the return (for quarterly returns). Where this applies, some estimation could be applied reasonably at the current quarter to determine an approximation to the results that would be obtained if full detailed valuations had been carried out.\n\nAPRA expects that all life companies will utilise their best endeavours to ensure that any estimations are a good and reasonable basis of approximation. The estimation process needs to be sufficiently rigorous in order to be acceptable and at a minimum should be of a standard that would be considered appropriate for use in reporting to management and the Board of directors.\n\nIf additional clarification is required for specific asset, liability or equity items in these forms, reference should be made to the section “Instructions for specific items”, which is provided as a guide.\n\nThe look-through adjustment item under an asset or liability category in these forms represents the adjustment required to convert effective holdings in investments via trusts from the “Equities/unit trusts” category to the appropriate categories on a look-through basis. In the case of owner-occupied property, this item also converts the effective holding from the Non-investment assets class to the Property class. The total of all look-through adjustment items listed in these forms (both for trusts and property) should therefore sum to zero.\n\nThe level to which look through is taken should be consistent with LRF 100.0 Solvency, LRF 110.0 Capital Adequacy and LRF 120.0 Management Capital.\n\nThe hedging adjustment item under an asset or liability category in these forms represents the adjustment required to translate the effective exposure associated with hedging instruments. The total of all hedging adjustment items listed in these forms should therefore sum to zero.\n\nFor the purposes of reporting under these forms, contracts are to be classified in accordance with Prudential Standard LPS 350 Contract Classification for the Purpose of Regulatory Reporting to APRA (LPS 350).\n\n## Instructions for specific items\n\nWhile these instructions apply to all life insurance companies, including friendly societies, not all items may be applicable to both: some items may not be applicable to friendly societies while others may not be applicable to life insurers.\n\n### Column headings – Australian/Overseas business:\n\nThis refers to the territory where the life insurance business is carried on, as defined in the Life Insurance Act 1995 (Life Act). All “Total Business” values are derived items.\n\n### Assets\n\nAsset values are to include income accrued but not received. Note that this treatment differs from the Australian Accounting Standards.\n\nAll assets of a statutory fund are to be reported in these forms at Fair Value, with movements in Fair Values recognised in Profit or Loss.\n\n### 1. Cash:\n\nInclude cash at call (up to 30 days). Include cash held with non bank financial institutions. Do not include negotiable certificates of deposit (shown with interest bearing securities).\n\n1.2 Held directly – outside Australia\n\nThis differentiation refers to the territory where the asset is held, as opposed to the territory where the life insurance business is carried on (see Column headings).\n\n1.4 Look-through adjustment for assets held indirectly via unit trusts\n\nInclude look-through adjustment for Cash held indirectly via Listed Unit Trusts, Unlisted Unit Trusts or Controlled Unit Trusts.\n\n1.5 Sub-total cash held effectively (unhedged positions) \\[derived item\\]\n\nThis represents the effective holding in Cash after adjustment for look-through of trusts and prior to adjustment for hedging.\n\nThis is calculated automatically by derivations contained within the forms.\n\n1.6 Hedging adjustments to or from cash\n\nThe hedging adjustment item is intended to translate the aggregate Cash balance to the effective post-derivatives position.\n\n1.7 Total cash held effectively (hedged positions) \\[derived item\\]\n\nThis represents the effective exposure to Cash after adjustment for look-through of trusts and also after adjustment for hedging.\n\n### 2. Investment Property:\n\nProperty acquired or held which is available for sale, excluding owner\\-occupied property. Report the value after deducting accumulated depreciation.\n\nInvestment property should be consistent with the classification and measurement basis used in AASB140 Investment Property.\n\n2.2. Held directly – outside Australia\n\nThis differentiation refers to the territory where the asset is held, as opposed to the territory where the life insurance business is carried on (see Column headings).\n\n2.4 Look-through adjustment for assets held indirectly via unit trusts or by owner\n\nInclude look-through adjustment for Investment Property held indirectly via Listed Unit Trusts, Unlisted Unit Trusts or Controlled Unit Trusts, or for owner-occupied property initially entered as part of Item 11.\n\n2.5 Sub\\-total investment property held effectively (unhedged positions) \\[derived item\\]\n\nThis represents the effective holding in Property after adjustment for look-through of trusts/owner-occupied and prior to adjustment for hedging.\n\n2.6 Hedging adjustment to or from investment property\n\nThe hedging adjustment item is intended to translate the aggregate Investment Property balance to the effective post-derivatives position.\n\n2.7 Total investment property held effectively (hedged positions) \\[derived item\\]\n\nThis represents the effective exposure to Property after adjustment for look-through of trusts/owner-occupied and also after adjustment for hedging.\n\nThis is calculated automatically by derivations contained within the forms.\n\n### 3. Equities/unit trusts:\n\nAll holdings in unit trusts are initially included in this section, before applying the look-through adjustments.\n\n3.1 Held in Australia – directly as listed or unlisted equities\n\nInclude both listed (ownership interest in a company listed on the ASX or an overseas exchange) and unlisted equities that are held directly.\n\n3.2 Held in Australia - directly in associated, subsidiary or controlled entities\n\nOwnership interest in any associated, subsidiary and controlled entities, excluding preference shares.\n\nRefer to the Life Insurance Act 1995 for definitions of associated, subsidiary or controlled entities.\n\n3.3 Held in Australia - directly as convertible notes (Equity exposure)\n\nAll equities-related items such as convertible notes and other hybrid securities which, taking into account market conditions, have attributes that demonstrate exposure to equities markets.\n\n3.7. Held directly – outside Australia\n\nThis differentiation refers to the territory where the asset is held, as opposed to the territory where the life insurance business is carried on (see Column headings).\n\n3.9 Look-through adjustment for assets held indirectly via unit trusts etc.\n\nInclude look-through adjustment for Equities held indirectly via Listed Unit Trusts, Unlisted Unit Trusts or Controlled Unit Trusts.\n\n  \n\n3.10 Sub\\-total equities held effectively (unhedged positions) \\[derived item\\]\n\nThis represents the effective holding in Equity after adjustment for look-through of trusts and prior to adjustment for hedging.\n\n3.11 Hedging adjustments to or from equities\n\nThe hedging adjustment item is intended to translate the aggregate Equities balance to the effective post-derivatives position.\n\n3.12 Total equities held effectively (hedged positions) \\[derived item\\]\n\nThis represents the effective exposure to Equity after adjustment for look-through of trusts and also after adjustment for hedging.\n\n### 4. Non\\-indexed interest bearing securities (IBS):\n\nNon-indexed IBS are interest bearing securities that are not indexed (see item 5 below).\n\n4.2 Held in Australia - directly as convertible notes (IBS exposure)\n\nAll IBS-related items such as convertible notes and other hybrid securities which, taking into account market conditions, have attributes that demonstrate exposure to IBS markets.\n\n4.3 Held directly – outside Australia\n\nThis differentiation refers to the territory where the asset is held, as opposed to the territory where the life insurance business is carried on (see Column headings).\n\n4.5 Look-through adjustment for assets held indirectly via unit trusts\n\nInclude look-through adjustment for Non-indexed IBS held indirectly via Listed Unit Trusts, Unlisted Unit Trusts or Controlled Unit Trusts.\n\n4.6 Sub-total non-indexed IBS held effectively (unhedged positions) \\[derived item\n\nThis represents the effective holding in Non-indexed IBS after adjustment for look-through of trusts and prior to adjustment for hedging.\n\n4.7 Hedging adjustments to or from non-indexed IBS\n\nThe hedging adjustment item is intended to translate the aggregate Non-indexed IBS balance to the effective post-derivatives position.\n\n  \n\n4.8 Total non-indexed IBS held effectively (hedged positions) \\[derived item\\]\n\nThis represents the effective exposure to Non-indexed IBS after adjustment for look-through of trusts and also after adjustment for hedging.\n\n5 Indexed interest bearing securities (IBS):\n\nIndexed IBS are interest bearing securities with a payment stream that increases by an indexation factor; the most common being the rate of inflation.\n\n5.2 Held directly – outside Australia\n\nThis differentiation refers to the territory where the asset is held, as opposed to the territory where the life insurance business is carried on (see Column headings).\n\n5.4 Look-through adjustment for assets held indirectly via unit trusts\n\nInclude look-through adjustment for Indexed IBS held indirectly via Listed Unit Trusts, Unlisted Unit Trusts or Controlled Unit Trusts.\n\n5.5 Sub-total indexed IBS held effectively (unhedged positions) \\[derived item\\]\n\nThis represents the effective holding in Indexed IBS after adjustment for look-through of trusts and prior to adjustment for hedging.\n\n5.6 Hedging adjustments to or from indexed IBS\n\nThe hedging adjustment item is intended to translate the aggregate Indexed IBS balance to the effective post-derivatives position.\n\n5.7 Total indexed IBS held effectively (hedged positions) \\[derived item\\]\n\nThis represents the effective exposure to Indexed IBS after adjustment for look-through of trusts and also after adjustment for hedging.\n\n6 Sub\\-total of non-indexed IBS and indexed IBS \\[derived item\\]:\n\nAggregate IBS balance. This is the internal sub-total of Non-indexed IBS and Indexed IBS, in terms of effective exposure.\n\n7 Loans:\n\nInclude financial leases and mortgages. Please note that loans differ from interest bearing securities as usually the asset is not negotiable (i.e. able to be traded on a secondary market).\n\n7.1 Held in Australia - directly as loans on policies\n\nLoans on policies are loans (usually to a policy owner) that are secured by the surrender value of the policy.\n\n7.3 Held in Australia - directly in public sector or as secured\n\nInclude all loans to the public sector (loans to National, State or Local Governments or government enterprises) and secured loans (loans secured by a charge over assets, including debentures) to other borrowers.\n\n7.4 Held in Australia - directly as unsecured\n\nInclude loans (to private sector entities) that are not secured by a charge over assets.\n\n7.5 Held directly - outside Australia\n\nThis differentiation refers to the territory where the asset is held, as opposed to the territory where the life insurance business is carried on (see Column headings).\n\n7.7 Look-through adjustment for assets held indirectly via unit trusts\n\nInclude look-through adjustment for Loans held indirectly via Listed Unit Trusts, Unlisted Unit Trusts or Controlled Unit Trusts.\n\n7.8 Sub-total loans held effectively (unhedged positions) \\[derived item\\]\n\nThis represents the effective holding in Loans after adjustment for look-through of trusts and prior to adjustment for hedging.\n\n7.9 Hedging adjustments to or from loans\n\nThe hedging adjustment item is intended to translate the aggregate Loans balance to the effective post-derivatives position.\n\n7.10 Total loans held effectively (hedged positions) \\[derived item\\]\n\nThis represents the effective exposure to Loans after adjustment for look-through of trusts and also after adjustment for hedging.\n\n8 Sub-total of Debt Securities (IBS and Loans) \\[derived item\\]:\n\nAggregate Debt assets balance. This is the internal sub-total of IBS and Loans, in terms of effective exposure.\n\n9 Other investment assets:\n\nOther investment assets, for example, direct holdings of commodities such as gold.\n\n9.2 Held directly – outside Australia\n\nThis differentiation refers to the territory where the asset is held, as opposed to the territory where the life insurance business is carried on (see Column headings).\n\n9.4 Look-through adjustment for assets held indirectly via unit trusts\n\nInclude look-through adjustment for Other investment assets held indirectly via Listed Unit Trusts, Unlisted Unit Trusts or Controlled Unit Trusts.\n\n9.5 Sub-total other investment assets held effectively (unhedged positions) \\[derived item\\]\n\nThis represents the effective holding in Other investment assets after adjustment for look-through of trusts and prior to adjustment for hedging.\n\n9.6 Hedging adjustments to or from other investment assets\n\nThe hedging adjustment item is intended to translate the aggregate Other investment assets balance to the effective post-derivatives position.\n\n9.7 Total other investment assets held effectively (hedged positions) \\[derived item\\]\n\nThis represents the effective exposure to Other investment assets after adjustment for look-through of trusts and also after adjustment for hedging.\n\n10. Receivables:\n\nDo not include accrued income from investment assets, which is to be included with the appropriate investment principal.\n\nInclude outstanding premiums (item 10.1), but not deferred acquisition cost arising in respect of policies, which are to be included as part of the calculation of Policy Liabilities.\n\nNote that this treatment differs from the Australian Accounting Standards.\n\n10.3 Held in Australia - as other receivables\n\nInclude the amount of any other receivables not categorised above.\n\nInclude sundry debtors and prepayments. Include accrued income for assets of the fund which are not traded securities, such as operating assets. Do not include accrued income from traded securities which is to be included with the principal amount.\n\n10.4 Held outside Australia - all receivables\n\nThis differentiation refers to the territory where the asset is held, as opposed to the territory where the life insurance business is carried on (see Column headings).\n\n11. Non-investment assets:\n\n11.1 Held in Australia - as (owner-occupied) property, plant and equipment\n\nInclude owner-occupied property, furniture, equipment (excluding information technology), re-modelling costs to existing premises, and interest capitalised during the period of construction of buildings in accordance with AASB116 Property, Plant and Equipment. Report the net value after deducting accumulated depreciation from the total amount.\n\n11.2 Held in Australia - as gross policy liabilities ceded under reinsurance\n\nThe sum of insurance liabilities, financial instrument liabilities and management services element liabilities ceded under reinsurance held in Australia. For reinsurance held outside Australia, see Item 11.5.\n\nOutwards Reinsurance that meets the definition of an insurance contract consists of both a Reinsured Best Estimate Liability and the Value of Reinsured Profit Margins.\n\nSee comments under Item 16.\n\n11.4 Held in Australia - as other assets\n\nInclude all other assets not specifically categorised above, including unreconciled suspense and clearing accounts with debit balances.\n\n11.5 Held outside Australia - as gross policy liabilities ceded under reinsurance\n\nThe sum of insurance liabilities, financial instrument liabilities and management services element liabilities ceded under reinsurance held outside Australia. For reinsurance held in Australia, see Item 11.2.\n\nOutwards Reinsurance that meets the definition of an insurance contract consists of both a Reinsured Best Estimate Liability and the Value of Reinsured Profit Margins.\n\nSee comments under Item 16.\n\n11.6 Held outside Australia – other non-investment assets\n\nThis differentiation refers to the territory where the asset is held, as opposed to the territory where the life insurance business is carried on (see Column headings).\n\n11.7 Look-through adjustment for owner-occupied property\n\nThis item is intended to translate the exposure to owner-occupied property from Item 11 to Item 2 (Investment Property).\n\n### Liabilities\n\n13. Borrowings:\n\nInclude the outstanding balances of borrowings from financial institutions and other borrowings.\n\n13.1 Direct - secured\n\nInclude borrowings that are secured by a charge over assets.\n\n13.2 Direct - unsecured\n\nInclude borrowings that are not secured by a charge over assets.\n\n13.3 Direct - seed capital\n\nSeed Capital must be reported separately from borrowings. This reporting item only applies to Friendly Societies.\n\n13.5. Look-through adjustment for borrowings drawn indirectly via unit trusts\n\nInclude look-through adjustment for Borrowings drawn indirectly via Listed Unit Trusts, Unlisted Unit Trusts or Controlled Unit Trusts. This is in effect adjusting for recognition of ‘geared’ positions in unit trusts.\n\n13.7 Hedging adjustments to or from borrowings\n\nThe hedging adjustment item is intended to translate the aggregate Borrowings balance to the effective post-derivatives position.\n\n14. Total creditors\n\nShow the total of creditors, including account payables. Do not include overdrafts here, these should be disclosed as Borrowings.\n\n15. Provisions:\n\n15.1 Current tax liabilities\n\nIncludes items of income tax described as inter-company tax liability by virtue of life company being part of a tax consolidation group.\n\n15.3 Other provisions\n\nInclude the amount of other provisions, for example, employee entitlements, etc.\n\n16. Gross policy liabilities assumed directly\n\nGross policy liabilities are to be valued in accordance with Prudential Standard LPS 1.04 Valuation of Policy Liabilities (LPS 1.04).\n\nInclude liabilities for deferred fee revenue and deferred acquisition costs, and non-life policy liabilities.\n\nFor participating benefits, include bonuses in respect of the current year.\n\n  \n\n17. Gross policy liabilities assumed under reinsurance\n\nAs for reporting item 16 Gross Policy Liabilities, except that it pertains to inwards reinsurance business.\n\nA life company whose principal business is reinsurance is expected to enter their Policy Liabilities at this item.\n\n18. Policy owner retained profits\n\nValue of statutory fund profits allocated to participating policy owners generally, but not yet vested as specific amounts to particular policies.\n\nAASB1038 Life Insurance Contracts prevents the recognition of negative policy owner retained profits.\n\nNegative policy owner retained profits should be disclosed in LRF 340.1 Retained Profits (SF and SF Eliminations).\n\n20. Approved subordinated debt:\n\n20.1 Eligible amounts\n\nThe eligible amount is the quantum of the approved subordinated debt (as determined in accordance with the approval letter received from APRA) that can be used in meeting the solvency/capital adequacy requirements of the statutory fund.\n\n20.2 Non\\-eligible amounts\n\nThe non\\-eligible amount is the current total value of the subordinated debt which has been issued under an ‘Instrument of Issue’ approved by APRA in accordance with Circular E.1 minus the eligible amount above (reporting item 20.1).\n\n20.3 Total approved subordinated debt \\[derived item\\]\n\nTotal approved subordinated debt is the current total value of the subordinated debt which has been issued under an ‘Instrument of Issue’ approved by APRA in accordance with Circular E.1.\n\n21. Other Liabilities:\n\n21.1 Other liabilities\n\nRecord all other liabilities that are not specifically categorised above, including unreconciled suspense and clearing accounts with credit balances.\n\n  \n\n21.2 Hedging adjustments to or from other liabilities\n\nThe hedging adjustment item is intended to translate the aggregate Other liabilities balance to the effective post-derivatives position.\n\n23. Net Assets \\[derived item\\]\n\nTotal Assets (item 12) less Total Liabilities (item 22).\n\n### Components of Net Assets\n\n24. Foreign currency translations\n\nThis reporting item applies only to the shareholders’ fund. The Life Insurance Act 1995 does not provide for appropriations to reserves in the statutory funds. All operating profit (loss) of a statutory fund must be allocated to retained profits in accordance with sections 59 and 60 of the Life Insurance Act 1995.\n\n25. Reserves:\n\n25.1 Unallocated Benefit Fund reserves\n\nValue of benefit funds which has not been allocated to either the benefit fund members or to the management fund. This item is only expected to be applicable to friendly societies.\n\n25.2 Other reserves\n\nInclude all other reserves not specifically categorised above.\n\n26 Share Capital\n\nIncludes all share capital, e.g. ordinary shares, preference shares etc recognised as capital for the purposes of Prudential Standards No 3 (PS 3).\n\n27 Shareholders’ Retained Profits\n\nThis represents the sum of Shareholders’ Retained Profits (or accumulated losses) at beginning of the period and the Profit (or Loss) after Income Tax attributable to Shareholders for the reporting period, after any transfers to or from reserves.\n\n28 Total Components = Life Insurance Act Net Assets \\[derived item\\]\n\nThis represents the sum of component items making up Net Assets, and must equal the derived item for Net Assets shown at Item 23.\n\n### Annual Return Reconciliations\n\nReconciliation to Net Assets at the end of the period in the general purpose financial statements is only required to be completed as part of the annual returns.\n\n29 Reconciliation adjustments\n\nThis is the adjustment necessary to reconcile the Total Components of Life Insurance Act Net Assets (item 28) to the Net Assets per general purpose accounts (item 30). APRA does not propose to routinely collect the components of the reconciliation. Additional information may, however, be sought from the life companies where this figure is significant.\n\n30 Net Assets, per general purpose accounts - Balance Sheet\n\nThis is the corresponding figure to the Total Components of Life Insurance Act Net Assets (item 28), except that it is taken from the general purpose accounts of the entity.","sortOrder":6},{"sectionNumber":"Introduction","sectionType":"part","heading":"Introduction","content":"## Introduction\n\nForms LRF 300.1 Statement of Financial Position (SF and SF Eliminations) (LRF 300.1) and LRF 300.2 Statement of Financial Position (SF Total, SHF, SH Elim, Entity) (LRF 300.2) provides APRA with the necessary information on assets, liabilities and capital to undertake an assessment of a life insurance company’s financial position, and to assist APRA in its supervision of compliance with the requirements of the Life Insurance Act 1995.\n\nThis Instruction Guide is designed to assist reporting entities in the completion of LRF 300.1 and LRF 300.2. The Instruction Guide provides:\n\n-   general directions and notes regarding preparation and lodgement; and\n-   instructions relating to specific items.","sortOrder":7},{"sectionNumber":"General directions and notes","sectionType":"part","heading":"General directions and notes","content":"# Reporting Forms LRF 300.1 and LRF 300.2\n\n# Statement of Financial Position\n\n# Instruction Guide\n\n## Introduction\n\nForms LRF 300.1 Statement of Financial Position (SF and SF Eliminations) (LRF 300.1) and LRF 300.2 Statement of Financial Position (SF Total, SHF, SH Elim, Entity) (LRF 300.2) provides APRA with the necessary information on assets, liabilities and capital to undertake an assessment of a life insurance company’s financial position, and to assist APRA in its supervision of compliance with the requirements of the Life Insurance Act 1995.\n\nThis Instruction Guide is designed to assist reporting entities in the completion of LRF 300.1 and LRF 300.2. The Instruction Guide provides:\n\n-   general directions and notes regarding preparation and lodgement; and\n-   instructions relating to specific items.\n\n## General directions and notes\n\n### Reporting levels\n\nLRF 300.1 and LRF 300.2 must be completed by all life insurance companies, including friendly societies. The forms are to be completed for each statutory fund (approved benefit fund) and shareholders’ fund (management fund), including eliminations between these funds.\n\nReport each statutory fund (approved benefit fund) return separately, and (if applicable) complete ‘Statutory Fund Eliminations’ under LRF 300.1.\n\nReport shareholders’ fund (management fund) return and (if applicable) complete ‘Shareholder Eliminations’ under LRF 300.2. ‘Total Statutory Funds’ (allowing for eliminations) and ‘Total Entity’ results will then be calculated automatically by derivations contained within LRF 300.2.\n\n### Unit of measurement\n\nLRF 300.1 and LRF 300.2 are to be prepared in thousands of Australian dollars (AUD). Amounts denominated in foreign currency are to be converted to AUD in accordance with AASB 121 The Effects of Changes in Foreign Exchange Rates.\n\n### Definitions\n\nDefinitions for data reporting items required by these forms have been provided where appropriate in the instructions under the section headed ‘Instructions for specific items’.\n\nDefinitions, unless specified, apply to all life insurance companies, including friendly societies as if each reference to a statutory fund, or shareholders’ fund, were a reference to an approved benefit fund, or management fund, respectively. Likewise, reference to shareholders should be taken to embrace ‘members’ of a mutual association and/or a society. The term ‘life companies’ or ’life insurance companies’ includes friendly societies unless stated otherwise. This is in line with the usage of terms in the Life Insurance Act 1995.\n\n### Reporting period\n\nLife companies are required to report the information in the reporting forms on a quarterly and annual basis.\n\n-   The quarterly information is to be completed as at the end of each quarter based on the financial year of the life company, not the calendar year.\n-   The annual information is to be completed as at the end of the financial year of the life company.\n-   The financial information required in these forms is to be reported as at the close of business for the last day of the reporting period.\n\n### Basis of preparation\n\nIn completing these forms, unless specifically stated otherwise, institutions are to follow the basis that is used for the preparation of the annual financial statements in accordance with the Australian accounting standards, specifically in regard to the:\n\n-   interpretation/definition of specific asset, liability and equity items;\n-   appropriate measurement basis for asset, liability and equity items; and\n-   netting of financial assets and financial liabilities.\n\nActuarial valuations and calculations included in, or used in the preparation of, the forms must be in accordance with prudential standards. APRA recognises that for some periods life insurance companies may not carry out full accounting, actuarial and other valuation and audit procedures or do so in sufficient time to report on the return (for quarterly returns). Where this applies, some estimation could be applied reasonably at the current quarter to determine an approximation to the results that would be obtained if full detailed valuations had been carried out.\n\nAPRA expects that all life companies will utilise their best endeavours to ensure that any estimations are a good and reasonable basis of approximation. The estimation process needs to be sufficiently rigorous in order to be acceptable and at a minimum should be of a standard that would be considered appropriate for use in reporting to management and the Board of directors.\n\nIf additional clarification is required for specific asset, liability or equity items in these forms, reference should be made to the section “Instructions for specific items”, which is provided as a guide.\n\nThe look-through adjustment item under an asset or liability category in these forms represents the adjustment required to convert effective holdings in investments via trusts from the “Equities/unit trusts” category to the appropriate categories on a look-through basis. In the case of owner-occupied property, this item also converts the effective holding from the Non-investment assets class to the Property class. The total of all look-through adjustment items listed in these forms (both for trusts and property) should therefore sum to zero.\n\nThe level to which look through is taken should be consistent with LRF 100.0 Solvency, LRF 110.0 Capital Adequacy and LRF 120.0 Management Capital.\n\nThe hedging adjustment item under an asset or liability category in these forms represents the adjustment required to translate the effective exposure associated with hedging instruments. The total of all hedging adjustment items listed in these forms should therefore sum to zero.\n\nFor the purposes of reporting under these forms, contracts are to be classified in accordance with Prudential Standard LPS 350 Contract Classification for the Purpose of Regulatory Reporting to APRA (LPS 350).\n\n## Instructions for specific items\n\nWhile these instructions apply to all life insurance companies, including friendly societies, not all items may be applicable to both: some items may not be applicable to friendly societies while others may not be applicable to life insurers.\n\n### Column headings – Australian/Overseas business:\n\nThis refers to the territory where the life insurance business is carried on, as defined in the Life Insurance Act 1995 (Life Act). All “Total Business” values are derived items.\n\n### Assets\n\nAsset values are to include income accrued but not received. Note that this treatment differs from the Australian Accounting Standards.\n\nAll assets of a statutory fund are to be reported in these forms at Fair Value, with movements in Fair Values recognised in Profit or Loss.\n\n### 1. Cash:\n\nInclude cash at call (up to 30 days). Include cash held with non bank financial institutions. Do not include negotiable certificates of deposit (shown with interest bearing securities).\n\n1.2 Held directly – outside Australia\n\nThis differentiation refers to the territory where the asset is held, as opposed to the territory where the life insurance business is carried on (see Column headings).\n\n1.4 Look-through adjustment for assets held indirectly via unit trusts\n\nInclude look-through adjustment for Cash held indirectly via Listed Unit Trusts, Unlisted Unit Trusts or Controlled Unit Trusts.\n\n1.5 Sub-total cash held effectively (unhedged positions) \\[derived item\\]\n\nThis represents the effective holding in Cash after adjustment for look-through of trusts and prior to adjustment for hedging.\n\nThis is calculated automatically by derivations contained within the forms.\n\n1.6 Hedging adjustments to or from cash\n\nThe hedging adjustment item is intended to translate the aggregate Cash balance to the effective post-derivatives position.\n\n1.7 Total cash held effectively (hedged positions) \\[derived item\\]\n\nThis represents the effective exposure to Cash after adjustment for look-through of trusts and also after adjustment for hedging.\n\n### 2. Investment Property:\n\nProperty acquired or held which is available for sale, excluding owner\\-occupied property. Report the value after deducting accumulated depreciation.\n\nInvestment property should be consistent with the classification and measurement basis used in AASB140 Investment Property.\n\n2.2. Held directly – outside Australia\n\nThis differentiation refers to the territory where the asset is held, as opposed to the territory where the life insurance business is carried on (see Column headings).\n\n2.4 Look-through adjustment for assets held indirectly via unit trusts or by owner\n\nInclude look-through adjustment for Investment Property held indirectly via Listed Unit Trusts, Unlisted Unit Trusts or Controlled Unit Trusts, or for owner-occupied property initially entered as part of Item 11.\n\n2.5 Sub\\-total investment property held effectively (unhedged positions) \\[derived item\\]\n\nThis represents the effective holding in Property after adjustment for look-through of trusts/owner-occupied and prior to adjustment for hedging.\n\n2.6 Hedging adjustment to or from investment property\n\nThe hedging adjustment item is intended to translate the aggregate Investment Property balance to the effective post-derivatives position.\n\n2.7 Total investment property held effectively (hedged positions) \\[derived item\\]\n\nThis represents the effective exposure to Property after adjustment for look-through of trusts/owner-occupied and also after adjustment for hedging.\n\nThis is calculated automatically by derivations contained within the forms.\n\n### 3. Equities/unit trusts:\n\nAll holdings in unit trusts are initially included in this section, before applying the look-through adjustments.\n\n3.1 Held in Australia – directly as listed or unlisted equities\n\nInclude both listed (ownership interest in a company listed on the ASX or an overseas exchange) and unlisted equities that are held directly.\n\n3.2 Held in Australia - directly in associated, subsidiary or controlled entities\n\nOwnership interest in any associated, subsidiary and controlled entities, excluding preference shares.\n\nRefer to the Life Insurance Act 1995 for definitions of associated, subsidiary or controlled entities.\n\n3.3 Held in Australia - directly as convertible notes (Equity exposure)\n\nAll equities-related items such as convertible notes and other hybrid securities which, taking into account market conditions, have attributes that demonstrate exposure to equities markets.\n\n3.7. Held directly – outside Australia\n\nThis differentiation refers to the territory where the asset is held, as opposed to the territory where the life insurance business is carried on (see Column headings).\n\n3.9 Look-through adjustment for assets held indirectly via unit trusts etc.\n\nInclude look-through adjustment for Equities held indirectly via Listed Unit Trusts, Unlisted Unit Trusts or Controlled Unit Trusts.\n\n  \n\n3.10 Sub\\-total equities held effectively (unhedged positions) \\[derived item\\]\n\nThis represents the effective holding in Equity after adjustment for look-through of trusts and prior to adjustment for hedging.\n\n3.11 Hedging adjustments to or from equities\n\nThe hedging adjustment item is intended to translate the aggregate Equities balance to the effective post-derivatives position.\n\n3.12 Total equities held effectively (hedged positions) \\[derived item\\]\n\nThis represents the effective exposure to Equity after adjustment for look-through of trusts and also after adjustment for hedging.\n\n### 4. Non\\-indexed interest bearing securities (IBS):\n\nNon-indexed IBS are interest bearing securities that are not indexed (see item 5 below).\n\n4.2 Held in Australia - directly as convertible notes (IBS exposure)\n\nAll IBS-related items such as convertible notes and other hybrid securities which, taking into account market conditions, have attributes that demonstrate exposure to IBS markets.\n\n4.3 Held directly – outside Australia\n\nThis differentiation refers to the territory where the asset is held, as opposed to the territory where the life insurance business is carried on (see Column headings).\n\n4.5 Look-through adjustment for assets held indirectly via unit trusts\n\nInclude look-through adjustment for Non-indexed IBS held indirectly via Listed Unit Trusts, Unlisted Unit Trusts or Controlled Unit Trusts.\n\n4.6 Sub-total non-indexed IBS held effectively (unhedged positions) \\[derived item\n\nThis represents the effective holding in Non-indexed IBS after adjustment for look-through of trusts and prior to adjustment for hedging.\n\n4.7 Hedging adjustments to or from non-indexed IBS\n\nThe hedging adjustment item is intended to translate the aggregate Non-indexed IBS balance to the effective post-derivatives position.\n\n  \n\n4.8 Total non-indexed IBS held effectively (hedged positions) \\[derived item\\]\n\nThis represents the effective exposure to Non-indexed IBS after adjustment for look-through of trusts and also after adjustment for hedging.\n\n5 Indexed interest bearing securities (IBS):\n\nIndexed IBS are interest bearing securities with a payment stream that increases by an indexation factor; the most common being the rate of inflation.\n\n5.2 Held directly – outside Australia\n\nThis differentiation refers to the territory where the asset is held, as opposed to the territory where the life insurance business is carried on (see Column headings).\n\n5.4 Look-through adjustment for assets held indirectly via unit trusts\n\nInclude look-through adjustment for Indexed IBS held indirectly via Listed Unit Trusts, Unlisted Unit Trusts or Controlled Unit Trusts.\n\n5.5 Sub-total indexed IBS held effectively (unhedged positions) \\[derived item\\]\n\nThis represents the effective holding in Indexed IBS after adjustment for look-through of trusts and prior to adjustment for hedging.\n\n5.6 Hedging adjustments to or from indexed IBS\n\nThe hedging adjustment item is intended to translate the aggregate Indexed IBS balance to the effective post-derivatives position.\n\n5.7 Total indexed IBS held effectively (hedged positions) \\[derived item\\]\n\nThis represents the effective exposure to Indexed IBS after adjustment for look-through of trusts and also after adjustment for hedging.\n\n6 Sub\\-total of non-indexed IBS and indexed IBS \\[derived item\\]:\n\nAggregate IBS balance. This is the internal sub-total of Non-indexed IBS and Indexed IBS, in terms of effective exposure.\n\n7 Loans:\n\nInclude financial leases and mortgages. Please note that loans differ from interest bearing securities as usually the asset is not negotiable (i.e. able to be traded on a secondary market).\n\n7.1 Held in Australia - directly as loans on policies\n\nLoans on policies are loans (usually to a policy owner) that are secured by the surrender value of the policy.\n\n7.3 Held in Australia - directly in public sector or as secured\n\nInclude all loans to the public sector (loans to National, State or Local Governments or government enterprises) and secured loans (loans secured by a charge over assets, including debentures) to other borrowers.\n\n7.4 Held in Australia - directly as unsecured\n\nInclude loans (to private sector entities) that are not secured by a charge over assets.\n\n7.5 Held directly - outside Australia\n\nThis differentiation refers to the territory where the asset is held, as opposed to the territory where the life insurance business is carried on (see Column headings).\n\n7.7 Look-through adjustment for assets held indirectly via unit trusts\n\nInclude look-through adjustment for Loans held indirectly via Listed Unit Trusts, Unlisted Unit Trusts or Controlled Unit Trusts.\n\n7.8 Sub-total loans held effectively (unhedged positions) \\[derived item\\]\n\nThis represents the effective holding in Loans after adjustment for look-through of trusts and prior to adjustment for hedging.\n\n7.9 Hedging adjustments to or from loans\n\nThe hedging adjustment item is intended to translate the aggregate Loans balance to the effective post-derivatives position.\n\n7.10 Total loans held effectively (hedged positions) \\[derived item\\]\n\nThis represents the effective exposure to Loans after adjustment for look-through of trusts and also after adjustment for hedging.\n\n8 Sub-total of Debt Securities (IBS and Loans) \\[derived item\\]:\n\nAggregate Debt assets balance. This is the internal sub-total of IBS and Loans, in terms of effective exposure.\n\n9 Other investment assets:\n\nOther investment assets, for example, direct holdings of commodities such as gold.\n\n9.2 Held directly – outside Australia\n\nThis differentiation refers to the territory where the asset is held, as opposed to the territory where the life insurance business is carried on (see Column headings).\n\n9.4 Look-through adjustment for assets held indirectly via unit trusts\n\nInclude look-through adjustment for Other investment assets held indirectly via Listed Unit Trusts, Unlisted Unit Trusts or Controlled Unit Trusts.\n\n9.5 Sub-total other investment assets held effectively (unhedged positions) \\[derived item\\]\n\nThis represents the effective holding in Other investment assets after adjustment for look-through of trusts and prior to adjustment for hedging.\n\n9.6 Hedging adjustments to or from other investment assets\n\nThe hedging adjustment item is intended to translate the aggregate Other investment assets balance to the effective post-derivatives position.\n\n9.7 Total other investment assets held effectively (hedged positions) \\[derived item\\]\n\nThis represents the effective exposure to Other investment assets after adjustment for look-through of trusts and also after adjustment for hedging.\n\n10. Receivables:\n\nDo not include accrued income from investment assets, which is to be included with the appropriate investment principal.\n\nInclude outstanding premiums (item 10.1), but not deferred acquisition cost arising in respect of policies, which are to be included as part of the calculation of Policy Liabilities.\n\nNote that this treatment differs from the Australian Accounting Standards.\n\n10.3 Held in Australia - as other receivables\n\nInclude the amount of any other receivables not categorised above.\n\nInclude sundry debtors and prepayments. Include accrued income for assets of the fund which are not traded securities, such as operating assets. Do not include accrued income from traded securities which is to be included with the principal amount.\n\n10.4 Held outside Australia - all receivables\n\nThis differentiation refers to the territory where the asset is held, as opposed to the territory where the life insurance business is carried on (see Column headings).\n\n11. Non-investment assets:\n\n11.1 Held in Australia - as (owner-occupied) property, plant and equipment\n\nInclude owner-occupied property, furniture, equipment (excluding information technology), re-modelling costs to existing premises, and interest capitalised during the period of construction of buildings in accordance with AASB116 Property, Plant and Equipment. Report the net value after deducting accumulated depreciation from the total amount.\n\n11.2 Held in Australia - as gross policy liabilities ceded under reinsurance\n\nThe sum of insurance liabilities, financial instrument liabilities and management services element liabilities ceded under reinsurance held in Australia. For reinsurance held outside Australia, see Item 11.5.\n\nOutwards Reinsurance that meets the definition of an insurance contract consists of both a Reinsured Best Estimate Liability and the Value of Reinsured Profit Margins.\n\nSee comments under Item 16.\n\n11.4 Held in Australia - as other assets\n\nInclude all other assets not specifically categorised above, including unreconciled suspense and clearing accounts with debit balances.\n\n11.5 Held outside Australia - as gross policy liabilities ceded under reinsurance\n\nThe sum of insurance liabilities, financial instrument liabilities and management services element liabilities ceded under reinsurance held outside Australia. For reinsurance held in Australia, see Item 11.2.\n\nOutwards Reinsurance that meets the definition of an insurance contract consists of both a Reinsured Best Estimate Liability and the Value of Reinsured Profit Margins.\n\nSee comments under Item 16.\n\n11.6 Held outside Australia – other non-investment assets\n\nThis differentiation refers to the territory where the asset is held, as opposed to the territory where the life insurance business is carried on (see Column headings).\n\n11.7 Look-through adjustment for owner-occupied property\n\nThis item is intended to translate the exposure to owner-occupied property from Item 11 to Item 2 (Investment Property).\n\n### Liabilities\n\n13. Borrowings:\n\nInclude the outstanding balances of borrowings from financial institutions and other borrowings.\n\n13.1 Direct - secured\n\nInclude borrowings that are secured by a charge over assets.\n\n13.2 Direct - unsecured\n\nInclude borrowings that are not secured by a charge over assets.\n\n13.3 Direct - seed capital\n\nSeed Capital must be reported separately from borrowings. This reporting item only applies to Friendly Societies.\n\n13.5. Look-through adjustment for borrowings drawn indirectly via unit trusts\n\nInclude look-through adjustment for Borrowings drawn indirectly via Listed Unit Trusts, Unlisted Unit Trusts or Controlled Unit Trusts. This is in effect adjusting for recognition of ‘geared’ positions in unit trusts.\n\n13.7 Hedging adjustments to or from borrowings\n\nThe hedging adjustment item is intended to translate the aggregate Borrowings balance to the effective post-derivatives position.\n\n14. Total creditors\n\nShow the total of creditors, including account payables. Do not include overdrafts here, these should be disclosed as Borrowings.\n\n15. Provisions:\n\n15.1 Current tax liabilities\n\nIncludes items of income tax described as inter-company tax liability by virtue of life company being part of a tax consolidation group.\n\n15.3 Other provisions\n\nInclude the amount of other provisions, for example, employee entitlements, etc.\n\n16. Gross policy liabilities assumed directly\n\nGross policy liabilities are to be valued in accordance with Prudential Standard LPS 1.04 Valuation of Policy Liabilities (LPS 1.04).\n\nInclude liabilities for deferred fee revenue and deferred acquisition costs, and non-life policy liabilities.\n\nFor participating benefits, include bonuses in respect of the current year.\n\n  \n\n17. Gross policy liabilities assumed under reinsurance\n\nAs for reporting item 16 Gross Policy Liabilities, except that it pertains to inwards reinsurance business.\n\nA life company whose principal business is reinsurance is expected to enter their Policy Liabilities at this item.\n\n18. Policy owner retained profits\n\nValue of statutory fund profits allocated to participating policy owners generally, but not yet vested as specific amounts to particular policies.\n\nAASB1038 Life Insurance Contracts prevents the recognition of negative policy owner retained profits.\n\nNegative policy owner retained profits should be disclosed in LRF 340.1 Retained Profits (SF and SF Eliminations).\n\n20. Approved subordinated debt:\n\n20.1 Eligible amounts\n\nThe eligible amount is the quantum of the approved subordinated debt (as determined in accordance with the approval letter received from APRA) that can be used in meeting the solvency/capital adequacy requirements of the statutory fund.\n\n20.2 Non\\-eligible amounts\n\nThe non\\-eligible amount is the current total value of the subordinated debt which has been issued under an ‘Instrument of Issue’ approved by APRA in accordance with Circular E.1 minus the eligible amount above (reporting item 20.1).\n\n20.3 Total approved subordinated debt \\[derived item\\]\n\nTotal approved subordinated debt is the current total value of the subordinated debt which has been issued under an ‘Instrument of Issue’ approved by APRA in accordance with Circular E.1.\n\n21. Other Liabilities:\n\n21.1 Other liabilities\n\nRecord all other liabilities that are not specifically categorised above, including unreconciled suspense and clearing accounts with credit balances.\n\n  \n\n21.2 Hedging adjustments to or from other liabilities\n\nThe hedging adjustment item is intended to translate the aggregate Other liabilities balance to the effective post-derivatives position.\n\n23. Net Assets \\[derived item\\]\n\nTotal Assets (item 12) less Total Liabilities (item 22).\n\n### Components of Net Assets\n\n24. Foreign currency translations\n\nThis reporting item applies only to the shareholders’ fund. The Life Insurance Act 1995 does not provide for appropriations to reserves in the statutory funds. All operating profit (loss) of a statutory fund must be allocated to retained profits in accordance with sections 59 and 60 of the Life Insurance Act 1995.\n\n25. Reserves:\n\n25.1 Unallocated Benefit Fund reserves\n\nValue of benefit funds which has not been allocated to either the benefit fund members or to the management fund. This item is only expected to be applicable to friendly societies.\n\n25.2 Other reserves\n\nInclude all other reserves not specifically categorised above.\n\n26 Share Capital\n\nIncludes all share capital, e.g. ordinary shares, preference shares etc recognised as capital for the purposes of Prudential Standards No 3 (PS 3).\n\n27 Shareholders’ Retained Profits\n\nThis represents the sum of Shareholders’ Retained Profits (or accumulated losses) at beginning of the period and the Profit (or Loss) after Income Tax attributable to Shareholders for the reporting period, after any transfers to or from reserves.\n\n28 Total Components = Life Insurance Act Net Assets \\[derived item\\]\n\nThis represents the sum of component items making up Net Assets, and must equal the derived item for Net Assets shown at Item 23.\n\n### Annual Return Reconciliations\n\nReconciliation to Net Assets at the end of the period in the general purpose financial statements is only required to be completed as part of the annual returns.\n\n29 Reconciliation adjustments\n\nThis is the adjustment necessary to reconcile the Total Components of Life Insurance Act Net Assets (item 28) to the Net Assets per general purpose accounts (item 30). APRA does not propose to routinely collect the components of the reconciliation. Additional information may, however, be sought from the life companies where this figure is significant.\n\n30 Net Assets, per general purpose accounts - Balance Sheet\n\nThis is the corresponding figure to the Total Components of Life Insurance Act Net Assets (item 28), except that it is taken from the general purpose accounts of the entity.","sortOrder":8},{"sectionNumber":"Reporting levels","sectionType":"division","heading":"Reporting levels","content":"### Reporting levels\n\nLRF 300.1 and LRF 300.2 must be completed by all life insurance companies, including friendly societies. The forms are to be completed for each statutory fund (approved benefit fund) and shareholders’ fund (management fund), including eliminations between these funds.\n\nReport each statutory fund (approved benefit fund) return separately, and (if applicable) complete ‘Statutory Fund Eliminations’ under LRF 300.1.\n\nReport shareholders’ fund (management fund) return and (if applicable) complete ‘Shareholder Eliminations’ under LRF 300.2. ‘Total Statutory Funds’ (allowing for eliminations) and ‘Total Entity’ results will then be calculated automatically by derivations contained within LRF 300.2.","sortOrder":9},{"sectionNumber":"Unit of measurement","sectionType":"division","heading":"Unit of measurement","content":"### Unit of measurement\n\nLRF 300.1 and LRF 300.2 are to be prepared in thousands of Australian dollars (AUD). Amounts denominated in foreign currency are to be converted to AUD in accordance with AASB 121 The Effects of Changes in Foreign Exchange Rates.","sortOrder":10},{"sectionNumber":"Definitions","sectionType":"division","heading":"Definitions","content":"### Definitions\n\nDefinitions for data reporting items required by these forms have been provided where appropriate in the instructions under the section headed ‘Instructions for specific items’.\n\nDefinitions, unless specified, apply to all life insurance companies, including friendly societies as if each reference to a statutory fund, or shareholders’ fund, were a reference to an approved benefit fund, or management fund, respectively. Likewise, reference to shareholders should be taken to embrace ‘members’ of a mutual association and/or a society. The term ‘life companies’ or ’life insurance companies’ includes friendly societies unless stated otherwise. This is in line with the usage of terms in the Life Insurance Act 1995.","sortOrder":11},{"sectionNumber":"Reporting period","sectionType":"division","heading":"Reporting period","content":"### Reporting period\n\nLife companies are required to report the information in the reporting forms on a quarterly and annual basis.\n\n-   The quarterly information is to be completed as at the end of each quarter based on the financial year of the life company, not the calendar year.\n-   The annual information is to be completed as at the end of the financial year of the life company.\n-   The financial information required in these forms is to be reported as at the close of business for the last day of the reporting period.","sortOrder":12},{"sectionNumber":"Basis of preparation","sectionType":"division","heading":"Basis of preparation","content":"### Basis of preparation\n\nIn completing these forms, unless specifically stated otherwise, institutions are to follow the basis that is used for the preparation of the annual financial statements in accordance with the Australian accounting standards, specifically in regard to the:\n\n-   interpretation/definition of specific asset, liability and equity items;\n-   appropriate measurement basis for asset, liability and equity items; and\n-   netting of financial assets and financial liabilities.\n\nActuarial valuations and calculations included in, or used in the preparation of, the forms must be in accordance with prudential standards. APRA recognises that for some periods life insurance companies may not carry out full accounting, actuarial and other valuation and audit procedures or do so in sufficient time to report on the return (for quarterly returns). Where this applies, some estimation could be applied reasonably at the current quarter to determine an approximation to the results that would be obtained if full detailed valuations had been carried out.\n\nAPRA expects that all life companies will utilise their best endeavours to ensure that any estimations are a good and reasonable basis of approximation. The estimation process needs to be sufficiently rigorous in order to be acceptable and at a minimum should be of a standard that would be considered appropriate for use in reporting to management and the Board of directors.\n\nIf additional clarification is required for specific asset, liability or equity items in these forms, reference should be made to the section “Instructions for specific items”, which is provided as a guide.\n\nThe look-through adjustment item under an asset or liability category in these forms represents the adjustment required to convert effective holdings in investments via trusts from the “Equities/unit trusts” category to the appropriate categories on a look-through basis. In the case of owner-occupied property, this item also converts the effective holding from the Non-investment assets class to the Property class. The total of all look-through adjustment items listed in these forms (both for trusts and property) should therefore sum to zero.\n\nThe level to which look through is taken should be consistent with LRF 100.0 Solvency, LRF 110.0 Capital Adequacy and LRF 120.0 Management Capital.\n\nThe hedging adjustment item under an asset or liability category in these forms represents the adjustment required to translate the effective exposure associated with hedging instruments. The total of all hedging adjustment items listed in these forms should therefore sum to zero.\n\nFor the purposes of reporting under these forms, contracts are to be classified in accordance with Prudential Standard LPS 350 Contract Classification for the Purpose of Regulatory Reporting to APRA (LPS 350).","sortOrder":13},{"sectionNumber":"Instructions for specific items","sectionType":"part","heading":"Instructions for specific items","content":"## Instructions for specific items\n\nWhile these instructions apply to all life insurance companies, including friendly societies, not all items may be applicable to both: some items may not be applicable to friendly societies while others may not be applicable to life insurers.","sortOrder":14},{"sectionNumber":"Column headings — Australian/Overseas bu","sectionType":"division","heading":"Column headings — Australian/Overseas business:","content":"### Column headings – Australian/Overseas business:\n\nThis refers to the territory where the life insurance business is carried on, as defined in the Life Insurance Act 1995 (Life Act). All “Total Business” values are derived items.","sortOrder":15},{"sectionNumber":"Assets","sectionType":"division","heading":"Assets","content":"### Assets\n\nAsset values are to include income accrued but not received. Note that this treatment differs from the Australian Accounting Standards.\n\nAll assets of a statutory fund are to be reported in these forms at Fair Value, with movements in Fair Values recognised in Profit or Loss.","sortOrder":16},{"sectionNumber":"1. Cash:","sectionType":"division","heading":"1. Cash:","content":"### 1. Cash:\n\nInclude cash at call (up to 30 days). Include cash held with non bank financial institutions. Do not include negotiable certificates of deposit (shown with interest bearing securities).\n\n1.2 Held directly – outside Australia\n\nThis differentiation refers to the territory where the asset is held, as opposed to the territory where the life insurance business is carried on (see Column headings).\n\n1.4 Look-through adjustment for assets held indirectly via unit trusts\n\nInclude look-through adjustment for Cash held indirectly via Listed Unit Trusts, Unlisted Unit Trusts or Controlled Unit Trusts.\n\n1.5 Sub-total cash held effectively (unhedged positions) \\[derived item\\]\n\nThis represents the effective holding in Cash after adjustment for look-through of trusts and prior to adjustment for hedging.\n\nThis is calculated automatically by derivations contained within the forms.\n\n1.6 Hedging adjustments to or from cash\n\nThe hedging adjustment item is intended to translate the aggregate Cash balance to the effective post-derivatives position.\n\n1.7 Total cash held effectively (hedged positions) \\[derived item\\]\n\nThis represents the effective exposure to Cash after adjustment for look-through of trusts and also after adjustment for hedging.","sortOrder":17},{"sectionNumber":"2. Investment Property:","sectionType":"division","heading":"2. Investment Property:","content":"### 2. Investment Property:\n\nProperty acquired or held which is available for sale, excluding owner\\-occupied property. Report the value after deducting accumulated depreciation.\n\nInvestment property should be consistent with the classification and measurement basis used in AASB140 Investment Property.\n\n2.2. Held directly – outside Australia\n\nThis differentiation refers to the territory where the asset is held, as opposed to the territory where the life insurance business is carried on (see Column headings).\n\n2.4 Look-through adjustment for assets held indirectly via unit trusts or by owner\n\nInclude look-through adjustment for Investment Property held indirectly via Listed Unit Trusts, Unlisted Unit Trusts or Controlled Unit Trusts, or for owner-occupied property initially entered as part of Item 11.\n\n2.5 Sub\\-total investment property held effectively (unhedged positions) \\[derived item\\]\n\nThis represents the effective holding in Property after adjustment for look-through of trusts/owner-occupied and prior to adjustment for hedging.\n\n2.6 Hedging adjustment to or from investment property\n\nThe hedging adjustment item is intended to translate the aggregate Investment Property balance to the effective post-derivatives position.\n\n2.7 Total investment property held effectively (hedged positions) \\[derived item\\]\n\nThis represents the effective exposure to Property after adjustment for look-through of trusts/owner-occupied and also after adjustment for hedging.\n\nThis is calculated automatically by derivations contained within the forms.","sortOrder":18},{"sectionNumber":"3. Equities/unit trusts:","sectionType":"division","heading":"3. Equities/unit trusts:","content":"### 3. Equities/unit trusts:\n\nAll holdings in unit trusts are initially included in this section, before applying the look-through adjustments.\n\n3.1 Held in Australia – directly as listed or unlisted equities\n\nInclude both listed (ownership interest in a company listed on the ASX or an overseas exchange) and unlisted equities that are held directly.\n\n3.2 Held in Australia - directly in associated, subsidiary or controlled entities\n\nOwnership interest in any associated, subsidiary and controlled entities, excluding preference shares.\n\nRefer to the Life Insurance Act 1995 for definitions of associated, subsidiary or controlled entities.\n\n3.3 Held in Australia - directly as convertible notes (Equity exposure)\n\nAll equities-related items such as convertible notes and other hybrid securities which, taking into account market conditions, have attributes that demonstrate exposure to equities markets.\n\n3.7. Held directly – outside Australia\n\nThis differentiation refers to the territory where the asset is held, as opposed to the territory where the life insurance business is carried on (see Column headings).\n\n3.9 Look-through adjustment for assets held indirectly via unit trusts etc.\n\nInclude look-through adjustment for Equities held indirectly via Listed Unit Trusts, Unlisted Unit Trusts or Controlled Unit Trusts.\n\n  \n\n3.10 Sub\\-total equities held effectively (unhedged positions) \\[derived item\\]\n\nThis represents the effective holding in Equity after adjustment for look-through of trusts and prior to adjustment for hedging.\n\n3.11 Hedging adjustments to or from equities\n\nThe hedging adjustment item is intended to translate the aggregate Equities balance to the effective post-derivatives position.\n\n3.12 Total equities held effectively (hedged positions) \\[derived item\\]\n\nThis represents the effective exposure to Equity after adjustment for look-through of trusts and also after adjustment for hedging.","sortOrder":19},{"sectionNumber":"4. Non-indexed interest bearing securiti","sectionType":"division","heading":"4. Non-indexed interest bearing securities (IBS):","content":"### 4. Non\\-indexed interest bearing securities (IBS):\n\nNon-indexed IBS are interest bearing securities that are not indexed (see item 5 below).\n\n4.2 Held in Australia - directly as convertible notes (IBS exposure)\n\nAll IBS-related items such as convertible notes and other hybrid securities which, taking into account market conditions, have attributes that demonstrate exposure to IBS markets.\n\n4.3 Held directly – outside Australia\n\nThis differentiation refers to the territory where the asset is held, as opposed to the territory where the life insurance business is carried on (see Column headings).\n\n4.5 Look-through adjustment for assets held indirectly via unit trusts\n\nInclude look-through adjustment for Non-indexed IBS held indirectly via Listed Unit Trusts, Unlisted Unit Trusts or Controlled Unit Trusts.\n\n4.6 Sub-total non-indexed IBS held effectively (unhedged positions) \\[derived item\n\nThis represents the effective holding in Non-indexed IBS after adjustment for look-through of trusts and prior to adjustment for hedging.\n\n4.7 Hedging adjustments to or from non-indexed IBS\n\nThe hedging adjustment item is intended to translate the aggregate Non-indexed IBS balance to the effective post-derivatives position.\n\n  \n\n4.8 Total non-indexed IBS held effectively (hedged positions) \\[derived item\\]\n\nThis represents the effective exposure to Non-indexed IBS after adjustment for look-through of trusts and also after adjustment for hedging.\n\n5 Indexed interest bearing securities (IBS):\n\nIndexed IBS are interest bearing securities with a payment stream that increases by an indexation factor; the most common being the rate of inflation.\n\n5.2 Held directly – outside Australia\n\nThis differentiation refers to the territory where the asset is held, as opposed to the territory where the life insurance business is carried on (see Column headings).\n\n5.4 Look-through adjustment for assets held indirectly via unit trusts\n\nInclude look-through adjustment for Indexed IBS held indirectly via Listed Unit Trusts, Unlisted Unit Trusts or Controlled Unit Trusts.\n\n5.5 Sub-total indexed IBS held effectively (unhedged positions) \\[derived item\\]\n\nThis represents the effective holding in Indexed IBS after adjustment for look-through of trusts and prior to adjustment for hedging.\n\n5.6 Hedging adjustments to or from indexed IBS\n\nThe hedging adjustment item is intended to translate the aggregate Indexed IBS balance to the effective post-derivatives position.\n\n5.7 Total indexed IBS held effectively (hedged positions) \\[derived item\\]\n\nThis represents the effective exposure to Indexed IBS after adjustment for look-through of trusts and also after adjustment for hedging.\n\n6 Sub\\-total of non-indexed IBS and indexed IBS \\[derived item\\]:\n\nAggregate IBS balance. This is the internal sub-total of Non-indexed IBS and Indexed IBS, in terms of effective exposure.\n\n7 Loans:\n\nInclude financial leases and mortgages. Please note that loans differ from interest bearing securities as usually the asset is not negotiable (i.e. able to be traded on a secondary market).\n\n7.1 Held in Australia - directly as loans on policies\n\nLoans on policies are loans (usually to a policy owner) that are secured by the surrender value of the policy.\n\n7.3 Held in Australia - directly in public sector or as secured\n\nInclude all loans to the public sector (loans to National, State or Local Governments or government enterprises) and secured loans (loans secured by a charge over assets, including debentures) to other borrowers.\n\n7.4 Held in Australia - directly as unsecured\n\nInclude loans (to private sector entities) that are not secured by a charge over assets.\n\n7.5 Held directly - outside Australia\n\nThis differentiation refers to the territory where the asset is held, as opposed to the territory where the life insurance business is carried on (see Column headings).\n\n7.7 Look-through adjustment for assets held indirectly via unit trusts\n\nInclude look-through adjustment for Loans held indirectly via Listed Unit Trusts, Unlisted Unit Trusts or Controlled Unit Trusts.\n\n7.8 Sub-total loans held effectively (unhedged positions) \\[derived item\\]\n\nThis represents the effective holding in Loans after adjustment for look-through of trusts and prior to adjustment for hedging.\n\n7.9 Hedging adjustments to or from loans\n\nThe hedging adjustment item is intended to translate the aggregate Loans balance to the effective post-derivatives position.\n\n7.10 Total loans held effectively (hedged positions) \\[derived item\\]\n\nThis represents the effective exposure to Loans after adjustment for look-through of trusts and also after adjustment for hedging.\n\n8 Sub-total of Debt Securities (IBS and Loans) \\[derived item\\]:\n\nAggregate Debt assets balance. This is the internal sub-total of IBS and Loans, in terms of effective exposure.\n\n9 Other investment assets:\n\nOther investment assets, for example, direct holdings of commodities such as gold.\n\n9.2 Held directly – outside Australia\n\nThis differentiation refers to the territory where the asset is held, as opposed to the territory where the life insurance business is carried on (see Column headings).\n\n9.4 Look-through adjustment for assets held indirectly via unit trusts\n\nInclude look-through adjustment for Other investment assets held indirectly via Listed Unit Trusts, Unlisted Unit Trusts or Controlled Unit Trusts.\n\n9.5 Sub-total other investment assets held effectively (unhedged positions) \\[derived item\\]\n\nThis represents the effective holding in Other investment assets after adjustment for look-through of trusts and prior to adjustment for hedging.\n\n9.6 Hedging adjustments to or from other investment assets\n\nThe hedging adjustment item is intended to translate the aggregate Other investment assets balance to the effective post-derivatives position.\n\n9.7 Total other investment assets held effectively (hedged positions) \\[derived item\\]\n\nThis represents the effective exposure to Other investment assets after adjustment for look-through of trusts and also after adjustment for hedging.\n\n10. Receivables:\n\nDo not include accrued income from investment assets, which is to be included with the appropriate investment principal.\n\nInclude outstanding premiums (item 10.1), but not deferred acquisition cost arising in respect of policies, which are to be included as part of the calculation of Policy Liabilities.\n\nNote that this treatment differs from the Australian Accounting Standards.\n\n10.3 Held in Australia - as other receivables\n\nInclude the amount of any other receivables not categorised above.\n\nInclude sundry debtors and prepayments. Include accrued income for assets of the fund which are not traded securities, such as operating assets. Do not include accrued income from traded securities which is to be included with the principal amount.\n\n10.4 Held outside Australia - all receivables\n\nThis differentiation refers to the territory where the asset is held, as opposed to the territory where the life insurance business is carried on (see Column headings).\n\n11. Non-investment assets:\n\n11.1 Held in Australia - as (owner-occupied) property, plant and equipment\n\nInclude owner-occupied property, furniture, equipment (excluding information technology), re-modelling costs to existing premises, and interest capitalised during the period of construction of buildings in accordance with AASB116 Property, Plant and Equipment. Report the net value after deducting accumulated depreciation from the total amount.\n\n11.2 Held in Australia - as gross policy liabilities ceded under reinsurance\n\nThe sum of insurance liabilities, financial instrument liabilities and management services element liabilities ceded under reinsurance held in Australia. For reinsurance held outside Australia, see Item 11.5.\n\nOutwards Reinsurance that meets the definition of an insurance contract consists of both a Reinsured Best Estimate Liability and the Value of Reinsured Profit Margins.\n\nSee comments under Item 16.\n\n11.4 Held in Australia - as other assets\n\nInclude all other assets not specifically categorised above, including unreconciled suspense and clearing accounts with debit balances.\n\n11.5 Held outside Australia - as gross policy liabilities ceded under reinsurance\n\nThe sum of insurance liabilities, financial instrument liabilities and management services element liabilities ceded under reinsurance held outside Australia. For reinsurance held in Australia, see Item 11.2.\n\nOutwards Reinsurance that meets the definition of an insurance contract consists of both a Reinsured Best Estimate Liability and the Value of Reinsured Profit Margins.\n\nSee comments under Item 16.\n\n11.6 Held outside Australia – other non-investment assets\n\nThis differentiation refers to the territory where the asset is held, as opposed to the territory where the life insurance business is carried on (see Column headings).\n\n11.7 Look-through adjustment for owner-occupied property\n\nThis item is intended to translate the exposure to owner-occupied property from Item 11 to Item 2 (Investment Property).","sortOrder":20},{"sectionNumber":"Liabilities","sectionType":"division","heading":"Liabilities","content":"### Liabilities\n\n13. Borrowings:\n\nInclude the outstanding balances of borrowings from financial institutions and other borrowings.\n\n13.1 Direct - secured\n\nInclude borrowings that are secured by a charge over assets.\n\n13.2 Direct - unsecured\n\nInclude borrowings that are not secured by a charge over assets.\n\n13.3 Direct - seed capital\n\nSeed Capital must be reported separately from borrowings. This reporting item only applies to Friendly Societies.\n\n13.5. Look-through adjustment for borrowings drawn indirectly via unit trusts\n\nInclude look-through adjustment for Borrowings drawn indirectly via Listed Unit Trusts, Unlisted Unit Trusts or Controlled Unit Trusts. This is in effect adjusting for recognition of ‘geared’ positions in unit trusts.\n\n13.7 Hedging adjustments to or from borrowings\n\nThe hedging adjustment item is intended to translate the aggregate Borrowings balance to the effective post-derivatives position.\n\n14. Total creditors\n\nShow the total of creditors, including account payables. Do not include overdrafts here, these should be disclosed as Borrowings.\n\n15. Provisions:\n\n15.1 Current tax liabilities\n\nIncludes items of income tax described as inter-company tax liability by virtue of life company being part of a tax consolidation group.\n\n15.3 Other provisions\n\nInclude the amount of other provisions, for example, employee entitlements, etc.\n\n16. Gross policy liabilities assumed directly\n\nGross policy liabilities are to be valued in accordance with Prudential Standard LPS 1.04 Valuation of Policy Liabilities (LPS 1.04).\n\nInclude liabilities for deferred fee revenue and deferred acquisition costs, and non-life policy liabilities.\n\nFor participating benefits, include bonuses in respect of the current year.\n\n  \n\n17. Gross policy liabilities assumed under reinsurance\n\nAs for reporting item 16 Gross Policy Liabilities, except that it pertains to inwards reinsurance business.\n\nA life company whose principal business is reinsurance is expected to enter their Policy Liabilities at this item.\n\n18. Policy owner retained profits\n\nValue of statutory fund profits allocated to participating policy owners generally, but not yet vested as specific amounts to particular policies.\n\nAASB1038 Life Insurance Contracts prevents the recognition of negative policy owner retained profits.\n\nNegative policy owner retained profits should be disclosed in LRF 340.1 Retained Profits (SF and SF Eliminations).\n\n20. Approved subordinated debt:\n\n20.1 Eligible amounts\n\nThe eligible amount is the quantum of the approved subordinated debt (as determined in accordance with the approval letter received from APRA) that can be used in meeting the solvency/capital adequacy requirements of the statutory fund.\n\n20.2 Non\\-eligible amounts\n\nThe non\\-eligible amount is the current total value of the subordinated debt which has been issued under an ‘Instrument of Issue’ approved by APRA in accordance with Circular E.1 minus the eligible amount above (reporting item 20.1).\n\n20.3 Total approved subordinated debt \\[derived item\\]\n\nTotal approved subordinated debt is the current total value of the subordinated debt which has been issued under an ‘Instrument of Issue’ approved by APRA in accordance with Circular E.1.\n\n21. Other Liabilities:\n\n21.1 Other liabilities\n\nRecord all other liabilities that are not specifically categorised above, including unreconciled suspense and clearing accounts with credit balances.\n\n  \n\n21.2 Hedging adjustments to or from other liabilities\n\nThe hedging adjustment item is intended to translate the aggregate Other liabilities balance to the effective post-derivatives position.\n\n23. Net Assets \\[derived item\\]\n\nTotal Assets (item 12) less Total Liabilities (item 22).","sortOrder":21},{"sectionNumber":"Components of Net Assets","sectionType":"division","heading":"Components of Net Assets","content":"### Components of Net Assets\n\n24. Foreign currency translations\n\nThis reporting item applies only to the shareholders’ fund. The Life Insurance Act 1995 does not provide for appropriations to reserves in the statutory funds. All operating profit (loss) of a statutory fund must be allocated to retained profits in accordance with sections 59 and 60 of the Life Insurance Act 1995.\n\n25. Reserves:\n\n25.1 Unallocated Benefit Fund reserves\n\nValue of benefit funds which has not been allocated to either the benefit fund members or to the management fund. This item is only expected to be applicable to friendly societies.\n\n25.2 Other reserves\n\nInclude all other reserves not specifically categorised above.\n\n26 Share Capital\n\nIncludes all share capital, e.g. ordinary shares, preference shares etc recognised as capital for the purposes of Prudential Standards No 3 (PS 3).\n\n27 Shareholders’ Retained Profits\n\nThis represents the sum of Shareholders’ Retained Profits (or accumulated losses) at beginning of the period and the Profit (or Loss) after Income Tax attributable to Shareholders for the reporting period, after any transfers to or from reserves.\n\n28 Total Components = Life Insurance Act Net Assets \\[derived item\\]\n\nThis represents the sum of component items making up Net Assets, and must equal the derived item for Net Assets shown at Item 23.","sortOrder":22},{"sectionNumber":"Annual Return Reconciliations","sectionType":"division","heading":"Annual Return Reconciliations","content":"### Annual Return Reconciliations\n\nReconciliation to Net Assets at the end of the period in the general purpose financial statements is only required to be completed as part of the annual returns.\n\n29 Reconciliation adjustments\n\nThis is the adjustment necessary to reconcile the Total Components of Life Insurance Act Net Assets (item 28) to the Net Assets per general purpose accounts (item 30). APRA does not propose to routinely collect the components of the reconciliation. Additional information may, however, be sought from the life companies where this figure is significant.\n\n30 Net Assets, per general purpose accounts - Balance Sheet\n\nThis is the corresponding figure to the Total Components of Life Insurance Act Net Assets (item 28), except that it is taken from the general purpose accounts of the entity.","sortOrder":23}],"analysis":{"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":6,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"This standard supersedes earlier Prudential Rules for reporting periods ending on or after 1 Jan 2008 and standardises what life companies must submit using LRF 300.1/300.2 (para 17; Application para 2). It extends APRA’s data collection by specifying form content, submission methods, audit and actuarial requirements, and gives APRA discretion to alter frequencies or make minor form variations (paras 7,15–16)."},"complexity_factors":["Dual reporting cadence: quarterly unaudited plus annual audited returns (para 6)","Multiple reporting levels: per statutory fund, shareholders' fund, eliminations and entity totals (Instruction Guide — Reporting levels)","Detailed item-level classification across many asset/liability categories with look-through and hedging adjustments (Instruction Guide — Assets/Liabilities sections)","Dependency on other prudential and actuarial standards for valuation and contract classification (paras 1,13; references to LPS 350, LPS 1.04)","Quality-control and audit requirements including auditor testing of processes and mandatory authorisation by senior officers (paras 10–14)","Submission mechanics and digital authorisation system (Direct to APRA/D2A) with digital certificates (para 5,14)","APRA discretion to change reporting frequency or make minor form/instruction variations (paras 7,15–16)","Transitional requirements replacing prior Prudential Rules for periods from 1 Jan 2008 (para 17)","Differences from general accounting treatment (fair value reporting for statutory funds; accrued income treatment) increasing reconciliation work (Instruction Guide — Basis of preparation; specific items)","Reconciliation requirement between Life Insurance Act net assets and general purpose accounts for annual returns (Items 28–30)"],"plain_english_summary":"Mechanically, this instrument requires every registered life insurer to submit a prescribed Statement of Financial Position to APRA each quarter (unaudited) and annually (audited) using Forms LRF 300.1 and LRF 300.2, by electronic filing or paper (paras 3–6,5). APRA collects the data for prudential supervision and may vary reporting frequency or grant extensions; submissions must be authorised by senior officers and supported by auditor-reviewed controls and actuarial work (paras 1,7,9,10–14). The rule creates a standardised, measurable reporting burden on life companies."},"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-realtime","completionTokens":2137},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":7,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This is the original 2007 determination establishing the reporting framework for life insurer financial positions. It implements the data collection powers under the Financial Sector (Collection of Data) Act 2001 without expanding beyond the original prudential supervision purpose."},"complexity_factors":["Extensive cross-referencing to other prudential standards (LPS 1.04, LPS 310, LPS 350) and Australian Accounting Standards (AASB 121, AASB 116, AASB 140)","Complex 'look-through' adjustment calculations required to reallocate indirect investments held via unit trusts to underlying asset categories","Hedging adjustment calculations to translate aggregate balances to effective post-derivatives positions","Multi-level reporting structure requiring eliminations between statutory funds, shareholders' funds, and total entity levels","Detailed item-by-item measurement rules that differ from standard accounting treatment (e.g., specific rules for accrued income inclusion)","Dual submission mechanisms (Direct to APRA electronic system vs paper) with distinct digital certificate and signature requirements"],"plain_english_summary":"This reporting standard requires all registered life insurers and friendly societies to regularly report detailed financial-position information to APRA, using specified forms and timelines (quarterly unaudited, annual audited). It mandates look‑through of indirect investments and adjustments for hedging so reported exposures reflect economic reality, and it requires board/senior‑management oversight and audited annual returns.\n\nAPRA uses the data for prudential supervision and compliance checks; it may be shared with other agencies like the RBA, ABS, and ASIC."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/financial-sector-collection-of-data-reporting-standard-determination-no-23-of-2007-lrs-300-0-stateme","history":"/api/acts/financial-sector-collection-of-data-reporting-standard-determination-no-23-of-2007-lrs-300-0-stateme/history","analysis":"/api/acts/financial-sector-collection-of-data-reporting-standard-determination-no-23-of-2007-lrs-300-0-stateme/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/financial-sector-collection-of-data-reporting-standard-determination-no-23-of-2007-lrs-300-0-stateme/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/financial-sector-collection-of-data-reporting-standard-determination-no-23-of-2007-lrs-300-0-stateme/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/financial-sector-collection-of-data-reporting-standard-determination-no-23-of-2007-lrs-300-0-stateme/documents"}}