Financial Sector (Collection of Data) (reporting standard) determination No. 50 of 2013 - LRS 117.0 - Asset Concentration Risk Charge
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Asset Concentration Risk Charge
Objective of this Reporting Standard
This Reporting Standard sets out the requirements for the provision of information to APRA in relation to calculating a life company’s Asset Concentration Risk Charge.
It includes Form LRF 117.0 Asset Concentration Risk Charge and associated specific instructions and must be read in conjunction with the general instruction guide and Prudential Standard LPS 117 Capital Adequacy: Asset Concentration Risk Charge.
Authority
- This Reporting Standard is made under section 13 of the Financial Sector (Collection of Data) Act 2001 (Collection of Data Act).
Purpose
- Information collected in Form LRF 117.0 Asset Concentration Risk Charge (LRS 117.0) is used by APRA for the purpose of prudential supervision including assessing compliance with capital standards.
Application and commencement
- 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). This Reporting Standard applies for reporting periods ending on or after 1 January 2013.
Information required
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A life company must provide APRA with the information required by Form LRF 117.0 for each reporting period.
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The information reported to APRA under this Reporting Standard is not required to be given to policy owners pursuant to section 124 of the Life Insurance Act. It does not constitute a reporting document for the purposes of section 124.
Forms and method of submission
- The information required by this Reporting Standard must be given to APRA in electronic format using the ‘Direct to APRA’ application or, where ‘Direct to APRA’ is not available, by a method notified by APRA prior to submission.
Note: The ‘Direct to APRA’ application software may be obtained from APRA.
Reporting periods and due dates
- Subject to paragraph 8, a life company must provide the information required by this Reporting Standard:
(a) in respect of each quarter based on the financial year of the life company on an unaudited basis; and
(b) in respect of each financial year of the life company on an audited basis.
Note 1: This means that this form will be submitted five times for a full financial year.
Note 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 Related Matters (LPS 310).