Super Balances Now Up To $1.85 trillion – APRA

APRA just published their Quarterly Superannuation Performance data to June 2014. Superannuation assets totalled $1.85 trillion at the end of the June 2014 quarter. Over the 12 months to June 2014 there was a 15.3 per cent increase in total superannuation assets. Over the June 2014 quarter, total superannuation assets increased by 2.6 per cent.

SuperJune2014 There were $27.6 billion of contributions in the June 2014 quarter, up 5.9 per cent from the June 2013 quarter ($26.1 billion). Total contributions for the year ending June 2014 were $95.0 billion. Outward rollovers exceeded inward rollovers by $531 million in the June quarter. There were $14.7 billion in total benefit payments in the June 2014 quarter, an increase of 8.3 per cent from the June 2013 quarter ($13.6 billion). Total benefit payments for the year ending June 2014 were $55.3 billion. Net contribution flows (contributions plus net rollovers less benefit payments) totalled $12.4 billion in the June 2014 quarter, an increase of 15.1 per cent from the June 2013 quarter ($10.8 billion). Net contribution flows for the year ending June 2014 were $37.3 billion.

The number of entities with assets of more than $50m fell by 3 in the last 12 months, from 213, to 210.

The self managed super fund sector, according to the ATO, accounted for 30.05% of all assets.

SuperSplitJune2014The value of assets in SMSF continues to grow, standing at $557 billion (the red area), although the absolute percentage has fallen in the past year, from 30.8% to 30.05% (the blue line).

SuperSMSFSummaryJune2014