APRA has released its Quarterly Superannuation Performance publication and the Quarterly MySuper Statistics report for June 2018. As at 30 June 2018, superannuation assets totalled $2.7 trillion (up 7.9% from $2.5 trillion in June 2017). Of which, total assets in MySuper products amounted to $676 billion (up 13.6% from $595 billion in June 2017). Self-managed super fund (SMSF) assets totalled $750 billion (up 6.4% from $705 billion in June 2017).
There were $34.1 billion of contributions in the June 2018 quarter (down 17% from the June 2017 quarter). Total contributions for the year ending June 2018 were $109.4 billion. Outward benefit transfers exceeded inward benefit transfers by $200 million in the June 2018 quarter. There were $19 billion in total benefit payments in the June 2018 quarter (down 12% from June 2017). Total benefit payments for the year ending June 2018 were $70.4 billion. Net contribution flows totalled $14.1 billion in the June 2018 quarter (down 23% from the June 2017 quarter). Net contribution flows for the year ending June 2018 were $34 billion.